http://www.cejournal.net/?p=314 News & Perspective from the Center for Environmental Journalism Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:05:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.cejournal.net/?p=314&cpage=1#comment-979 Tom Yulsman Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:00:05 +0000 http://www.cejournal.net/?p=314#comment-979 When I visited the site, I was shocked at the dump's proximity to the river and people living right next store. This is clearly a disaster waiting to happen. When I visited the site, I was shocked at the dump’s proximity to the river and people living right next store. This is clearly a disaster waiting to happen.

]]> http://www.cejournal.net/?p=314&cpage=1#comment-974 TeresaMelvin Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:12:15 +0000 http://www.cejournal.net/?p=314#comment-974 I live right beside this mess. Board of Supervisors for Giles County refuses to pass any regulation to prevent another coal ash dump in this County. Appalachian Power Company is a big supporter in this county and they don't want to piss them off. So at the risk of damaging the environment, killing plant and wild life that lives in and on the New River, they let the power company do what ever they want. The earthend berm here is "different than the one in Tennessee". Dirt is dirt, no matter how you stack it up. Then we have to live with the dust off this coal ash dump. Their solution is to water it down once or twice a month. Originally their speach to the Board of Supervisors was that it would be watered down daily. The dust is what causes lung, and breathing problems. I hope everyone working on this project gets cancer. and all their supporters. As for me, I am moving. My tax dollars are not going to pay for this clean up when it happens. And, I fear that it will be very soon. They never fixed the water leak that was going into the first big hole they dug. And a leak is what has caused all of the collaspes of the earthened berms, is it not. Just wait and see. I live right beside this mess. Board of Supervisors for Giles County refuses to pass any regulation to prevent another coal ash dump in this County. Appalachian Power Company is a big supporter in this county and they don’t want to piss them off. So at the risk of damaging the environment, killing plant and wild life that lives in and on the New River, they let the power company do what ever they want. The earthend berm here is “different than the one in Tennessee”. Dirt is dirt, no matter how you stack it up. Then we have to live with the dust off this coal ash dump. Their solution is to water it down once or twice a month. Originally their speach to the Board of Supervisors was that it would be watered down daily. The dust is what causes lung, and breathing problems. I hope everyone working on this project gets cancer. and all their supporters. As for me, I am moving. My tax dollars are not going to pay for this clean up when it happens. And, I fear that it will be very soon. They never fixed the water leak that was going into the first big hole they dug. And a leak is what has caused all of the collaspes of the earthened berms, is it not. Just wait and see.

]]> http://www.cejournal.net/?p=314&cpage=1#comment-191 Scholars and Rogues » Kingston, TN sings “Auld Lang Sludge” Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:44:02 +0000 http://www.cejournal.net/?p=314#comment-191 [...] an excellent post up on the hazards of coal combustion byproducts (CCBs). His other posts are here, here, and here. Tom was also kind enough to let us crosspost his CCB toxicity post. And he’s [...] [...] an excellent post up on the hazards of coal combustion byproducts (CCBs). His other posts are here, here, and here. Tom was also kind enough to let us crosspost his CCB toxicity post. And he’s [...]

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