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26. Yep where I thought it was- 6 blocks from the water utility

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 03:04 PM

Jan 2014

Freedom Industries (really?)
1015 Barlow drive

The WV American Water is at....1600 Pennsylvania Ave (no really)

That whole area is nothing but chemical plants

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�Disaster" in West Virginia.... [View all] busterbrown Jan 2014 OP

Another unregulated private corporation. JaneyVee Jan 2014 #1

Sure gets old doesn't it? nt laundry_queen Jan 2014 #47

"Clean Coal", eh? rdharma Jan 2014 #2

Let me guess. Underinsured and filing BK as soon as the bill comes due. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #3

Another case of "unfortunate externalities" that result from poorly regulated coal extraction. nt rdharma Jan 2014 #5

What I find amazing about that article is that it waits until the very end justiceischeap Jan 2014 #4

And no mention of who the actual guilty parties are. The only clue is that the chemical is El_Johns Jan 2014 #31

If this where I think it is... underpants Jan 2014 #6

It's on the Elk River. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #16

Yep where I thought it was- 6 blocks from the water utility underpants Jan 2014 #26

FYI: The Elk River empties into the Kanawha River and that empties into the Ohio Auggie Jan 2014 #29

It's going to be a big problem. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #30

Whoda thunk placing those chemical plants next to the drinking supply would be a problem? Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #33

There's lots of riverside land being used unsafely. In_The_Wind Jan 2014 #38

No one could've imagined....nt laundry_queen Jan 2014 #49

Don't know that you need the quotes in the title. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2014 #7

they aren't. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #10

Title of the OP. It is an actual disaster, not a "disaster". (nt) jeff47 Jan 2014 #12

because it is. yes. the quotes in the OP are sarcastic, I hope. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #13

Fox: The henhouse is being too closely regulated Aerows Jan 2014 #8

Don't worry. The invisible hand of the free market will be along any minute now LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #9

So what exactly are these 300K people supposed to do? Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #11

That's what I've been wondering. onestepforward Jan 2014 #14

It seems to me that if it is this dangerous you shouldn't be near it... Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #17

Good question. onestepforward Jan 2014 #19

Unreal. nt Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #27

see post #9 The Invisible Hand of The Free Market will fix this. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #15

There is that :) Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #18

I really wish the idiot would read this... busterbrown Jan 2014 #24

Done Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #25

Man, this is terrific... busterbrown Jan 2014 #32

Thank you! gvstn Jan 2014 #36

Not just people, either theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #21

"Everybody's wanting water, and there is no water," jakeXT Jan 2014 #20

State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey must be one of them commie libruls. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #22

WV Nat Guard is mobilizing with water tankers underpants Jan 2014 #23

Now Delphinus Jan 2014 #43

The ENTIRE cost of the 2naSalit Jan 2014 #28

Oh come on... busterbrown Jan 2014 #34

I was around when 2naSalit Jan 2014 #37

I live 50 miles west of Charleston -- Staph Jan 2014 #35

I think this is the MSDS. If it is, they don't know much about it indie9197 Jan 2014 #39

Not a chemist, but see reddit chemistry discussion FarCenter Jan 2014 #46

I live right in the middle of this, things are very bad here, and getting worse. Saboburns Jan 2014 #40

I had to quickly rip off my tinfoil hat justiceischeap Jan 2014 #41

Good Question Saboburns Jan 2014 #45

BTW it smells like JaegerMeister. Saboburns Jan 2014 #42

I'm sorry that anyone Delphinus Jan 2014 #44

Living just South of the area Homer Wells Jan 2014 #48

K&R to keep this at the top nt laundry_queen Jan 2014 #50

Send the bill to taxpayers elfin Jan 2014 #51