Chemical Spill Leaves 300,000 waterless
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Abtann0527
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I live in Charleston West Virginia, and am a long time Pearl Jam fan. We are dealing with a great deal of bs, a coal company spilled chemicals into our water source and 300,000 people in our area have been without water since Thursday. It's like a third world country here, no showers, no drinking water, you can't even use it for laundry. We have water but it comes out of the tap with a strong chemical smell, with no end in sight, just wondering what my fellow 10 Club Members thoughts on this issue are, and yes i know it's not PJam related.
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Yes I saw this on the Net this morning and just thought wow. I am from East-Central Ky and now live in Central Ky. Only thing I can say is I feel for you and your community there. It will be interesting down the road to find out specifically where the responsibility lies. And if Big Coal will own up to what they have done and somehow fix and compensate those affected. Good luck!0
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I think it's fucked up! I'm thinking about you guys and hope you get through ok. I'm in VA so it hits close to home. Good luck with it all my friend.0
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Saw this on the news in Australia, my thought are with you.0
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Thanks guys! I appreciate it. Looks like a long road ahead.0
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Was just on the news here again. Kepp strong0
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This happens to you guys in coal country all the time. It's time that someone pays! Maybe the band (and everyone reading this) should have a look at some of the very public information that details how the coal industry is ruining the Appalachain Mountains and endangering the local communities.
Good luck guys. I've lived in NC, WV, and KY. If I wasn't in London right now, I'd offer you my old beat up truck to haul water.
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This is not really the forum for this :-) should be in the other section.
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I go to the mardi gras casino in Cross lanes several times a year..Beautiful area..damn shame..Charlottesville 2013
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Shocking what negligence0
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WV has invited the oil shale extraction industry to set up operations.
The state has lax environmental regulations concerning fracking.
The future water quality status of WV is certainly in jeopardy.
WV has a terrible environmental track record.
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WV depends on the coal industry so these companies can get away with murder. It took 29 deaths in 2012 to make changes to coal mining safety standards when all of the coal companies touted how safe they were in the first place. I was born and raised in WV (Beckley), but live in VA now. I love the state and am proud of where I'm from, but I would never move back. Pearl Jam's song Gone hits home for me when thinking about finally leaving WV.Virginia Beach, VA - 06/17/2008 Bristow, VA - 05/13/2010 Charlottesville, VA - 10/29/20130
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Funny you mentioned the song Gone. I moved from Charleston, WV to Phoenix, AZ in 2007 and Gone had special significance for me during that time. Good tune. Every time I hear it now, I think back to the time when we were getting ready to move. I also would never move back. Events like this just cement my decision.MW276301 said:WV depends on the coal industry so these companies can get away with murder. It took 29 deaths in 2012 to make changes to coal mining safety standards when all of the coal companies touted how safe they were in the first place. I was born and raised in WV (Beckley), but live in VA now. I love the state and am proud of where I'm from, but I would never move back. Pearl Jam's song Gone hits home for me when thinking about finally leaving WV.
P.S. The death of the miners was a travesty and Blankenship and his cronies should be in jail.Fan since the beginning, but 1st PJ concert ever -- Phoenix, AZ 11-19-13
Love boat captain
Take the reigns,.. steer us towards the clear.
M.Y.T.H. is
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Yeah they should be in jail. It says a lot about what funneling money to politicians does...
I worked as a security guard at that mine back in 2005. The head of security (I think he did some jail time for obstructing the investigation) was a complete a-hole. I knew some of the men that died and knew some of there families. I truly hope this chemical company is held responsible for what happened last week.Virginia Beach, VA - 06/17/2008 Bristow, VA - 05/13/2010 Charlottesville, VA - 10/29/20130 -
They disabled the methane detectors on the machines. Those methane detectors would automatically shut off the machines when dangerous levels were detected.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128516777
Fan since the beginning, but 1st PJ concert ever -- Phoenix, AZ 11-19-13
Love boat captain
Take the reigns,.. steer us towards the clear.
M.Y.T.H. is
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You know what really eats at me... there are 300,000 people without water and all you see on the news is Christie scandal, Golden Globe awards, and A-Roid. It says a lot about the state of society today.... what a shame.Virginia Beach, VA - 06/17/2008 Bristow, VA - 05/13/2010 Charlottesville, VA - 10/29/20130
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Can someone please remind me again... Why do we NEED an Environmental Protection Agency?
Because i heard the private sector would police themselves in order to avoid bad press and scare away customers.
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Oh, and look forward to that chemical company issuing a public service statement on how it is creating new jobs in the region to clean up the mess by hiring people to drink up the poisoned waters.Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
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That's incredibly funnyCosmo said:
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Oh, and look forward to that chemical company issuing a public service statement on how it is creating new jobs in the region to clean up the mess by hiring people to drink up the poisoned waters.
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We lost power and water here once after some hurricanes (not a man made catastrophe like whats happening your side), it was a hard week.
We also learned to always keep supplies, (think doomsday prep type stuff) because we just never know, what may happen that is not in our control.
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what a sad state of affairs. before long all the earth's water could very well be unuseable because of assholes like this here.for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
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...chadwick said:what a sad state of affairs. before long all the earth's water could very well be unuseable because of assholes like this here.
Yeah... but, there will always be those people who will argue about getting more and more for less and less. Those people are usually called, 'The People Who Live Upstream From The Chemical Plant'.Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
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sad fuckin bullshit right there & factCosmo said:
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Yeah... but, there will always be those people who will argue about getting more and more for less and less. Those people are usually called, 'The People Who Live Upstream From The Chemical Plant'.for poetry through the ceiling. ISBN: 1 4241 8840 7
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce0
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