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re: Rover Pipeline spills more than 2 million gallons of drilling fluid one month in.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 11:41 am to CorporateTiger
Posted on 4/20/17 at 11:41 am to CorporateTiger
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Because it isn't?
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The stuff is water, boxite (aka cat litter), and gum/gels (which are in food you eat). Even in the unlikely event this stuff has something harmful to the environment in it, the amount would be miniscule even over this many gallons.
The EPA listed Bentonite (fine clay) as being illegally discharged. If it was your pond they dumped in, I'm sure you would feel differently.
I just don't think we should be defending this company. They have an obligation to do better, to keep the heat off of all the other pipeline companies.
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Posted on 4/20/17 at 11:44 am to Sid in Lakeshore
Sure it is disruptive to a pond it gets dumped into. If the company didn't follow safety procedures/regulations then they should be fined or penalized appropriately.
In the end though (1) this isn't going to be some significant environmental issue (the stuff just isn't bad for the environment) and (2) this isn't a valid argument against O&G like some are making it out to be.
In the end though (1) this isn't going to be some significant environmental issue (the stuff just isn't bad for the environment) and (2) this isn't a valid argument against O&G like some are making it out to be.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 11:49 am to Sid in Lakeshore
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The EPA listed Bentonite (fine clay) as being illegally discharged. If it was your pond they dumped in, I'm sure you would feel differently.
I just don't think we should be defending this company. They have an obligation to do better, to keep the heat off of all the other pipeline companies.
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HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
Hazard Overview
CAUTION! - ACUTE HEALTH HAZARD
May cause eye and respiratory irritation.
DANGER! - CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARD
Breathing crystalline silica can cause l
ung disease, including silicosis and lung
cancer. Crystalline silica has also
been associated with scleroderma and kidney
disease.
This product contains quartz
, cristobalite, and/or tridymite which may become
airborne without a visible cloud. Av
oid breathing dust. Avoid creating dusty
conditions. Use only with adequate v
entilation to keep exposures below
recommended exposure limits. Wear a
NIOSH certified, European Standard EN
149, or equivalent respirator when using th
is product. Review the Material Safety
Data Sheet (MSDS) for this product, wh
ich has been provided to your employer.
Do you know why they wet cut brick and block? To keep silica dust down. Same thing here. Go protest the next Whole Foods or Publix you see being built that isn't wet cutting brick or block.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 1:15 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
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I just don't think we should be defending this company. They have an obligation to do better, to keep the heat off of all the other pipeline companies.
The company is Energy Transfer. They hired a horizontal directional drilling company to perform this work. Which company are you referring to?
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