I've been thinking about the West Virginia incident all day . . .

[Brigid]

For a long time I have thought that something, probably something seemingly insignificant by itself, would be the spark that finally lights the powder keg of outright revolt in this country. Now we have a company with ties to the Kochroaches poisoning the water supply that 300,000 people depend on. They can't drink it, use it for cooking or bathing or anything else except flushing the toilet. As far as I know, nobody knows how to clean this up. You can't get any more basic than water. There is no substitute, no way to make it artificially, and without it you die in a few days. If this is handled poorly, it might just be the last straw. After all, Arab Spring started with some poor schmuck in Tunisia setting himself on fire.

[Egalitarian Thug]

1. Who was it that said, "In the end, all we have is hope"? K&R

[pacalo]

2. Well said.

This WV catastrophe made me think of the Erin Brockovich PG&E case. When the water is so toxic it can't be used on skin, what would it do to bodies (& all living things) if ingested. This is scary stuff.

You can't get any more basic than water. There is no substitute, no way to make it artificially, and without it you die in a few days.

[DeSwiss]

3. Don't you worry.

- It's coming..........

K&R

[roguevalley]

4. I agree. But I want non violent massive demonstrations and boycotts. I don't want the crazies with

their guns thinking this is one black helicopter too many. I pray for the people in WV who are suffering. It seems always the poorest most unlucky people get the shaft.

[DemocraticWing]

5. Many conflicts of the future will be started over water.

The corporations better tread lightly if they're doing anything that can fuck up the water supply.

[theHandpuppet]

6. Had it happened in New York or California, maybe

But Appalachia could disappear tomorrow and there would be plenty of folks in this country who would either say they brought it upon themselves or simply wouldn't care.

[LiberalEsto]

7. I've read that the Bushes are buying up aquifers in South America

and that there are efforts around the globe by various corporations to grab control over water supplies.

next: destroy the free available water via fracking, chemicals, etc.

next: monopoly over water, control over vast numbers of human lives

[Brigid]

8. Yep, I've been reading that too.