Thursday, April 28, 2011

April 28, 2011

“Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we've been ignorant of their value.”
R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983)

Valero Corpus Christi Refinery Flares Gases, NRC Filing Says 
Bloomberg
About 5000 pounds (2268 kilograms) of carbon monoxide and 1000 pounds of sulfur dioxide were released. US refineries must notify the National Response Center if they release hazardous substance in excess of reportable quantities, according to the ...

3 killed, 6 missing from carbon monoxide poisoning in China 
Indian Express
Three miners died of carbon monoxide poisoning and six others were missing in a lead-zinc mine in northwest China's Gansu Province, officials said on Thursday. The Changba Lead-Zinc Mine near the city of Longnan said it failed to contact three staff ...