Re: The Downey Toxic He ll Hole
Posted by Sharon on 9/05/08
Deano, Missed your point: e·pis·te·mol·o·gy –noun a branch of philosophy that investigates
the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge. LOL, seems as effective of science as tossing lemons in a
wastebasket to understand what is going on. Don't you think? BTW, why no comment from you on the Leonard Lopate Show?
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/episodes/2008/09/01
On 9/05/08, Sharon wrote:
> Deano,
>
> Found it intersting and posted it. I DO know that there are
> several people who are claiming illness from that site. I
> thought it was very clever to refer to what they are
> experiencing as "The Downey Syndrome".
>
> A couple of articles about it, linked from this article:
> http://la.indy media.org/news/2008/08/219391.php
>
> Also, I don't think that it is true at all, that no one is
> listening. "Illness and brownfields" is always a topic that has
> many twists and turns because there is so much legislature that
> it takes to turn a brownfield into a buildable site. This one
> looks particularly complicated because you have a hospital on
> the site and a major motion picture studio with workers
> continually building sets, etc...as I understand it.
>
> As an example that some brownfields may not be as clean or safe
> as one would want, below is info of another one out of the UK.
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3014336.stm
>
> Wonder what the percentage of brownfields is where there are no
> reports of increased illness to those where there are reports.
>
> Sharon
>
>
>
> On 9/04/08, Deano wrote:
>> This is essentially just a repeat of that joke of a radio
>> interview you posted a few weeks ago. Fringe socialist
>> whackos making a bunch of noise. But no one is listening.
>>
>> I could barely read any of his disjointed drivel, but this
>> passage kind of leapt out at me:
>>
>> “In cases like sickness from mold and fungus, industrial
>> hygienists are not qualified to make a serious
>> epistemological investigation as to the causes of workers
>> illnesses at these sites.”
>>
>> No kidding. Who, I wonder, is qualified to make
>> an “epistemological investigation” with regards IAQ and mold?
>>
>> You really should find some information sources that are not
>> quite so laughable.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/04/08, Sharon wrote:
>>> The Downey Toxic He ll Hole: Injured Workers, Liability &
>>> The Business Of Ste wart Licht ner
>>> Bay Area Indy media - San Francisco,CA*
>>> by Steve Zeltzer
>>> Wednesday Sep 3rd, 2008
>>>
>>> http://www.indy bay. org/news items/2008/09/03/18532759. p
>>> h p
>>>
>>> One of the first privatized government toxic dump site in
>>> Downey,
>>> California has now led to the serious injuries of hundreds
>>> of movie
>>> workers and Kaiser workers.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- The Downey Toxic He ll Hole, 9/04/08, by Sharon.
- Re: The Downey Toxic He ll Hole, 9/04/08, by Deano.
- Re: The Downey Toxic He ll Hole, 9/05/08, by Sharon.
- Re: The Downey Toxic He ll Hole, 9/05/08, by Sharon.
- Re: The Downey Toxic He ll Hole, 9/05/08, by sick.
- Re: The Downey Toxic He ll Hole, 9/07/08, by Deano.
- Re: The Downey Toxic He ll Hole, 9/07/08, by Deano.
- Re: DEANO, 9/08/08, by sick.
- Re: DEANO, 9/08/08, by Deano.
- Re: DEANO, 9/08/08, by Sharon.
- Re: DEANO, 9/08/08, by sick.
- Re: DEANO, 9/09/08, by doubtful.
- Re: DEANO, 9/09/08, by Deano.
- Re: DEANO, 9/09/08, by Sharon.
- Re: DEANO, 9/09/08, by Deano.
- Re: DEANO, 9/09/08, by Sharon.
- Re: DEANO, 9/09/08, by Deano.
- Re: DEANO, 9/09/08, by sick.
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