Indeed, Mr. Walker can hardly keep up with the latest ad from Kohl's. He likes to accumulate vast amount of purchase points for free stuff. I'll tell you something though; his shopping is covert. I have yet to see one report of anyone witnessing him shopping with his free Kohl's points.
July 10, 2015
By Stephen F. Hayes
When Scott Walker (click here) formalizes his presidential run Monday with a long-anticipated announcement, he will have at his side a seasoned veteran of Republican politics and an architect of the modern conservative movement. THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that Walker is expected to name Michael Grebe as campaign chairman as early as Friday....
But the worst of Scott Walker as Governor is that he has used Wisconsin as a spring board into the Presidency. He is insincere and lacks morals of a real leader.
The people of Wisconsin are simply steps on his ladder. He'll walk all over them to satisfy his ambitions. He states, "If I'll do it in Wisconsin, I'll do it in the rest of the country, too." Those are words of a leader or a follower of chronic Koch money.
March 3, 2015
Wisconsin sand (click here) is in great demand by the natural gas industry. The sand, used in frac mining, is creating a business boom for the state while some debate the merits of the mining practice.
"We have great sand, and it's needed for the fracking industry," UW-Stevens Point Professor Anna Haines said. She said 100 new sand mines have been put online in just the last four years....
..."We have thousands of acres now in mines," said Ken Schmidt, a farmer near one of Wisconsin's sand mines. "If they go on for a while, thousands more, what are we going to have left after the mining industry is gone?"...
... "(You've) got a train engine running," he said of the noise created by the nearby mine and processing plant. "It's like that constant water drop on your head. Day after day. Hour after hour."
Shier said trucks come and go 24 hours a day, seven days a week. His family had to move out of their bedrooms to try to escape the noises. They now sleep in the basement....
...UW-Eau Claire environmental public health director Crispin Pierce said sand mines are hurting air quality. A pollutant called PM 2.5 can cause lung problems that could contribute to heart attacks, cardiovascular disease and lung cancer.
Pierce said sand mines are a source of PM 2.5, but the state is not measuring it....
That is not a leader, that is a man with ambitions while on a short leash to the Kochs.
The term fine particles, or particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), refers to tiny particles or droplets in the air that are two and one half microns or less in width. Like inches, meters and miles, a micron is a unit of measurement for distance. There are about 25,000 microns in an inch. The widths of the larger particles in the PM2.5 size range would be about thirty times smaller than that of a human hair. The smaller particles are so small that several thousand of them could fit on the period at the end of this sentence.
It seems silly to most people why such a small particle would be of concern. But, the facts are very plain, human lungs doesn't discern good particles from bad particles. If that was the case no one would have pollen allergies.
Everyone remember the damage of asbestos?
Depending on their shape and size, asbestos fibers deposit in different areas of the lung. Fibers less than 3 mm easily move into the lung tissue and the lining surrounding the lung (pleura). Long fibers, greater than 5 mm (1/5 inch), cannot be completely broken down by scavenger cells (macrophages) and remain in the lung tissue. These asbestos fibers can cause inflammation. Substances damaging to the lungs are then released by the cells of inflammation that are responding to the foreign asbestos material. The persistence of these long fibers in the lung tissue and the resulting inflammation seem to initiate the process of cancer formation.
The smaller the 'rock' introduced into the lungs the more likely it will lodge in the tissues. This blog has discussed this before.
This is from the American Lung Association:
Silicosis is a lung disease (click here) that is caused by inhaling tiny bits of silica. Silica is a common mineral that is part of sand, rock and mineral ores like quartz. People who work in jobs where they could breathe in these tiny silica bits—like sandblasting, mining, construction and many others—are at risk for silicosis. The silica dust can cause fluid buildup and scar tissue in the lungs that cuts down your ability to breathe. Silicosis cannot be cured, but you can prevent it if you take specific steps to protect yourself and your family.
While Wisconsin doesn't have as many fracking wells as Oklahoma and Texas, the mining of sand is as dangerous as the fracking wells and their dust and methane discharge. Wisconsin has a major health problem for residents and workers alike. It is time of OSHA to pay a visit to the workers and the EPA to set up air quality monitoring.
July 10, 2015
By Stephen F. Hayes
When Scott Walker (click here) formalizes his presidential run Monday with a long-anticipated announcement, he will have at his side a seasoned veteran of Republican politics and an architect of the modern conservative movement. THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that Walker is expected to name Michael Grebe as campaign chairman as early as Friday....
But the worst of Scott Walker as Governor is that he has used Wisconsin as a spring board into the Presidency. He is insincere and lacks morals of a real leader.
The people of Wisconsin are simply steps on his ladder. He'll walk all over them to satisfy his ambitions. He states, "If I'll do it in Wisconsin, I'll do it in the rest of the country, too." Those are words of a leader or a follower of chronic Koch money.
March 3, 2015
Wisconsin sand (click here) is in great demand by the natural gas industry. The sand, used in frac mining, is creating a business boom for the state while some debate the merits of the mining practice.
"We have great sand, and it's needed for the fracking industry," UW-Stevens Point Professor Anna Haines said. She said 100 new sand mines have been put online in just the last four years....
..."We have thousands of acres now in mines," said Ken Schmidt, a farmer near one of Wisconsin's sand mines. "If they go on for a while, thousands more, what are we going to have left after the mining industry is gone?"...
... "(You've) got a train engine running," he said of the noise created by the nearby mine and processing plant. "It's like that constant water drop on your head. Day after day. Hour after hour."
Shier said trucks come and go 24 hours a day, seven days a week. His family had to move out of their bedrooms to try to escape the noises. They now sleep in the basement....
...UW-Eau Claire environmental public health director Crispin Pierce said sand mines are hurting air quality. A pollutant called PM 2.5 can cause lung problems that could contribute to heart attacks, cardiovascular disease and lung cancer.
Pierce said sand mines are a source of PM 2.5, but the state is not measuring it....
That is not a leader, that is a man with ambitions while on a short leash to the Kochs.
The term fine particles, or particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), refers to tiny particles or droplets in the air that are two and one half microns or less in width. Like inches, meters and miles, a micron is a unit of measurement for distance. There are about 25,000 microns in an inch. The widths of the larger particles in the PM2.5 size range would be about thirty times smaller than that of a human hair. The smaller particles are so small that several thousand of them could fit on the period at the end of this sentence.
It seems silly to most people why such a small particle would be of concern. But, the facts are very plain, human lungs doesn't discern good particles from bad particles. If that was the case no one would have pollen allergies.
Everyone remember the damage of asbestos?
Depending on their shape and size, asbestos fibers deposit in different areas of the lung. Fibers less than 3 mm easily move into the lung tissue and the lining surrounding the lung (pleura). Long fibers, greater than 5 mm (1/5 inch), cannot be completely broken down by scavenger cells (macrophages) and remain in the lung tissue. These asbestos fibers can cause inflammation. Substances damaging to the lungs are then released by the cells of inflammation that are responding to the foreign asbestos material. The persistence of these long fibers in the lung tissue and the resulting inflammation seem to initiate the process of cancer formation.
The smaller the 'rock' introduced into the lungs the more likely it will lodge in the tissues. This blog has discussed this before.
This is from the American Lung Association:
Silicosis is a lung disease (click here) that is caused by inhaling tiny bits of silica. Silica is a common mineral that is part of sand, rock and mineral ores like quartz. People who work in jobs where they could breathe in these tiny silica bits—like sandblasting, mining, construction and many others—are at risk for silicosis. The silica dust can cause fluid buildup and scar tissue in the lungs that cuts down your ability to breathe. Silicosis cannot be cured, but you can prevent it if you take specific steps to protect yourself and your family.
While Wisconsin doesn't have as many fracking wells as Oklahoma and Texas, the mining of sand is as dangerous as the fracking wells and their dust and methane discharge. Wisconsin has a major health problem for residents and workers alike. It is time of OSHA to pay a visit to the workers and the EPA to set up air quality monitoring.
