China is Financing a Petrochemical Hub in Appalachia. Meet Its Powerful Backers - desmogblog.com
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There are usually 2 sides (at least!) to every story. One the plus side, the above article means that a lot of 'living wage jobs' are coming to Appalchia.
Watch Christmas in Kentucky
On the minus side, those 'living wage jobs' are likely to come at the expense of the environment, as well as the health of a lot of people living in the area,
Check out,
Erin Brochovich, staring Julia Roberts
And also Gray Mountain, by John Grisham
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"In a January 4 blog post, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition spelled out how the Appalachian Storage Hub will likely incentivize more fracking in the region. 'More fracking for methane leads to more gas liquids used by the petrochemical companies, the more gas liquids petrochemical companies use, the more fracking will happen, wrote the group. 'What that means is our region would face the combined threats of more fracking and the petrochemical industries.' In addition to the public health and pollution battles being fought in the Gulf's existing petrochemical corridor (also known as 'Cancer Alley'), the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition also pointed to Appalachia's past experiences with the coal industry and decried a potential repeat of history. 'Haven’t we learned any lesson from what the coal industry has done, where the majority of what is produced here is exported elsewhere, and the profits made by companies from outside the region?' the group asked. 'This hub of horrors is a nightmare waiting to happen … The people deserve better than false economic hope and toxic neighbors.'”
-------------------------------------------There are usually 2 sides (at least!) to every story. One the plus side, the above article means that a lot of 'living wage jobs' are coming to Appalchia.
Watch Christmas in Kentucky
On the minus side, those 'living wage jobs' are likely to come at the expense of the environment, as well as the health of a lot of people living in the area,
Check out,
Erin Brochovich, staring Julia Roberts
And also Gray Mountain, by John Grisham
