While reminiscing with a man who heads one of Minnesota's largest environmental groups last night, I remembered the perhaps apocryphal story that a Michigan legislator once requested that legislation be drafted to authorize the "restoration" of whales to the Great Lakes. He decided against introducing the bill when it was pointed out whales tend to prefer salt water. But I pointed out to the friend that due primarily to road salt runoff, chloride levels in the Great Lakes are slowly but steadily increasing. Perhaps in another 100 winters the whales could find a home here.
Posted by Dave at November 10, 2004 09:23 PM