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Anthony sent me this story via Raw Story there's an
outrageous chemical spill that has tainted Virginia water in a way that is
absolutely disgusting residents have nine west virginia counties have been
warned not only not to drink
the water ladies and gentleman but not to even touch
tap water after a chemical spill governor
earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency Thursday in Boone
kabel clay Jackson can a wall
link in Logan Putnam and Roane County's
after the West Virginia American Water Company announced
the entire water supply has become contaminated
W s AZ TV reports that
or metal cyclohexene methanol
which is used in the froth flotation process
of coal washing in preparation spilled
upstream from the in take up the Cana la Vallee bad water treatment plant in
charleston
which is the largest water treatment plant in West Virginia
now water company spokeswoman said that the spill
originated with read 'em industries which is a Charleston company
that produces chemicals for mining steel and cement
industries the advisory a fact about 300
thousand people the tap water ban has shut down schools
bars restaurants people are basically dependent on
bottled water even boiling the water Lewis does not make it safe
to even touch to even touch this is just
unbelievable this is head and shoulders
above the measures that Americans take when traveling to Mexico with water for
example I was recently in mexico
I still showered with the water I still rinsed my toothbrush with the water
although yes
I rinsed my mouth with bottled water this this is West Virginia Louis
and I have to tell you there is an absolute double standard with the media
coverage
can you imagine it's something that happened with I don't know
Obamacare made it so that 300,000 people
couldn't you didn't touch their tap water
it would be 24/7 coverage on all the right wing
media networks however we've got a serious water spill related to the
mining a fossil fuels and
yeah there's a couple a bar to cause there is you know a 30-second no
may be here in there but it's just not a big story this is probably a
the most important story we've covered in in amman arm
not tonight it you know diminish anything else but
its state emergency over there any water has to be flown in
I every bottle above water there was in supermarkets and stores ways
immediately by I'm and it's literally a state of emergency
remember the Lewis we need less regulation less regulation with
food too because companies are responsible and they would have course
make sure everybody is
absolutely safe no matter what because it's the
I don't know public interest or something it's incredible you know when
you look at where I
these chemicals were being contained right a it's literally
on the water literally its it's right there
and I i even a little puncture could lead to you
to a disaster I'll let alone s on today's bonus show we will talk about
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