Comments on: Little Diomede:Diomede Alaska:Sarah Palin Anderson Cooper 360

By: Ken in Oregon

Ken in Oregon — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:20:34 +0000

Sara Palin NEVER said the word “I”. She said “you”

From Transcript:
Palin: “They’re our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.”

So she was correct.
Examples:
You can throw trash from a bridge.
You can spit off a building.
You can dig a tunnel under the U.S.-Canadian or U.S.-Mexican borders.
Those are true statements (people have done that before). I have never any of those, but can actually do those.

By: Dime Eater

Dime Eater — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:43:43 +0000

Digging a landfill? The entire island is two square miles and composed of permafrost and rock. There is also no plumbing or sewer except for the school and one city owned “washeteria” because of that. Residents use “honey buckets” for toilets which is common in rural arctic areas that lack such infrastructure.

Additionally, there IS a solution for the trash and CNN did not show it. A new incinerator was brought out over a year ago but was not put to use right away because the city government was waiting on the organization or company associated with the incinerator to provide training. However, recently, before CNN arrived the incinerator was finally being used. The DONT DUMP HERE sign was put on the OLD makeshift incinerator. Why people still dump in the ocean is a frustration for community members, but it has only been an issue, for the last 40 years or so – as more of their refuse became inorganic and toxic. They’re still using walrus skin boats and still adapting to the rapid changes of the Western world. Not an excuse, but a partial explanation.

By: So CalMom

So CalMom — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:42:59 +0000

I too saw how Diomede doesn’t have a solution to their trash – like digging a land fill and instead throws it into the sea. I actually was looking for a clip of it to send to people. It seems to be Alaska’s connection to Russia – Alaska throws trash into the ocean and it moves its way over to Russia. It’s hideous. I can’t believe more people aren’t outraged.

By: Susan Schaffel

Susan Schaffel — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:05:07 +0000

Was I the only one watching as the resident of Little Diomede Alaska walks over to the sea and DUMPS their garbage right into the ocean! Before the resident dumps, the video shows a big sign DONT DUMP HERE…..so the ocean is trash dump?
Does this reflect the environmental laws of Alaska?
Maybe Sara Palin should be taking care at home first!