82,000 tons of coal sludge spilling for days into NC river threatens Virginia drinking water

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/06/82000-tons-of-coal-sludge-spilling-for-days-into-nc-river-threatens-virginia-drinking-water/



82,000 tons of coal sludge spilling for days into NC river threatens Virginia drinking water
By David Edwards
Thursday, February 6, 2014 12:31 EST

Five days after coal ash began leaking into the Dan River in North Carolina last weekend, Duke Energy still can’t say if the mess will ever be cleaned up.

On Sunday, a security guard at the Duke Energy plant in Eden discovered that the gray sludge was leaking out of a storage pond and into the river through a hole in a storm water drainage pipe beneath the pond. Since then, up to 82,000 tons have flowed into the river.

Environmental groups have blasted Duke Energy for taking more than 24 hours to notify the public of what they say is one of the worst spills of its type in U.S. history.

A Wednesday statement from Duke Energy said that the company was “exploring multiple options to permanently and safely seal the broken stormwater pipe that has released ash into the river,” but it did not say when the leak would be sealed or if the river could be cleaned.

[BGFisher200]

1. End it.

Another good reason to end coal burning.

[Half-Century Man]

2. How about this?

Anyone and anything which owns Stock in Duke Energy has their ability to trade stock frozen and personal finances restricted until the full cost of the clean up is known. Then the full cost is divided by the number of stock and each is billed according to amount of stock owned.

[Scuba]

4. Nah, that'd cut into profits. Bill the taxpayers for the cleanup.

[blkmusclmachine]

3. MUST. LOOK. FORWARD. *

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