SmellsofElderberry25

SmellsofElderberry25 t1_j3cg1of wrote

I appreciate your openness to learning more.

Data indicate that 82% of transgender individuals have considered killing themselves and 40% have attempted suicide, with suicidality highest among transgender youth. (Source: NIH)

Gender dysphoria is a severe problem in the trans community and access to gender affirming care (which is supported by the major medical groups like the AMA) is the best way to treat it. This may include taking or blocking hormones, minor, or major procedures. As with any medical treatment, you work with a doctor and generally start with the least invasive/severe solution and continue treatment until you find some combination of things that works.

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SmellsofElderberry25 t1_j3a2byu wrote

You don’t think the non-trans staff can get hormones or medically recommended surgeries? I bet they can. Turbocam is calling out a specific class of people and denying coverage. If the health plan rules said “Black people can’t have surgery to fix broken bones”, they would lose instantly.

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SmellsofElderberry25 t1_j1xq1uu wrote

I know a lot of people that get power from local coops and they all get better rates AND service than the surrounding towns serviced by for-profit electric companies. Of course we don’t know what the future holds but assuming it is worse than the “devil we know” is not a way to improve things.

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SmellsofElderberry25 t1_j1xowfz wrote

And how is this different than what the other group is doing? They funding a non-grassroots campaign to block this using money from the company this owns the utility. I’d much rather an environmentalist from away pitch in their money than an international corporation with their stockholders interests in mind.

Edit: F autocorrect

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SmellsofElderberry25 t1_j1atdrl wrote

I saw someone selling Maine-shaped boards at the Fryeburg fair a year or two ago that were really nice. Can’t find their card now of course! There was also someone (maybe the same vendor) who would custom cut signs in the shape of “your” lake. They had some precut of Sebago and other big lakes which was pretty cool. Can anyone refresh my memory for OP?

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SmellsofElderberry25 t1_iywi434 wrote

Can confirm: https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0100392

My first house was within walking distance of it. My block was largely original owners, almost all of whom had someone in their household that had cancer. Small sample size, but not where I wanted to stay with my young kids. The fact that the town refused to fund the Prop 2 1/2 override to fund the schools for 3 years in a row (in the early 2000s) drove the state to nearly take over the school. I loved the diversity, the library and the friends we made, but had to get out to give my kids a better education and healthier environment.

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SmellsofElderberry25 t1_iywgibr wrote

Unfortunately not. According to the 2020 update they are evaluating

>new options for groundwater
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>remediation that involve injecting chemicals into the
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>groundwater plume to prevent arsenic and other
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>contaminants from entering groundwater. Because
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>the efficiency of the pump-and-treat system has been
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>in steady decline, EPA and MassDEP have been
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>exploring the potential for alternative treatment
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>methods that could result in a faster and more
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>effective cleanup.

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