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irisblue
(32,973 posts)mountain grammy
(26,620 posts)Malteil
(58 posts)ctsnowman
(1,903 posts)only. Surreal.
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)God dammit! HERE'S COMPASSIONATE CON-SERVATISM at it's FINEST!
I'd bet the "Special Combo" features Sweet Crude instead of pissa sauce!
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Divernan
(15,480 posts)The fires burned themselves out, but the natural gas is still escaping so Chevron sent a control team. Unfortunately they don't know their ass from a hole in the ground on this issue, and after a whole week are yet to "test" a system using siphoning off millions of gallons from a local creek to spray on the escaping gas, possibly to allow them to remove a huge drilling rig next to the aforesaid hole in the ground. They are Rube Goldberging a system of water delivery/spraying the likes of which has never been attempted. So they didn't have a plan A. If, in the course of moving the rig away, any sparks are struck, that could reignite the fires (2 different well head links) and they're back to square one. Depending upon the local news coverage provides no explanation of what steps are necessary after the drill is moved. Will the gas sources be sealed? Or will Chevron try to restore them (that way lies more profit after all). If the water delivery/spray system does not work, there is no report of any Plan B.
The Post-Gazette has editorialized both in editorials per se, and in their slanted coverage of local news, in strong support of fracking, throwing in a miniscule caveat: "Of course fracking must be carried out safely." Given that GOP Governor Corbett has completely sold out to Big Fracking since day one of his term in office, he has gutted the state DEP, greatly reducing the number of inspectors and stripping the remaining inspectors of the power to issue violation notices in the field. Inspectors must channel reports up to the political hack appointed to head DEP and he can lose them, sit on them, whatever.
Safety requires PREcautions be taken. Emphasis on PRE. That's why they're called PREcautions and not POSTcautions. Fracking is flying blind in Pennsylvania and around the world. I know the Post Gazette has reporters more than capable of digging deep and providing solid news coverage of this disaster. The only question is whether it is the Editorial Board or the Publisher (or both) forbidding them from doing so.
Chevron blocked releasing the names of the injured worker or the dead worker who were at ground zero for the explosions. Given the magnitude and thousands of degrees temperatures of the fires, it is obvious that the missing worker was killed immediately and his body probably totally incinerated in minutes. By now I have no doubt that Chevron has obtained signed settlements with the injured worker and the family of the dead worker, including non-disclosure clauses. I question whether either worker was sufficiently trained for the work they were doing. We have had reports of workers at other fracking accidents having to put in very long shifts and with insufficient training. If one worker survived, it is safe to say he was a goodly distance away from the man who was killed. Interestingly in the PG news reports, we never see the statement that Chevron refused to answer any particular question. The whole thing just stinks.
And MEANWHILE, Allegheny County has leased the rights to frack on land at Pittsburgh International Airport. A similar explosion there would significantly disrupt air traffic. And frankly, would you like to fly in or out going near or over at low altitude a fracking operation?
malthaussen
(17,194 posts)Every oil company should do this! And maybe a free bottled water to go with it!
-- Mal
NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)on edit: typo
Jeff In Milwaukee
(13,992 posts)I wonder what's printed on the back of that thing.
catbyte
(34,381 posts)well being." In the immortal words of Bugs Bunny, "What a maroon." OR maroons, I should say.
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)"Let Them Eat CAKE!"
er, Pie, pizza pie to be exact.
dsharp88
(487 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)DemoTex
(25,396 posts)Tax, title, dealer prep extra. YMMV.
colorado_ufo
(5,733 posts)The a_holes had the nerve to put an EXPIRATION DATE on it! That must have given them a good chuckle.
Jeff In Milwaukee
(13,992 posts)Reality has become irony....
PumpkinAle
(1,210 posts)n/t
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)For pizza delivery drivers
TRoN33
(769 posts)No tips are allowed.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)I used to think they were being stupid.
and if we just spent enough time pointing out the stupidity to them, the light would dawn.
Until I realized their "stupidity" somehow always made obscene piles of money for them, at our expense.
No one would be stupid enough to send that coupon for real.
but they would be ignorant and unaware enough to do it.
They really do live in a whole separate world, and have no clue, nay, they don't want to have any clue,
about our reality.
they are very very dangerous.
AND
it really will take a 2x4 to get their attention.
xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)they don't give a rat's ass.
I want to know about the missing rig worker, 'presumed' dead? Is chevron now labeled a 'maker' or 'taker'?
bkanderson76
(266 posts)It would only be appropriate to gather up all the coupons and stuff up someone's ass......
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)I just
..this is repulsive
..can you imagine a bunch of PR execs sitting around a table trying to figure out how to get the town OFF THEIR BACKS. Which is all they're interested in.
And then, to actually include that total BULLSHIT about We Care About the Community, the Environment, Blah, Blahhdee, Blabla.
What the hell happened to their consciences?
libodem
(19,288 posts)At reparations. They should cringe in shame.
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)K&R
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arikara
(5,562 posts)I can't get over all the craziness happening in this race to the bottom.
Bill USA
(6,436 posts)corporate management! INCREDIBLE BUT IT'S TRUE!!
recommended!
bookmarked.
MADem
(135,425 posts)edbermac
(15,939 posts)Chevron really knows how to give 'til it hurts.
And they'll probably write off the pizzas on their Entertainment Expense Account.
npk
(3,660 posts)And does the gift certificate expire?
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)So the recipient has more than two months to take advantage of that, um, generous offer.
Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)Earth_First
(14,910 posts)Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Cha
(297,196 posts)sent their coupons back to the fracking chevon and tell them to stuff their pizza peddling shit up their collective a$$.