Wednesday, November 30, 2011

It's funny how statistics are just numbers, there is no emotional attachment. That is, unless a good friend becomes one. A nice gentleman that lives about 100 yards from the ash landfill @ Cane Run had a stroke 2 weeks ago. Nitrogen oxide (combustible particulates) I'm sure contributed to his medical issue. He just came home today and is happy to have gotten to the hospital in time, got the clot busting shot and rehabilitated quickly. But isn't it sad that because he lives near a power plant it is acceptable to our government that he has to breath dirtier air than the rest of Jefferson County. The government (ran by the corporations - the 1%), the politicians bought and paid for by the lobbyists deep pockets, have determined that coal ash needs to be protected from the people, not the other way around. We, the 99% need to step up now, before it's too late.

LG&E Fined up to $26,000 for Coal Ash Problems at Cane Run

LG&E Fined Up to $26,000 for Coal Ash Problems at Cane Run
by Erica Peterson on November 4, 2011

Louisville Metro Government has fined Louisville Gas and Electric for several violations surrounding equipment malfunctions at the company’s Cane Run Power Station.
In the Notice of Violation, the Air Pollution Control District fines the company $26,000, but notes the company could enter in a settlement with the district and undertake remedial action. If LG&E chooses that option, the settlement amount would be $19,500.

The APCD cites three specific violations—all surrounding excess emissions of coal ash at Cane Run. During six days in June, July and August, an equipment malfunction at the sludge processing plant sent clouds of dust into the air, causing a nuisance to neighbors. The district also found that the company failed to take reasonable measures to prevent the release of ash into the neighborhood on three dates in July, and failed to report excess emissions from the plant on four days in August.