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riqster

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12. The contamination is not a hoax.

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 11:59 AM

Jan 2014

I have family and friends in Charleston. This is a huge problem (check out my recent OP's) and it needs to be a bigger scandal than it already is. They still won't use the water because it smells, never mind the assurances from industry and government. The water in their house is clear after purging rust from pipes. But that is no help, because you cannot see the toxin.

And when news outlets circulate hoax material such as these pictures, it diminishes our case and makes it harder to work for change and justice. We need to give out accurate, truthful information or the VRWC will use our inaccuracies to belittle us and lessen our impact.

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Would YOU Drink This? [View all] kpete Jan 2014 OP

Homer: Whaddya have to wash that awful taste outta my mouth? onehandle Jan 2014 #1

Are rusty pipes the new progressive cause? cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #2

So, the question remains, Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #3

No, I would tend to run the tap until it was more clear cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #4

how about a sink full of water rather than a bathtub? kpete Jan 2014 #6

Would a false claim persuade us of anything? cthulu2016 Jan 2014 #11

Eeep! ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #5

Since the contaminated water OnyxCollie Jan 2014 #7

Perhaps the Tank ProfessorGAC Jan 2014 #15

The pics are a hoax. riqster Jan 2014 #8

is this also a hoax? kpete Jan 2014 #10

The contamination is not a hoax. riqster Jan 2014 #12

Yipes shenmue Jan 2014 #9

Some of us are calling it "libertarian perrier" Triana Jan 2014 #13

Not quite as dramatic as the "flaming fracking faucet" Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #14