Tuesday, February 19, 2008
pestiferous - aep and the blue haze
I'm on several word a day email listserves and this weekend I had the word pestiferous \pes-TIF-uh-ruhs\, adj., show up. The definition of that word follows:
Update: I stand corrected. John Amos is not a nuclear power plant ... it just looks like one.
1. Bearing or bringing disease.I found it an interesting choice since this weekend a story broke here in Charleston, WV that the mysterious blue haze that covered the city about three weeks ago was likely due to the local nuclear power plant lying about how much crap they are dumping into our air. An astute reader of my blog back when this all happened had commented that we were having the exact same problem the town of Chesire, Ohio had experienced several years ago. It would seem that reader was right on the money. The report this weekend was that AEP has "misreporting" its emissions by a factor of 4 times less what they were actually releasing into the air ... and that's millions of pounds of sulfuric acid and other toxic chemicals each year. So what will happen? Will AEP buy out the politicians of Charleston the way they bought out the town of Chesire, OH? Only time and vigilance will tell.
2. Infected with or contaminated by a pestilential disease.
3. Morally evil or dangerous to society; pernicious.
4. Bothersome; troublesome; annoying.
Update: I stand corrected. John Amos is not a nuclear power plant ... it just looks like one.
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I think Blankenship's already bought enough of the decisions makers and they'll lean toward 'business' every time.
I don't think Amos is an NPP. I think they're using fossil fuels. Cooling towers look the same either way.
I don't think Amos is an NPP. I think they're using fossil fuels. Cooling towers look the same either way.
I'm pretty sure John Amos isn't nuclear; I am 90% certain it's one of the largest consumers of coal in the state.
Besides, nuclear power plants don't really have "emissions" other than steam (some CO2 can be produced as well, but the concentration is smaller than that from virtually any other type of power plant). That's not to say there aren't byproducts that eventually need to be disposed of in other ways, but as far as emissions go, nuclear power plants are mostly clean.
Besides, nuclear power plants don't really have "emissions" other than steam (some CO2 can be produced as well, but the concentration is smaller than that from virtually any other type of power plant). That's not to say there aren't byproducts that eventually need to be disposed of in other ways, but as far as emissions go, nuclear power plants are mostly clean.
I guarentee you Amos isn't a nuke plant.
Beaver Valley is the closest nuke to us, I think. Cook is in Michigan.
I kinda like having electricity for my computer, PDA, cell phone, lights, heat, television and VHS.
Amos is undergoing millions in rennovations, contributing millions in taxes to the local, state and federal governments. They keep a ton of coal miners employed who pay employment taxes and spend thousands annually in the community. That keeps a lot of businesses going.
http://www.nukeworker.com/pictures/albums/North_America/usa/NRC_Facilities/Region_1/Beaver_Valley/normal_Beaver_Valley_03.jpg
Beaver Valley is the closest nuke to us, I think. Cook is in Michigan.
I kinda like having electricity for my computer, PDA, cell phone, lights, heat, television and VHS.
Amos is undergoing millions in rennovations, contributing millions in taxes to the local, state and federal governments. They keep a ton of coal miners employed who pay employment taxes and spend thousands annually in the community. That keeps a lot of businesses going.
http://www.nukeworker.com/pictures/albums/North_America/usa/NRC_Facilities/Region_1/Beaver_Valley/normal_Beaver_Valley_03.jpg
Just to pile on about John Amos not being a nuke plant - back when I was a kid and Three Mile Island happened, all I remembered visually were the arial shots of the plant and its cooling towers. When I saw the ones at Amos, I freaked, but was assured by my parents that it wasn't a nuke plant.
Come on Muze. You can't convince me that you believe in that Ayn Rand style of unapologetic, raw, capitalism to the exclusion of all else now can you? The point about the blue haze was that AEP broke the law and tried to lie about it. It has nothing to do with the coal miners and the power we get.
Speaking of Ayn Rand ... did you all see the article in the Sunday Gazette about her by Rick Wilson of the WV blog The Goat Rope?
Speaking of Ayn Rand ... did you all see the article in the Sunday Gazette about her by Rick Wilson of the WV blog The Goat Rope?
I support coal-fired power plants. I also support said plants adhering to emissions standards because it assists me one of my favorite hobbies: breathing. And when something happens beyond anyone's control, the best thing to do is to come out with it right away, tell folks what they can expect and how they should protect themselves. If AEP didn't do that, they should be punished by fines or whatever. Only then will they change their behavior.
Now Jawa - Where did I say they shouldn't be held to standards? Hmmmmm?
From what I've been seeing they are using a new way of measuring the emmissions. Now -- I don't know if that's true, I can only go by what's been reported ... just like you.
I also know that they are installing new scrubbers and emission controls, as required by the government, to address some of these issues.
And don't "Ayn Rand" me. I did see that article and if it is the least bit true that's NOT my style.
But I will say this, if you clamp down too hard you'll end up causing more problems than you have now. We're finding out that the savior of us all -- biodiesl -- isn't what it was cracked up to be. It is going to take a blending of all the options, solar, nuclear, wind, bio and fossil based fuels to supply the energy demands.
In all things ... moderation.
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From what I've been seeing they are using a new way of measuring the emmissions. Now -- I don't know if that's true, I can only go by what's been reported ... just like you.
I also know that they are installing new scrubbers and emission controls, as required by the government, to address some of these issues.
And don't "Ayn Rand" me. I did see that article and if it is the least bit true that's NOT my style.
But I will say this, if you clamp down too hard you'll end up causing more problems than you have now. We're finding out that the savior of us all -- biodiesl -- isn't what it was cracked up to be. It is going to take a blending of all the options, solar, nuclear, wind, bio and fossil based fuels to supply the energy demands.
In all things ... moderation.
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