Sewage spills threaten drinking water, spoil recreation, hinder economic values, and harm wildlife. River advocates across the nation are fighting the rising tide of sewage pollution.
While catching up on my sports news at my favorite sports blog, Deadspin, I came across this shocking picture of someone who bears an uncanny resemblance to our very own Flushie getting the old bum rush in Denver. That's right kids, it maybe back to school for you, but Flushie's still on vacation and apparently getting into trouble with security at college football games.
In case you missed my post earlier in the week, Healthyrivers.org now has an action-oriented addition to the site: www.healthyrivers.org/actnow The focal point of this site is Flushie, the talking toilet. Help us "flush out" the site with your photo and comments as we launch Flushie's Summer Vacation.
Now the Spills of the Week (the ones we know about...):
Drainy Ditch: Warning signs were posted after 20,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled in Sarasota, FL.
Watch Flushie's Summer Vacation, a two-minute, animated tale that is the cornerstone of the new action-oriented site, www.healthyrivers.org/actnow.
Quite possibly the first talking toilet to hit the river community, Flushie and his "sewage happens" message fuels the activism arm of Act for Healthy Rivers.