Friday, May 02, 2014

Is a rail exploding before or after it derails? Is a pipeline leaking before it explodes?

Is the Canadian Crud too dangerous to extract, transport and use?

Extracting the sludge in Canada isn't really the danger, except for the environment and the animals and their habitat that are killed and destroyed. But, it is after the extraction of the tar that the process of mixing the tar with Naphta begins. 

The Canadian Tar Sands oil isn't really oil. It is a mixture of 50% tar and 50% natpha. It is the naptha that explodes. Has anyone ever seen a road explode into flames with vapor rising off it? Of course not. But, open a can of paint thinner and without any exposure to any aspect of the liquid the vapor will cause an addiction to those that find it a preferred aromatic odor. It is that vapor that explodes regardless of whether the mixture is found in pipelines or tank cars.

Wichita, Kansas, June 26, 2008 - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) (click here) today released a case study and safety video safety video on the July 2007 explosion and fire at the Barton Solvents distribution facility in Valley Center, Kansas. The CSB found the most likely cause of the explosion -- involving what is known as a nonconductive flammable liquid -- was a static spark resulting from a loosely-linked level-measuring float within the tank. The spark ignited the air-vapor mixture inside the tank as it was being filled.

Nonconductive flammable liquids can accumulate and maintain static electrical energy which discharges more slowly than from more conductive liquids. In addition, some of these liquids can form ignitable vapor-air mixtures inside storage tanks which can explode if a spark occurs.... 

...The July 17, 2007 explosion and fire led to the evacuation of 6,000 residents. Eleven residents and one firefighter sought medical attention. Fire destroyed the facility. CSB investigators found that on the day of the accident a tanker-trailer arrived to transfer Varnish Maker's and Painter's Naphtha (VM&P Naphtha) into a storage tank. The CSB determined that the transfer equipment from the truck tanker to the storage tank likely was properly bonded and grounded to prevent the generation of static electricity. However, the CSB found, the float device inside the 15,000 gallon storage tank presented a hidden danger.

When are dead Americans unimportant? When are dead Americans not worthy of a House Special Committee? When? When they are dead from the climate crisis.

The right wing politicians and their media have a real problem. They can't seem to count past four.

I listened to Greta Van Sustran rant on about "Four Americans Dead." 

With all due respect to the families that have lost loved ones as one of the four, they aren't alone.

In the past seven days there are known to be at least 35 dead Americans from Climate Crisis storms. Yet, poor Greta can't seem to count past the number four. See, it is about national security. The USA military has stated the climate crisis is a threat to national security.  

The BBC published an article about how the intricacies of climate has caused deaths in the UK. 

Wednesday, 6 January 2010
By Clare Murphy Health reporter, BBC News 

For every degree the temperature drops below 18C, deaths in the UK go up by nearly 1.5%.(click here)

Europe takes the climate crisis very seriously. I think it was 2004 when 10 thousand French died from a heat event. They died within days. The hospitals could not keep up with the 'fallen.'

Europeans are fine tuned to the wellness of their citizens. Due to that they have remained aware that longevity is impacted when severe weather results because of the climate crisis. 

So, while Joe Trippe and Greta can't seem to move past the idea the White House didn't release every gossipy e-mail with the word Benghazi in it, they should have paid attention to the number dead from Superstorm Sandy, it might have tainted the good will between the NJ Governor and President Obama. The Republicans might have won the election after all even in the face of Romney damning the 47 percent as leeches.

...A total of 117 deaths (click here) were reported on Red Cross mortality forms. The source of information for the mortality forms was a medical examiner/coroner for 94 (80.3%) cases and the family of the decedent for 10 (8.5%) cases (Table). Most deaths occurred in New York (53 [45.3%]) and New Jersey (34 [29.1%]); the other deaths occurred in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Connecticut, and Maryland. The deaths occurred during October 28–November 29, 2012 (Figure 1). Approximately half of the deaths (60 [51.3%]) occurred on the first 2 days of the storm's landfall, with a peak of 37 deaths on October 30, 2012.... 

Speaker Pelosi pointed to the fact there are many other issues needing address by the US House, but, the Republicans were using political issues as a crutch for a purpose to their paycheck. (Most of those words are mine, but, it illustrates what she was saying well.).

That is the truth. Americans are only important to Republicans when they are capable of supporting the political agenda.

It may be the reason Republicans don't appreciate deaths greater than four is because they simply don't know how to count and never had a pre-school education. Only being able to count to four is an embarrassment for all Republicans, I am sure. But, there is an entire country willing to mentor the Republicans so they can count all the dead Americans and for all the reasons they happen.

The rest of us. Well, we are simply dying to help Republicans achieve that goal as soon as possible.

This is the end of the same system that brought so many deaths recently.

UNISYS Water Vapor North and West Hemisphere Satellite (click here for 12 hour loop) 
May 2, 2014
1930:17z

The east coast system is still lingering. The majority of the system has moved offshore, but, the part that still remains is still serious turbulence.
 

May 2, 2014 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The National Weather Service (click here) says at 15 tornadoes touched down in central Alabama during a set of severe storms earlier this week.
Forecasters released a statement Thursday outlining where the April 28 and 29 twisters made landfall and how strong they were.
Officials say EF0 tornadoes hit parts of central Marion and eastern Macon counties.
Forecasters say EF1 tornadoes hit Etowah, Jefferson, Lamar and Tuscaloosa counties. Officials say another EF1 tornado touched down near the Fayette-Marion County line.
Meteorologists recorded EF2 tornadoes in Bessemer and Graysville — two areas of Jefferson County — and a third EF2 tornado was recorded in northern Pickens County.
Officials say EF3 tornadoes touched down in northern Russell County and in northern Etowah County.
Forecasters say survey teams are still evaluating several other areas.
— BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The National Weather Service says at 15 tornadoes touched down in central Alabama during a set of severe storms earlier this week.
Forecasters released a statement Thursday outlining where the April 28 and 29 twisters made landfall and how strong they were.
Officials say EF0 tornadoes hit parts of central Marion and eastern Macon counties.
Forecasters say EF1 tornadoes hit Etowah, Jefferson, Lamar and Tuscaloosa counties. Officials say another EF1 tornado touched down near the Fayette-Marion County line.
Meteorologists recorded EF2 tornadoes in Bessemer and Graysville — two areas of Jefferson County — and a third EF2 tornado was recorded in northern Pickens County.
Officials say EF3 tornadoes touched down in northern Russell County and in northern Etowah County.
Forecasters say survey teams are still evaluating several other areas.
- See more at: http://www.enewscourier.com/local/x360417332/15-tornadoes-spotted-in-Ala-during-thunderstorms#sthash.0JU2f4mk.dpuf
Now that the next Bush Agenda is out there, one can clearly understand why Putin has an agenda as well. And make no mistake he absolutely has an agenda. The handwriting is on the wall. Putin believes American voters are sheep lead around by money and media. The picture becomes clear doesn't it?

It is up to NATO and primarily Europe, especially France and the UK to DEFINE Northern Africa and curtail the hatred spilling back and forth over the Russia border. It is best to establish an aggressive plan for peace and stem any idea the USA will ever see war again soon.  

Because the opposition is ready. China and North Korea takes Japan and Russia takes care of Europe and the USA along with China. It isn't so difficult to see at all.

The USA has become a nemesis to the world under George W. Bush and Richard Cheney. The European influence with NATO has to be strong and contain any ability of the USA to carry out a unilateral war of aggression.

The scandalous Republicans want Benghazi to be an election strategy. Now the House Speaker is in on it.



Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) (click here) said Friday that he would form a House select committee to investigate the September 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya.

At the same time, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Vista), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, subpoenaed Secretary of State John F. Kerry to testify before another panel over the issue, which continues to drive conservatives before the midterm elections.
Boehner said he had little choice but to begin a House investigation after the State Department released a previously undisclosed email showing that a top White House aide had coordinated talking points about the attack for then-U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice....

Is there any kind of consistent reporting of this torture session?

There are no witnesses so no one really has an accurate record. Additionally, there is no such thing as a botched execution. Either there is an execution or there is torture. There are written reports attempting to justify the torture as 'karma' for the murder he was tried and convicted. 

Executions are suppose to put killers to death. Either it works as it is suppose to or the session is torture. Just that simple.

Botched? Really? Oops? Isn't botched a word indicating tolerance of incompetency, forgiveness and innocence? If a state government can't assure the public an execution will be sift and just then it is participating in torture. 


By Ben Mathis-Lilley
MAY 2 2014 10:42 AM

Once the IV was placed, (click here) the process lasted 30 minutes longer than is typical for Oklahoma executions. For 27 of those minutes witnesses were apparently unable to see what was happening in the execution chamber after a physician lowered a set of blinds....

The south is laced with incompetence in all walks of life and it is laughed at as 'being human' and 'oops' happens. Well, 'oops' might happen OCCASIONALLY, but, "Oops" is a practice of the south and not an occasional occurrence. When the incompetency is finally put behind bars then the people will finally wake up to the dangers they have in their own society.

Oops.

Oops needs to be litigated as a felony imprisoned for life.

It was May Day and there was violence in many places including Turkey. "Nationalism" Russia is desperate.

There is a reason NATO is in Georgia.  Putin has an agenda. Desperate people do desperate things. There is no reason for Russia to be carrying on like this with revitalization of old regime rituals unless there is an agenda. Nothing else makes sense.

There is too much going on in Russia. Registering dual citizenship residents, emigrants expected in the post soviet nations and institutional cultural requirements. There is an agenda that was set in motion and it has nothing to do with sanctions or any actions by The West. There is something really wrong.

Moscow
May 1, 2014
 
Russia celebrated May Day (click here) with its first joyful parade across Red Square since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, as President Vladimir Putin basked in a surge of patriotism over Crimea's annexation. In Turkey, scores were injured in clashes with police.
Elsewhere in the world, demonstrators turned out Thursday to press their demands for better treatment on the holiday also known as International Workers' Day. A rally also turned violent in Cambodia's capital.

Security forces in Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square pushed back demonstrators with water cannons and tear gas. Protesters retaliated by throwing objects at police and using slingshots. Police said 142 people were detained and 90 were injured, 19 of them police officers....

Maybe Merkel got the word about Putin's agenda. One of her aides was partying with Putin. I find it strange she is a messenger for Putin.
 
By PETER LEONARD
Associated Press
SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) - Two Ukrainian helicopters (click here) were shot down Friday as Ukraine launched its first major offensive against the pro-Russia forces that have seized government buildings in the east. The Kremlin said Kiev's move against the insurgents "destroyed" hopes for peace in the region....

5:44PM BST 01 May 2014

Angela Merkel (click here) "furious" after reports that her foreign policy expert attended Gerhard Schroeder's birthday party with Vladimir Putin....