T Chu 朱 on Nostr: I was part of a group that tried to stop a local school from astro turffing their ...
I was part of a group that tried to stop a local school from astro turffing their field.
We failed. We were called NIMBY and all sorts of stuff for trying to preserve the grass. One woman anonymously offered her inheritance to the city to maintain grass if they didn't turf it.
We exactly brought out the research on cancer and other adverse effects of turf. We were nothing compared to the real money involved. Millions to the company behind the project.
When corporations win, usually it's us and our children who lose.
More and more science will prove we were right but none of that matters compared to money. We had science behind us, not money. Money will always win in this system. We need to break this system
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg69wrp9y8o?utm_source=press.coop
We failed. We were called NIMBY and all sorts of stuff for trying to preserve the grass. One woman anonymously offered her inheritance to the city to maintain grass if they didn't turf it.
We exactly brought out the research on cancer and other adverse effects of turf. We were nothing compared to the real money involved. Millions to the company behind the project.
When corporations win, usually it's us and our children who lose.
More and more science will prove we were right but none of that matters compared to money. We had science behind us, not money. Money will always win in this system. We need to break this system
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg69wrp9y8o?utm_source=press.coop