That site is about 40 miles, as a bird flies, from my daughter and family. I know this area. Very, very conservative. This will be met with some loud & angry voices.
I told her not to worry yet, as my opinion is this is a "display" of the level of stupidity and dysfunction inside our government and the associated retarded 3 letter agencies and will likely go nowhere in the short run. Trump will deal with it when he returns. :-) Like Russia and China and inflation and eggs and oil and on and on.
This is going to be unpopular, but what do you want them to do with poison? Us old folks remember the super-fund that was created to cleanup a lot of the cesspools that had become all to common in the 70s. I can't speak for Michigan or Indiana, but Texas petrochemical companies handle toxic stuff like this everyday. I wish they'd send the poison by pipeline to prevent further accidents, but I think the best possible folks are on the job in this crappy situation.
Exactly. It has to go somewhere. Better that it goes to a facility that is constructed ti accept hazwaste than left on-site. Could be remediate in place, but much more expensive and takes a while to reduce health risk.
Regardless of where it's from its probably going through my town. We can't go from one side town to the other without waiting on a couple trains. At least we can count on the govt to make sure it's not leaking ;)
I'm really surprised at so many reactions to this event. It's like what happened was a first time occurrence, ever. Astonishment that chemicals are shipped in industrial quantities on the rails. (How do you suppose they get from where they are made to where they are used? What do railroads ship except freight? What do you think "freight" consists of?) "Oh, it's terrible what happened to East Palestine! But it's also terrible that we should remove the poison to anywhere else!" So...paralysis? Suffer in place? There are no better places to take the contamination? I guess we just don't have enough pixie dust to sprinkle on things and make them all right...
Umm we don't want that!!
That site is about 40 miles, as a bird flies, from my daughter and family. I know this area. Very, very conservative. This will be met with some loud & angry voices.
I told her not to worry yet, as my opinion is this is a "display" of the level of stupidity and dysfunction inside our government and the associated retarded 3 letter agencies and will likely go nowhere in the short run. Trump will deal with it when he returns. :-) Like Russia and China and inflation and eggs and oil and on and on.
We'll see, others refused it. https://www.nationalreview.com/news/epa-orders-pause-of-toxic-waste-removal-from-site-of-ohio-train-derailment/
They refused but later folded. The article I reference states both Texas and Michigan shipments had resumed this past Monday.
Interesting.
It seems my governor is passed as well but I bet he can't stop it. https://fox59.com/indiana-news/lack-of-communication-holcomb-blasts-decision-to-bring-toxic-ohio-train-derailment-material-to-indiana-landfill/?ipid=promo-link-block1&segment=1ha811ns_amp_id*TF9saUpkUWNkeGJwcTBCZjFZaUxkZzNEQ2tpeFdtZTlLYVhaQ2FhS1gxemRaWS0zR1J4MExwWUF3ZVk1dlkxag
This is going to be unpopular, but what do you want them to do with poison? Us old folks remember the super-fund that was created to cleanup a lot of the cesspools that had become all to common in the 70s. I can't speak for Michigan or Indiana, but Texas petrochemical companies handle toxic stuff like this everyday. I wish they'd send the poison by pipeline to prevent further accidents, but I think the best possible folks are on the job in this crappy situation.
Exactly. It has to go somewhere. Better that it goes to a facility that is constructed ti accept hazwaste than left on-site. Could be remediate in place, but much more expensive and takes a while to reduce health risk.
How much money are they getting to accept it?
I am fine with burying it on Wexner's property. Or Bill Gates's
Regardless of where it's from its probably going through my town. We can't go from one side town to the other without waiting on a couple trains. At least we can count on the govt to make sure it's not leaking ;)
I'm really surprised at so many reactions to this event. It's like what happened was a first time occurrence, ever. Astonishment that chemicals are shipped in industrial quantities on the rails. (How do you suppose they get from where they are made to where they are used? What do railroads ship except freight? What do you think "freight" consists of?) "Oh, it's terrible what happened to East Palestine! But it's also terrible that we should remove the poison to anywhere else!" So...paralysis? Suffer in place? There are no better places to take the contamination? I guess we just don't have enough pixie dust to sprinkle on things and make them all right...