“Actually this is a chemical plant. Not a coal mine.”
Didn’t know that, thank you. Still...it could force coal mines in the area to obtain their chemical from more distant sources, increasing their costs, one would think. And, for sure, now there will be a new chemical villain bound to undergo heightened EPA scrutiny x 10. We both know that if there is a new angle and “lesson learned” from this example that the EPA can use in their war on coal, it will be used.
Initial local reports Friday AM (I’m in Huntington) blamed a coal mine. The story has changed serveral times so far and I still find it lacking, none of the reports mention FEMA. But, FEMA moved in within hours of the first reports with water trucks and are as far down river as Milton as of this afternoon. It all happened too quickly imho, I’ll be drinking from my own stash - I don’t want no FEMA water.
Since October, the tin-foil hat forums have been predicting a major FEMA “event” in District 9 for the new year. Whether this is legit or a planned “event”, FEMA moved in way too fast considering they are usually a week late even when they see a major hurricane coming (e.g. Katrina). How they got water trucks spread from Charleston to Milton this quickly is curious.