Comments on: Arsenic from Coal Ash Disaster 100 Times More than Allowed

By: fatjim

fatjim — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:08:35 +0000

government is the only entity that can because government is us and if it lacks the wherewithall then we must give it/us the wherewithall.

By: fatjim

fatjim — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 09:47:23 +0000

As an arsenic/cadmium downwinder myself(ASARCO/Vashon Island)I know what would happen to me if I dumped my garbage over the fence. Apparently there’s garbage and then there’s garbage. Guess what would happen to me if I outed a CIA operative in a time of national crisis?

By: sadlyyes

sadlyyes — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:38:41 +0000

just eFFFing brillant

The spill has reignited a debate over whether coal ash should be regulated as a hazardous waste. In 2000, the E.P.A. backed away from its recommendation to do so in the face of industry opposition, promising instead to issue national guidelines for proper ash disposal, though it never did…..snip NYT

By: 1watt

1watt — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:52:07 +0000

The inventory, disclosed by the Tennessee Valley Authority on Monday at the request of The New York Times, showed that in just one year, the plant’s byproducts included 45,000 pounds of arsenic, 49,000 pounds of lead, 1.4 million pounds of barium, 91,000 pounds of chromium and 140,000 pounds of manganese.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/30/us/30sludge.html

By: brobob

brobob — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:03:09 +0000

since the tva and epa have been so on top of the coal industry …can we expect them to be forthcoming about all of the existing containment ponds and their safety? just wondering

By: Garbo

Garbo — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:08:38 +0000

Interesting that they didn’t release data on the amount of mercury. That’s a big toxic byproduct of coal too, isn’t it? Those poor folks whose houses use well-water are well and truly ew-scrayed. They won’t be able to sell, won’t be able to stay. Brings new meaning to toxic mortgages.

By: Jett

Jett — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:30:15 +0000

from Crooks and Liars http://crooksandliars.com/node/24958

Many towns are testing new methods to make their ice-fighting more efficient. Officials in Indiana and other states are equipping salt trucks with computers that, based on current air and ground temperatures and other metrics, tell drivers how much salt to drop and for how long.

This past summer, engineers in Ohio’s Hamilton County sought bids to supply about 15,000 tons of salt. The county rejected the first set of bids, which were about 50% higher than the $40 a ton the county paid last year. Two more rounds resulted in quotes of as much as $157 a ton, which would have exceeded the county’s entire $1.5 million budget for snow and ice removal, said Ted Hubbard, the chief deputy county engineer.

The county decided to try to make the 11,000 tons of salt it had on hand last for a winter of de-icing 1,500 miles of road lanes. To stretch it, Mr. Hubbard’s department has been mixing its salt with gritty, non-toxic ash left over from coal-fired power plants.

“When the sun shines on it, it helps attract radiation, therefore it helps melt the snow,” Mr. Hubbard said. “We’re sort of experimenting.” Mr. Hubbard said the ash mixture doesn’t melt the snow as fast, but it does add traction to the roads.

Nice

By: SunnyNobility

SunnyNobility — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:25:59 +0000

apologies. I do know WVA and TN are not the same state.

By: Adie

Adie — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:23:43 +0000

Thanks back Loo Hoo.

But why do we stop there. Here comes another thump of gunk on our doorstep.

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=45273

By: Loo Hoo.

Loo Hoo. — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:21:08 +0000

Thank you, Adie.