The Red, White, and Green

Whether or not you believe that global warming was responsible for the devastating floods in Nashville, you can’t argue with the environmental destruction left in their wake. Below, photos of the rubble awaiting landfill disposal, from my uncle who lives in Nashville. As of yesterday, more than 31,000 tons of flood debris had been collected.

He says:

The city hired contractors to collect refuse from people’s lawns, then moved everything to sites around town until such time as they can transfer all of this stuff to disposal locations. These collections have to be breeding bacteria, but are better off on these sites than in neighborhoods. These collections are in every part of town.

Not much else to say, is there? Except: Here’s what you can do to help.

–Jennifer Grayson

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