tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post1537624457761484230..comments2024-01-06T02:36:25.904-08:00Comments on Skinboat Journal: How's the toxic cleanup coming?Wolfgang Brinckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08314364206955412017noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post-44996776527964602532009-12-14T04:55:08.196-08:002009-12-14T04:55:08.196-08:00Hi,
Good one on How's the toxic cleanup comin...Hi,<br /><br />Good one on How's the toxic cleanup coming?.Do you know 1 million children are accidentally poisoned in their homes each year? To Discover the healthy alternative and make your home a safe haven these tips at http://debtfreeliving.toxinchecklist.com may help.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />John.camilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01024263073326014593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post-29156354786129727652009-12-10T13:04:21.978-08:002009-12-10T13:04:21.978-08:00At least they are acknowledging past mistakes and ...At least they are acknowledging past mistakes and taking some form of correct measures.<br /><br />Sometimes its the little companies who make things like neon signs who pollute the area with radioactive materials, with no one expecting it. <br /><br />Interesting article. I enjoyed it.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02003408787689426511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post-52633589900767637002009-12-09T07:19:22.416-08:002009-12-09T07:19:22.416-08:00We weren't technically kicked out. We were inf...We weren't technically kicked out. We were informed that as of a certain date, our lease would expire and not be renewed. We were then free to find space elsewhere.<br /><br />Why has the military waited so long to clean up their mess? Does anyone clean up their mess unless they are forced to? I don't know. But I suspect that it is a matter of what sort of regulations are in effect for a given area. The Navy no doubt had different standards for allowable solvent levels in the ground than does a municipality that wants to build houses on the same ground. As soon as the Navy wanted to turn the base over, civilian standards were applied. <br />As for outrage, let me say that I am not outraged. I am amused at the way we think about toxicity. If we mine mercury or asbestos, it is not considered as a toxin in the mine nor at the factory that processes it, nor in the places that buy it and use it. But once an individual gets hold of it, it becomes toxic and the individual becomes liable for its toxic nature. <br />I would say, that if something is poisonous, leave it in the ground. If it's poisonous for the end user then it's poisonous for everyone that handles it from the mine operator to the manufacturer to the distributor and all of them should be responsible for its toxicity. If we don't use poisons, then there's no need to assign blame. If we do, then we should all take responsibility.Wolfgang Brinckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314364206955412017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154913422010027075.post-3349787768717939312009-12-05T09:20:43.445-08:002009-12-05T09:20:43.445-08:00So, if they kicked you out of your shop, did they ...So, if they kicked you out of your shop, did they relocate you to some other shop space? <br /><br />Maybe I'm being naive, but the toxic mess at Alameda (or every closed military base) isn't new information; why have they waited so long to do something about it? Is it really due to some quantity of lawyers making recommendations over possible sale of land to developers? <br /><br />My ability to feel outrage is pretty depressed; but plenty of people have fished that side of the bay and eaten the fish, plenty of people use the facilities on the base, go to the flea markets, use the beaches, work in the various rental spaces and any dust raised from the toxics would blow directly inland over the estuary to Oakland. I know cleaning it up is a good thing, but after so long.... <br /><br />David WhiteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com