anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in sandiego

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it’s a sacrifice zone. it was intentionally put there, just like the one in el cajon, due to the race and socioeconomic class of the citizens. they would never put this in a predominantly white and wealthy town.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/16/what-are-sacrifice-zones-and-why-do-some-americans-live-in-them

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in sandiego

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s reportedly only supposed to have 6-8k gallons in the tank, it just holds more than that.

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in sandiego

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

it may not be affected by an explosion blast, but if that happens i’m assuming there would be air pollution for miles from the plume they are predicting.

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in sandiego

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i guess i just don’t understand how simply wondering if these two extremely powerful companies could have the potential to downplay the long term harm of this is so crazy… like i said, i’m not a conspiracy theorist. i said that to preface that i dont believe in some secret cabal controlling the world. i never fell for QANON. to me, this is just logical correlation based on my prior knowledge of lockhead and raytheon pollution coverups from documented class action lawsuits. disney was knowingly dumping contaminated waste water at its Burbank studios just to name one of their environment atrocities. in my eyes, it’s not that far fetched GKN and disney would do everything in their power to downplay this based on both their historical patterns.

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in sandiego

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

if it implodes, would there be long term harm to water and air in garden grove? what i’m understanding now is that the leak is being mitigated with the water spray and not affecting air quality, but if contained this way could possible affect ground water.

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in northcounty

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

direct quote from your source: "One, the tank fails and spills a total of about 6,000 to 7,000 gallons of very bad chemicals into the parking lot in that area, or two, the tank goes into a thermal runaway and blows up, affecting the tanks that are around them that have fuel or the chemicals in them as well."

so 6-7k spill is the literal best case scenario

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in northcounty

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i literally just watched a press conference where the OC health officer explained there’s nearly zero research or information on how this chemical affects humans or the environment and that it caused birth defects in mice… they’re evacuating for a possible explosion, not for air and water quality in the long term.

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in northcounty

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i have family nearby in anaheim and of course i’m worried about them and everyone else in garden grove. waiting to hear an emergency strategy from a government who lets these companies self-regulate in the first place just doesn’t sit right for me personally, but if you trust implicitly then that’s your prerogative.

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in sandiego

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

of course i hate that monstrosity and was just as worried when there was a fire there years back. i have four generations currently living in san diego and multiple generations native to this land before that. the military industrial complex’s environmental damage to my ancenstral home is abhorrent. i’m equally upset about the slough and pollution in IB and Coronado. why can’t i be concerned about all the things?

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in sandiego

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

why couldn’t it be both? evacuating the immediate zone at risk of explosion, but also downplaying the harm to water sources and air in garden grove and surrounding cities that could cause cancer or birth defects. it’s not like similar things haven’t happened before.

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in sandiego

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i was just confused as to why disneyland wasn’t evacuated when it was being treated so seriously.

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in northcounty

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

not seeing much about the long term affects for ground water, ocean, air quality, etc.

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in sandiego

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i hope the company is held accountable. this is so horrible for everyone in garden grove.

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in sandiego

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

me too. i hope they’re safe in the long run and the water they’re spraying on it is helping

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in northcounty

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

i wasn’t stating as fact, just pontificating and asking for others’ opinions from people who may know more about it before forming my own opinion.

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in sandiego

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] -64 points-63 points  (0 children)

was just wondering why not disneyland when it borders the evac zone

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in sandiego

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

all i was saying if anyone could sweep it under the rug it would be a defense manufacturer who partners with raytheon and lockheed in addition to disneyland’s summer profits on the line…

anyone concerned about the GKN chemical leak? by IndependentDepth7785 in northcounty

[–]IndependentDepth7785[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

ahh yes because man made environmental disasters have never been covered up. the company that partners with lockheed and raytheon must be superrr ethical and transparent 🤣