Why have I not heard about this huge environmental disaster on any news stations?
It’s on the internet if you already know to look for it, but I haven’t actually seen this covered in mainstream media.
Did you know about this? If so, where did you learn of it? There are people claiming to live right next to it that had no idea until a few days ago, and who have children that go to school even closer to it, and it’s been happening for over two months.
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You haven’t been listening, There was a long NPR story on the 23rd or 24th, and I think I saw something on the NYTimes website around that time as well.
Why isn’t getting more airplay? Because it’s a minor problem in the middle of nowhere.
@elbanditoroso I admittedly do not watch TV, pretty much at all, so that would absolutely come into play – but there are a lot of people claiming that they do, and they haven’t heard about it anywhere.
The 23rd or the 24th of which month? This one, or October, when it started? And everything that I’m seeing isn’t describing this as minor at all.
I’m in California, so I have been hearing about it. The leak has been reported and updated on NPR, but you’re right about the story being significantly underreported in view of the environmental consequences.
I heard about it on NPR.
If it really is the biggest disaster since the BP oil spill, it’s seriously under reported.
MSNBC has done a lot of reporting on it.
Those that own the oil companies also own news stations and newspapers. Since you can’t see the direct effects the leak is causing no one cares. It’s not a headline.
I live a little more than 15 miles, downwind of the plant itself. My asthma has been horrible lately. Connection?
@tinyfaery People that also live near it, like you, have been getting online and saying that a lot of people have been experiencing breathing problems and are starting to get a lot of pretty bad headaches.
@ibstubro Yeah, exactly, that was my thought as well. From what I have read, it seems that a lot of people think it’s a very significant disaster.
You can bet that behind the scenes millions have been devoted to media “damage control”. Lessons have been learned from both the Exxon Valdez anf the BP disaster and skilled PR people are earning their considerable salaries.
Southern California Gas Company, SoCal Gas, is losing a fortune per hour with that leak. Using the numbers quoted, (110,000 pounds/hr) I estimate they are losing about $40,000 per hour. ~ $1 million per day. It is time for the stock holders of Sempra Energy, SRE, (owners of SoCal Gas) to start preparing for lawsuits that could bury them.
A butterfly spread option might be an interesting purchase.
Not a bad strategy.
“It’s an ill wind that blows no good”
Or more recently “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” – Rahm Emanuel.
@Jaxk There are many ways this can play out all of which can have a big effect on price.
They can fix the leak today! Great!
Or… They can be hit with a massive lawsuit.
Or… A lightning bolt can travel down the column of methane gas and detonate setting a fire that even Red Adair would have feared.
The new drilling attempt can succeed.
Or… It can fail.
The only thing we know for sure is: something is going to happen.
As soon as Congress needs to slip something by us it will be national news headlines.
Thanks, @Brian1946. I was dreading trying to find this question so I could update it.
Good man.
No probs, @ibstubro
I’m rather fond of the OP, so I had no prob remembering who posted the question.
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You’re welcome! :)
I wish we could have an interstate party to celebrate our leak being stopped, and the liberation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge from the wannabe-land-raping, ammosexual fascist Bundy worshipers.
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