Posted on 03/14/2016 12:55:06 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
This would have caused a complete, wall-to-wall, full international mega-scandal on the MSM if it had happened during a Republican scandal.
It would have taken the MSM at most a couple of weeks to figure out what Republican fat-cat donor benefitted from the accident.
Just think what would have happened if this occurred in the private sector...but instead, no firings, no finings and bonuses for all.
So I guess no one was responsible. I guess no one has been fired.
Should we thank this agency for protecting the environment? I guess the EPA will request more funding and authority now. Can’t let a good crisis go to waste.
We would do better to simply disband the EPA.
Yellow mine waste water is seen at the entrance to the Gold King Mine in San Juan County, Colorado, in this picture taken August 5, 2015.
Sounds more like a blunder than an accident.
A job poorly executed with no backup or failsafe.
Granted, what one calls it is a matter of playing with words.
There was no question that this plug didn’t fail of its own.
For more reasons than just this. Unfortunately, Mr. Trump pledged to keep them around when campaigning in Iowa.
a million pounds of heavy metals, it would have probably taken several centuries for that much to leach out of that mine if it hadn’t been plugged and flooded
If the mine owners did this, they would be in jail.
And tell again why Flint, Michigan is all over the news but this is buried.
Set a backfire on your own land which “accidentally” burns 30,000 acres and pull a “go to jail; do not pass Go” card.
On the other hand, dump 880,000 pounds of heavy metals into public drinking water and it is “just an accident”. Nobody even fired?!
I worked for a major oil company as an intern. I filed EPA reports on vapor losses and saw some of the EPA compliance paperwork during the 1970’s. The EPA got all bent out of shape when the coast guard reported a drip from a fuel loading coupling. It was described in terms of a few drips per minute. The fine was over $1,000.
She looks rather sporty!
And it will take years. Job security!!
And don't forget the extensive prison time for the top 10 people in the EPA management chain responsible for this "incident."
The EPA most certainly DID know 3 million gallons of toxic water would be released. They did it so it would be deemed a Super Fund site by obbama and they could get hands on a billion dollar slush fund.
Oil biodegrades after a few short years, even with out any clean up efforts, and oil in and of itself presents minimal health or environmental hazards..
Heavy metal contamination is forever and such concentrated deposits can cause serious health problems.
Bottle it and make conGrease drink it!
The plan was executed perfectly. What happened was planned. The EPA will get buckets of money and the media will cover for them.
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