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lailg (Ear Hrrl HBpiife J|||s| DTH FILE/RACHEL RODEMANN Dave McCracken, president of the Neuse River Foundation, dons a sign and gas mask in protest of hog lagoons in eastern North Carolina. Interactive Theatre C arolina Audition! Request a Performance! I’nminting Health. 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Mike Easley with a gallon jug of hog waste Thursday as a culmination to a 51- hour Hog Vigil on the lawn in front of the N.C. legislative building. The vigil, held in protest of the disposal of hog waste in eastern North Carolina lagoons, began June 17 when several dozen people from organizations including the Neuse River Foundation, the N.C. Environmental Justice League, the New River Foundation and the Waterkeeper Alliance gathered on the lawn. The vigil ended when protest ers marched first to the governor’s mansion and next to his office in the state administration build ing, sporting protest signs and air masks, to deliver a gallon jug of hog waste. “We hope he takes the lid off. He’ll smell what these people smell every time they leave their houses,” said Larry Baldwin, Lower Neuse Riverkeeper for the Neuse River Foundation, after delivering the jug to Easley’s door. The protest permit issued to the Hog Vigil expressly prohibited the substance on the Halifax lawn, so the group instead delivered it to the governor’s office in a sealed container. Vigil organizers said in a press release that they were frustrated with Easley in particular because in 1 999 he made campaign prom ises that he would phase-out and completely eliminate hog waste lagoons by 2004. As of this year, North Carolina is the second-largest hog producing state in the nation and has more than 3,000 operational hog waste lagoons. Angie Whitener, director of policy development and commu nications at the N.C. Hog Council, said the hog industry is responsi ble for more than 46,000 salaries and grosses more than $9 billion a year. “More than the entire RTP area,” I WALK-IN HOURS: Answers to quick career questions and resume reviews— M-F, 10:30am-3:30pm E | Welcome Students! | J; | fhe employer listed below will be conducting on-campu'- interviews or collecting resume-. 11 >ou are fill I interested, please submit your resume in our online system by the deadline date listed: I Wolseley North America: Trainee Program-Ferguson and Stock Building Supply -1 I attend the PART-TIME JOB FAIRIh Meet local and campus employers who are offering immediate, I —r~ paid, part-time positions! Resumes! Wednesday, August 20, 2008 • 1:00 pm-4:30 pm ■ Great Hall, FPG Union View the list of attending employers at http://careers.unc.edu Visit UCS in our newly renovated facility! HANES HALL, 2ND FLOOR M-F 8-5 Get wired & go wireless! 1 I WHO DOESN'T LOVE A | { FREE CUP OF COFFEE 1 AND FREE WI-FI? I V / MJJJ3| ml fl JvJ | \9r A SLaJI Jib V Y; 9 HBHHam ■ !ififßtf Hi (.oupon per prison, pei v.sit Not vaiict with any VJKK K, not include ra VM at all participating 'pennone ml ||*Wf nfl Mr* ft . Explra, 124141. PIU 509 SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2008 she said. Vigil groups said one of the problems with these waste lagoons is that weather conditions such as high temperatures and shifting winds bring the smell of the waste to the neighboring communities, where it lingers. Group representatives also say there is a risk of the lagoons overflowing with heavy rains and contaminating outside bodies of water. Studies by the Environmental Defense Fund show that hog waste contamination can cause health risks for humans if it enters water supplies and poses environmental threats if it enters lakes or rivers. But Whitener said the lagoons are the most effective method and that they are similar to the system used for human waste disposal. “There is nothing out there that is as efficient as lagoons,” she said. She also said there are several pilot programs to cover and contain lagoons, with more than 200 fann ers already volunteering to try them, without the push of legislation. But, Baldwin said that he and the other protesters would not be silenced until legislation is passed to eliminate all open lagoons. Baldwin gestured to a picket sign depicting a crying pig and said, “This is Gov. Easley’s legacy. We hope it won’t be the next gov ernor’s legacy, too.” Contact the State is) National Editor at gtntdesk@unc.edu. 15
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