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muriel_volestrangler

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16. Pierce: An Important Clarification About the Galveston National Laboratory

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Thu Aug 31, 2017, 05:29 PM

Aug 2017

Relying on a report from The Huffington Post, I may have been overdramatic in my initial characterization, and I apologize for any confusion and/or dismay that may have caused. Officials from the GNL, as well as John Wayne Ferguson of the Galveston County Daily News, have been in touch to say that at no time during the storm was the public in any danger, and at no time during the storm was the GNL anything less than completely secure. I thank them for their efforts at clarification and will continue to cover Harvey as accurately as possible.

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a57298/texas-chemical-plant/

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What the F***? The hazardous bio lab in Galveston, TX is at only 30 feet above sea level! [View all] pnwmom Aug 2017 OP

Why isn't this inside of a mountain like NORAD? roamer65 Aug 2017 #1

This is what happens when customerserviceguy Aug 2017 #13

And they pulled the original HuffPo piece by Joe Lauria referenced in the Esquire article... FreepFryer Aug 2017 #2

Yeah, I noticed that. I wonder what's going on. n/t pnwmom Aug 2017 #5

This is exactly how the zombie apocalypse begins ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #3

Kind of like building a nuclear power plant on a fault line... world wide wally Aug 2017 #4

Yeah, and there's this, at San Onofre... GReedDiamond Aug 2017 #6

That's what happens when a state is owned by corporations. C Moon Aug 2017 #7

humans are idiots. pansypoo53219 Aug 2017 #8

R&K Angry Dragon Aug 2017 #9

What GOP style DEREGULATION gets you. n/t CousinIT Aug 2017 #10

Sigh............. what could possibly go wrong.............. raven mad Aug 2017 #11

Now this scares the shit out of me. Vinca Aug 2017 #12

Sort of like Fukushima FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #14

The siting of the biohazard lab in Boston is equally fucked up: friendly_iconoclast Aug 2017 #15

Pierce: An Important Clarification About the Galveston National Laboratory muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 #16

Thats nice but I'm not thrilled that they feel secure at THIRTY FEET above sea level pnwmom Aug 2017 #17