Environmental war between citizens and legislators brewing in Arkansas.

[Cannikin]

Last edited Mon Apr 1, 2013, 12:06 AM - Edit history (1)

Twitter and Facebook are on fire with stories from environmental groups and legislators accusing each other of spreading false information since the pipeline burst. I can't confirm it, but I'm told the media is not allowed in the area and Exxon won't allow photography. Please share any pics to any other groups you please to spread the word. AR Rep Tim Griffin and senator Jason Rapert are doing their best to spin things back in favor of XL and changes in state eminent domain laws they've proposed. The citizens here are furious. Waterfowl clean ups are underway. It's a mess and It's being under reported.

This was posted to the OccupyMarines facebook page.


Local fox affiliate coverage of debate
http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story/Political-Rhetoric-Gushes-Following-Mayflower-Oil/G0l-eu760EyWig6KXt19-Q.cspx?rss=315

Rescued bird

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Here's a link to a video I just saw here on DU:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017109300

It's definitely worth seeing.

[progressoid]

14. OMG. I missed that.

Thanks for the link.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Utilities can be a pain

Here is a trick...homeowners can allow media in, assuming media can get through.

This is one reason I need to get another long glass.

From a public road you can. On company property they can tell you to buzz off. Yup, pretty much been there, done that. (Our local bad guys are the local utility)

[Cannikin]

3. The area has been evacuated since Friday.

They haven't been able to tell the residents when they can return to their homes.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Cleanup will take weeks

The stuff is nasty and toxic.

Sent you a pm with some ideas.

[Downwinder]

7. Years, if like Michigan spill.

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Yup. And it truly s never over

[annabanana]

5. video of oil flowing through neighborhood here:

[rightsideout]

11. Thanks for posting the video!

Yukkk!

[freshwest]

6. Thanks, Cannikin for keeping on this!

[BlueToTheBone]

9. Looks like I'll be heading to Little Rock this week.

I can't believe this is happening to my state.

[Art_from_Ark]

13. First there was the bird kill in Beebe,

then there was the fish kill in the Arkansas River around the same time (January 2011).

Not to mention the earthquakes caused by fracking.

Now this.

[Volaris]

10. My money is with the Citizens...

because Exxon can buy all the legislators they want, but there will ALWAYS be more Citizens than Legislators, and Exxon doesn't think the "little people" NEED to bought, just kicked out of the way.

Guess what?

Yep. By Tuesday photo and likely video of this little "oversight" will be plastered all over the Prime-Time Media. If Exxon's PR people were smart, they would all just quit.

If anything can kill Keystone in the minds of American's, it will be this.

[rightsideout]

12. I didn't think oil transport pipelines were this close to neighborhoods.

Of course we have natural gas pipelines running to our house.

[Orrex]

15. I'm just relieved that these pipelines are safe and leakproof

Otherwise, just imagine the consequences!

[truedelphi]

16. Wouldn't it improve things if those officials who vote for this stuff

Get to occupy the homes that have this happen to them? Maybe they wouldn't be so quick to vote on it if their kids were the ones exposed to these hydrocarbons. (Neurological damage, brain cancer can result from over exposure.)

And don't forget - the State Department just finished up the Environmental Impact statement for the Keystone XL pipeline, stating in the report that there wasn't much of a chance that the pipeline could be detrimental to anyone's health!

Talk about our government being owned by the Corporations! Jeesh!

[tom2255]

17. Would it be better..

if this was a mile under water where nobody could see it to complain about it, and where it would take weeks to get it fixed?


This oil crisis will end just as soon as everybody in america stops buying stuff made from plastic, or produced in factories. If Americans didn't buy every cheap or cool thing in sight, there wouldn't be so much demand for oil.

[Cannikin]

19. I suppose you'd have to ask the 20 families

who have been indefinitely booted from their homes on Easter weekend.

[DLnyc]

21. I don't think plastics are a very big percent of oil use.

http://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=34&t=6

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In 20101, about 191 million barrels of LPG and NGL were used in the United States to make plastic products in the plastic materials and resins industry, equal to about 2.7% of total U.S. petroleum consumption. Of those 191 million barrels, 190 million barrels were used as feedstock and 1 million barrels were consumed as fuel

In addition to petroleum, natural gas is used to manufacture plastic materials and resins. In 2010, about 412 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas were used to make plastic materials and resins, equal to about 1.7% of total U.S. natural gas consumption. Of the 412 Bcf, 13 Bcf were used as feedstock, and 399 Bcf were burned as fuel.

Electricity is also used to manufacture plastics. In 2010, about 65 billion kilowatt-hours were used, equal to about 1.7% of total U.S. electricity consumption. Only about 1% of the total U.S. petroleum consumed in 2010 was used to generate electricity.
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[ffr]

18. Oh yeah, Lake Conway's safe. NOT!

Rainwater and seepage into the water table will guarantee oil will contaminate the water table and that lake.

I see trees and naturally occurring fields, they belong there. The houses and the oil are not natural and don't belong there. Is that right?

[midnight]

20. K&R

[annabanana]

22. mONDAY kICK. . . N/T