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DonCoquixote

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1. this is bad

Reply to nitpicker (Original post)

Thu Aug 31, 2017, 05:26 AM

Aug 2017

considering that Rachel talked about this and quoted experts saying this would be worse than this earlier explosion:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/deadly-west-texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion-was-criminal-act-feds-n572231

I do value lives more than polticis, so I do not want to dump on the average texan who is just trying to survive, but the Texas government, on the state and local levels, not only has a lot to answer for, it should be exposed to the nation as the government we DO NOT WANT.

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Houston flood: Explosions reported at Arkema chemical plant [View all] nitpicker Aug 2017 OP

this is bad DonCoquixote Aug 2017 #1

Yes, explosion was inevitable, because their explosion control was to keep those chemicals LisaL Aug 2017 #3

Everyone within 1.5 miles of the plant has been ordered to evacuate. Cattledog Aug 2017 #2

Texas law says people have the right to refuse an evacuation order and some people did. appleannie1943 Aug 2017 #11

Just read this. raven mad Aug 2017 #4

OMG. It gets worse and worse. OMG. OMG! Those poor people! Is it north or south or east or west?nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #5

Looks like it's north east of Houston (n/t) leftynyc Aug 2017 #10

About 20-25 miles N-NE of downtown. Igel Aug 2017 #20

Compounded tragedy. gademocrat7 Aug 2017 #6

The general population will still see deregulation as a good thing and climate change as a hoax. wasupaloopa Aug 2017 #7

We don't "hear" about changing policy, that information is only available Hortensis Aug 2017 #8

I don't see deregulation being the problem here. Igel Aug 2017 #21

According to Rachel they didn't have a failsafe to destroy the product like similar facilities which JonLP24 Aug 2017 #22

There is a failsafe - you can neutralize materials so they won't explode. Neutralizer destroys Justice Aug 2017 #23

Do you think that FOX will tell their viewers why the plant exploded? (Dropped regulations). haveahart Aug 2017 #9

Police officer hospitalized after breathing fumes. appleannie1943 Aug 2017 #12

Sounds like it was MEKP. Scruffy1 Aug 2017 #13

Feedstock for plastics... Rollo Aug 2017 #17

FEMA: "The plume is incredibly dangerous" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2017 #14

ABC 13 had flown over about 30 minutes ago BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #15

American Fukushima... Rollo Aug 2017 #16

Tx has a Law that Shields Co. From disclosing What Chemical's at Their Plant. 🚨 Yes, You don't have riversedge Aug 2017 #18

ABC 13 dug up some EPA filing records for the plant BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #19