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We're All Good Simplot
Just days after the infamous two headed trout reared its ugly heads again via The Daily Show, three mining companies and two conservation groups have announced a partnership to improve water quality and fish habitat in eastern Idaho’s Blackfoot River.
The Upper Blackfoot River Initiative for Conservation partners include JR Simplot Company, Monsanto, Agrium/Nu-West Industries, the Idaho Conservation League and Trout Unlimited.
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Mining Company: Those 2-Headed Fish No Big Deal
If you reel in your fishing line in southern Idaho to find a two-headed trout staring back, it's... no big deal? The New York Times explains: The JR Simplot Company wants the federal government to allow higher levels of the mining b... Read Post
They Say Two Heads are Better then One
Remember the two headed trout? The Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi uncovers a far-reaching corporate conspiracy involving two-headed fish, a giant agribusiness called Simplot, and the pollution of Idaho's rivers. Read Post
“In my research, I have seen lots of malformed baby fish, but never one with two heads”
These images of mutated trout were buried in the appendix of a scientific report by mining company JR Simplot whose mining operations have polluted creeks in Southern Idaho. Incredibly the company's report concluded that it would be... Read Post