I must admit that I am not one to usually watch the news. However last night as my husband and I were channel surfing (we only have 20 channels, not much to surf) we came across a 60 minutes report on Coal Ash. I had never even heard of coal ash prior to last night let alone know there were any toxic concerns with it. It was interesting and disturbing. As I watched pictures of the coal ash bubbling out of the ground like lava near homes and INTO homes (see picture to left), I was sick to my stomach. There is huge debate on whether its toxic or not and since I just learned about it I really can't weigh in too much. But my thought it, what if it IS really toxic? These poor people. At least the EPA is currently doing a study on it and say that by the end of the year they will make a decision on whether or not it should be labeled as hazardous material. But I have to wonder if their decision will be influenced by lobbyists from utility companies.
I'd love to hear any thoughts on this, from either side.
