Portland Area Fish Behaving Nervously

Fair trade coffee won't help the poor nervous salmon settle down unless customers decide henceforth to join the pee-bucket brigade. 'Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey found Grande amounts of caffeine all over the bottom sediments of the Willamette and Tualatin rivers, Fanno Creek, and other Portland-area waterways. They also found pharmaceuticals galore, ranging from Prozac to Tagamet, as well as perfumes and cosmetics.' From the Portland Oregonian, via SOEJ.

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