Pipeline explosion.......

[rdharma]

[lob1]

1. Where and when?

[rdharma]

2. Knifley, KY

The pipeline was buried 20 feet into a mountainside near the rural community of Knifley. The explosion left a deep crater and flung “huge rocks” into the air, according to Thomas speaking from the scene.

[lob1]

3. Great pic. Poor Kentucky. First Rand Paul, now this.

[2naSalit]

4. And the hits keep coming

Fuel trains crashing and exploding, poisoned water in WV, several times over... coal ash spill in NC, gas wellhead blown up in PA, now this...

One would think there needs to be some attention to this stuff on a national level and some real action taken.

[tech3149]

5. We've got to focus on the common ground

ALL these incidents were the result of using fossil fuels.
We just can't continue doing this without eventually killing ourselves.
I grew up in a coal mining town and know it's just not healthy but all this shit going on since the 70's has taken it over the limit.
I probably don't have much time on this earth but I'd rather hand off the world in at least a liveable condition.
Even better I'd like to provide a better world but that's just not possible.
The effects of our fathers choices are visited upon us and we can only build on that.

Sorry for getting a bit off topic but sometimes you have to do your penance where it might have some importance.

[2naSalit]

6. I can't argue with that.

I agree with what you're saying. I have lots of ideas to help transition away from the destructive behaviors we have become so conditioned to that most can't bring themselves to change.

And my ideas create living wage jobs for all legal working ages that have real tangible rewards... but without funding to get these projects started... and that's sad that ideas for helping to transition from assured destruction are tabu.

I hope that something will be the catalyst for the ultimate wake-up call and everybody takes heed, because I suspect there aren't enough who are willing to not shut off the alarm and roll back over to sleep longer.

I guess only time will tell if we hang around on this planet for a lot longer or if we go out with a bang in the near future.