The imbeciles at Obama’s criminal EPA are keenly focused on limiting a harmless, essential trace (0.0004 mole fraction) gas – by making energy prices skyrocket and hurting as many Americans as possible in the process.
Meanwhile the same EPA destroyed the Animas River in Colorado by dumping a million gallons of highly toxic waste into the river, and didn’t bother to inform the state authorities of New Mexico or Colorado until it had already become a huge problem.
People kayak in the Animas River near Durango, Colo., Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in water colored from a mine waste spill. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said that a cleanup team was working with heavy equipment Wednesday to secure an entrance to the Gold King Mine. Workers instead released an estimated 1 million gallons of mine waste into Cement Creek, which flows into the Animas River. (Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
A spill that sent 1 million gallons of wastewater from an abandoned mine into the Animas River, turning the river orange, set off warnings Thursday that contaminants threaten water quality for those downstream.
The Environmental Protection Agency confirmed it triggered the spill while using heavy machinery to investigate pollutants at the Gold King Mine, north of Silverton.
Health and environmental officials are evaluating the river as it flows through San Juan and La Plata counties. They said the wastewater contained zinc, iron, copper and other heavy metals, prompting the EPA to warn agricultural users to shut off water intakes along the river and law officials to close the river to recreational users.
“There’s nothing that can be done to stop the flow of the river,” said Joe Lewandowski, a spokesman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “We can only wait until the flows slow down. We had a big heavy spring (of rain) here.”
Animas River fouled by 1 million gallons of contaminated mine water – The Denver Post
The water has now flowed into the San Juan River in New Mexico, and the EPA didn’t bother to tell the governor of New Mexico about it.
Remember the outrage Obama feigned at BP? Will he unleash hell on himself, now that he is the biggest polluter in US history?
If this had been a private company, ie an oil company, there would be demands for heads to roll and CEOs to be thrown in jail all over the MSM. But its the government, nothing to see here, move along.
Obama is the CEO
Not to say that the President doesn’t share any responsible for the actions of those he appointed, but they are still the actions of those people.
Obama blamed the CEO of BP for the Gulf oil spill. He needs to hold himself to his own standards and resign.
Yes, it’s very unsightly and might cause some downstream problems for water dwellers.
Not trying to diminish the impact, but when I read the initial reports that the water contained elevated levels of “iron, zinc, and copper”, my first thought was “Gee, I think those are three of the Twelve Ways Wonder Bread Builds Strong Bodies”!
Let’s wait for the actual analytical results before going bonkers about “toxic waste”
But we can safely conclude that EPA is full of dumbshi*s.
Photo in the paper this morning showed yellow water discharging from 10-inch spiral pipes. Well, crap, didn’t anybody in the frikken EPA think of just welding a cap on the sucker and slowing down the flow?
imbiciles!!
It is pretty safe to assume that it also contains elevated levels of lead and arsenic.
I’m moving to Boulder tomorrow!
How much would the EPA fine a company for the same type of spill? The state of Colorado should fine the EPA. Someone ought to be held to account.
And interesting that they downplay this *major* shift in the river’s chemistry re its negative effect on fish (Move along…they’ll be fine…). Yet the concept of barely–scarcely–nudging the pH of the oceans will mean the death of us all. I realize it’s a case of CYA, but it still just irks me…
I recall the CEO of Cuadrilla drinking a glass of frakking water, I would like to see Obummer drink a gallon of that river water
What will be interesting is the response from such organizations as National Wildlife Federation, Wild Earth Guardians, Greenpeace etc. These organizations have relentlessly gone after private companies that have accidentally released pollutants into our streams. Causing the companies to spent outrageous amounts of money for negligible results.
Since these organizations work hand and hand with the EPA, probably not much gnashing of teeth will be seen by any of them. Just another example of how the EPA and these organizations do not really care about the environment but more about destroying America.
I doubt this gets a lot of coverage in the Huffington Post. If Exxonmobile had been responsible it would be the lead story each day for the next several months.
Yes, EPA actions resulted in damage to the river. However, painting them as the polluter is incorrect. Those chemicals were there for one reason only, mining.
Local Fox News Tonight said the EPA’s spill is three times greater the original estimates.
US buys Iranian heavy water as part of nuke deal – Associated Press
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Apr 22, 2016 … WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is buying 32 metric tons of Iranian … Under the nuclear deal, Iran is allowed to use heavy water in its modified Arak … ” U.S. purchase of this sensitive material goes well beyond what is…
i bet this is what hes putting up in the sky and down in our rivers old contaminated water from iran . people we got to stop our gov n obama nd hillary . sick monsters
putting old used contmainated nuclear water from iran oin our skys and in our river n drinking water