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- OMG....PLease can the Lord up above PLease, plEASE stop me from flipping out..why does this have to go on?? The on going bull chap throwing..?? PLease tell me, my speel is not good,my grammer is not good, BUT my thought process is!! WHy does ower government ALLOW big corperations to KILL US SLOWLY!! WHY??? I live is filled with the fact that there are not eough tof people PROTESTING..or better even being involved with the fact that there is BREAST CANCER,Heart
disease, Diabeties, LUNG cancer, BECAUSE OUR GOVERNMENT DOES NOT CARE ABLE US!! because it they did this would NOT being going on!! If they cared we would not h ave to pay tax dollars for illness if they INVESTTED the money to find a CURE!!! YES, FIND A CURE FOR ALL THE DISEASES!! but no they are too busy getting hand outs from big companys to allow dumping like this, to allow disease chemicals,addatives, perservatives in our food, that cause all tese diseases and EFFECTS a womans EGGS that could make this hereditary!! Why cant this stop?? why cant they (government) take the time to figure out a way to find a cure so there is not these issues!! My sister has a mental issue and is on SS ..WHY,WHY is the government paying for her..when they can take the time and mi=oney to ACTUALLY take the TIME AND MONEY to find out why and where this is coming from and NEVER LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN....INSTEADE OF US KEEP PAYING TAXES FOREVER AND OUR CHILDREN TO PAY TAXES FOR???? HELP WHO CAN MAKE IT STOP?? WHO CAN MAKE IT STOP????? IF SOMEONE CAN TELL ME WHAT AND HOW TO DO IT I WILL!~!!!!!!!!! - Reply to this comment
- So let me get this straight, the TVA (aka federal government), is responsible for the Kingston spill and we're supposed to trust it to run our health care. Curiously enough, 60 minutes failed to mention that little fact.
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- The media must share in the blame for this fiasco. We've never heard of coal ash because the media has relegated investigative reporting to bipartisan soundbites from the two major political parties. All the reporting now is after the fox has gotten into the hen house.
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- Your presentation stopped short of the true reason for this coal mess. Politicians trump science for business interestd. Our representatives do NOT fund environmental protections or worker protections.
Tanya W Ross
Industrial Hygienist - Reply to this comment
- Re: Fly Ash
I find fiction in your reporting on fly ash quite sad. There is no doubt there are some hazardous materials in them. The two ladies talked about the putting of fly ash in as a filler to make a golf course. By listening to them it is quite apparent they did not have their water tested, nor was that question asked if they did. The workers should have been protected, but apparently the EPA did not notify the civilians in the area of the issues. Shame on them. Shame on the utility that let this happen. If upset a lot of lives. However, if your going to put out a report, have someone who has a clue as to what is going on to do the story. I wasn't really wild about the industry spokesman, but he was right, it is just how he said it. Of course if this was dramatic, it would not be a story for you. - Reply to this comment
- As a resident of Alabama, I am curious as to where these dump sites are located. Could you please let me know?
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- I would just like to say as a resident of Tennessee, that lives 5 hours away from Kingsport I have received at least 3 notices on my electric bill of increases due to the spill. Thanks. (sarcasm) Love to pay for corporate mistakes.
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- This is a sad story. Not only for the inevitable health consequences, but also for the lack of forsight. If we continue to consume energy at the rate we currently due, then we will continue to compromise more important issues - peoples health. Whether it involves coal mining practices or fighting in wars we could avoid. Lesley Stahl assumed coal mining was inevitable in her story. Sad, sad, sad. We can do better!
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- The city of Philadelphia Penna. has a coal ash waste land within 4 miles of city hall. Come view it, drive north from city hall on Broad Street and turn left at Roosevelt Blvd. Go 5 blocks and on your left is a wasteland.
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- The EPA: our trusted regulators... BS! Those of us that inadvertently inhale cement mix while working, now need to worry more than just its obvious limestone irritants. Can a face mask or respirator prevent radiative particles from reaching your unprotected skin? No more coal (waste) ash in cement mix! Holy sh#t. Where have our politicians been???? -- duh: taking money from the coal industry!
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