Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Duke Spills the Beans, and Also the Ash

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-grand-jury-to-examine-nc-coal-ash-spill/

On Februrary 2nd, a storage pond for Duke Energy released 39,000 tons of toxic coal ash into the Dan River in North Carolina. This coal ash has been shown to contain chemicals that could cause mutations in fish, or even cancer. Duke Energy admitted in an interview that it was to blame for the spill. We will discuss how Duke Energy claimed that the river was private property and how this relates to eminent domain. I think that Duke Energy should be fined, at the very least, and forced to pay for all attempts to clean up the river.

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