The coal waste issue is not new. Coal-gasificatioin plants produced coal waste between the 1880s and 1960s. They never met resistance from dumping their coal waste because they could dump it anywhere they chose. In the south, they chose to dump the coal waste in Black neighborhoods. Now Blacks are dying from diseases caused by coal waste at alarming rates. According to Physicians for Social Responsiblity coal waste causes heart disease, stroke, cancer, and respiratory diseases.
Here in the Verde Valley there is arsenic in the water from nearly 150 years of copper, silver, and gold mining. It simply seeped downward... this is happening in many places, as described so well in this short film.
The coal waste issue is not new. Coal-gasificatioin plants produced coal waste between the 1880s and 1960s. They never met resistance from dumping their coal waste because they could dump it anywhere they chose. In the south, they chose to dump the coal waste in Black neighborhoods. Now Blacks are dying from diseases caused by coal waste at alarming rates. According to Physicians for Social Responsiblity coal waste causes heart disease, stroke, cancer, and respiratory diseases.
Rubenleesims 1 year ago
Very informative and well done! When will we stop shitting in the nest? How will our grandchildren do? What do we need to do?
kklawitter 4 years ago
Very important video - keep fighting the good fight and we will all benefit from your efforts!
starbound77 4 years ago
Thanks for posting this important video!!
SommerFilms 4 years ago
Here in the Verde Valley there is arsenic in the water from nearly 150 years of copper, silver, and gold mining. It simply seeped downward... this is happening in many places, as described so well in this short film.
marykmusic 4 years ago