Just add makeup and a wig.
Posted on 01/08/2016 10:34:21 AM PST by Perseverando
California Governor Jerry Brown finally declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, concerning the ongoing, currently unstoppable methane gas leak spewing from Aliso Canyon that has created a nightmare for residents of Porter Ranch.
“I will tell you, this goes well beyond Porter Ranch. We’ve had complaints from as far as Chatsworth, Northridge, and Granada Hills,†emphasized Los Angeles City Councilman Mitchell Englander during a Porter Ranch town hall meeting on December 28. “Apparently this plume of toxic chemicals and whatever it might be, doesn’t know zip codes […] This is the equivalent of the BP oil spill on land, in a populated community.â€
Aliso Canyon sits less than two and a half miles from Porter Ranch and less than 30 miles from the city of Los Angeles — the second most populous city in the United States — whose outlying total statistical area includes nearly 18 million residents, as of 2013.
Brown has been widely criticized for lack of decisive action on the leak, which is erupting from its underground storage area with all the force “of a volcano.†Under Wednesday’s declaration, “all state agencies will utilize state personnel, equipment, and facilities to ensure a continuous and thorough state response to this incident.â€
Porter Ranch residents have been evacuating the area for some time, though SoCalGas’ rather maladroit handling of the relocation procedure has been a nightmare — and the cause for a mounting number of lawsuits, including one from the L.A. city attorney’s office.
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer filed a civil lawsuit last month concerning the massive methane leak’s impact on area residents’ health and damage to the environment — which alleged failure by SoCalGas to prevent the leak and further exacerbation of “the effects of that failure by allowing acute odor and
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The more information I get the more this seems to be a non-story except for immediate residents.
Seems to me they just need someone to come in and plug the hole.
Relief Well is under way, but it is going to take a while.
I’d suspect negligence or simple stupidity as the most likely causes.
Nuke it.
Yikes....she is bald too? Got that hook nose?
From orbit.
It’s the only way to be sure.
I was watching a video about it and “it can’t be stopped” was stated within the first couple of sentences then maybe 5 minutes later they said authorities projected it would be months before it could be stopped. Great reporting.
With 18 million residents in L.A. area, lighting a match could solve the water shortage problem for folks in Northern California (our water is diverted to the south).
The black and white video sure took me back. Don’t remember the first year I actually got to see the Wizard of Oz was actually in color. Anyway, if the wind changes direction I could see that crud blowing right down into LA and all the Meth heads running to get a free hit. ;0
Toss a flare into it. Methane will burn off. Of course, since they’ve waited far too long to implement the solution, it has the potential to create an issue when you first light it.
If it was a storage well, eventually it will all leak out and the problem will resolve itself.
I’m guessing they would rather fix the well than destroy all the gas in storage.
Just add makeup and a wig.
I do so wish that all of these little people would get out of California. Running over them is hurting the shocks on the limo.”
All must sign a loyalty pledge to enter.
LOL....oh my.
California is a mess. Its inept governor and its catering to illegal aliens are making its problems worse.
You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.
Natural gas storage for SoCal consumption. It is being drawn down in lieu of other storage so as to relieve wellhead pressure.
It has been treated with an oderizer so as to offend as many environmentally sensitized alifornia locals as humanly possible.
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