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Is there an Erin Brockovich in the house: cancer causing chromium found in drinking water

I have been following the environmental working group (ewg.org) for several years. I started following them after they released their landmark database detailing all the chemical toxins in cosmetics and personal care products so glorified on the market.
This time, they have outdone themselves. They tested the drinking water supplies in most major cities across the cowntry and they are due to release their report before Christmas. They found significant amounts of hexavalent chromium in 31 cities.
Of course this specific type of chromium was made famous or infamous by the movie Erin Brockovich which detailed the fight of a small town in California against pacific gas and electric which was poisoning their town with this industrial byproduct.
One would think that after the landmark class acton suit, corporations would back off and reconsider, but no. To corporations, it is about the risk of getting caught, the financial damages incurred then, as opposed to the financial gains that can be made meanwhile. It seems the algorithm they used pointed to the gains outweighing the damages to be paid, human life and dignity notwithstanding.
It is the same sad story repeating itself with a different poison and a different part of the country but always with the same reckless mentality the deemphasizes human life in favor of profit and the almighty dollar.
Hardly anything surprises me anymore but these stories still sadden me deeply when I dscover them.
Are we supposed to drink distilled water exclusively, eat only what we grow and dwell in known corporate free land only. What is a citizen supposed to do. The world as currently ruled by corporations is literally being made unlivable for the rest of us.
SOLUTION:
As we all know the origins of profit came with the reformation, over 500 years ago. In case you did not, the reformation stipulated that if you manage to start a business and make money as a consequence, then god loves you for it. And the more money you make the more god loves you and you are only just discovering this love. This came as a response to centuries of enslavement by the catholic church. You see before the reformation, the church owned the land and everyone slaved to work the land with all the benefits reaped almost exclusively by the pope and his cronies. There was no banking system and no personal property or pride. And while the reformation and all it's enlightening premises were a giant step forward for humanity it seems it falls a little short in some places.
One main area where the reformation fell short is greed. What happens when owning and operating a business turns from a display of how helping people and making money is compatible with faith, to a situation where poisoning people for the sake of amassing wealth becomes the bread and butter of American business.
As a friend of mine always reminds me, greed does drive innovation and improves our lives. So what do we do. The question that we face today is not how to abolish Greed, because there is no innovation without it. The question we face is how much greed should be allowed and how much of it should be banned.
I think there is a minimum of greed that is always necessary in business but that we need to legislate limits to that greed.

Lone wolf in the wilderness productions.
Happy holidays everyone,
And remember to watch what you drink.

Rami Serhan, MD
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