Can America clean up from its worst environmental disaster?

America can clean up after the disaster. But what will be the cost on ground water, drinking water, wildlife and agriculture? Anybody knows?

I keep hearing it reported on. There's a story here, but its going to be a long and complicated one.

The story with similar natural disasters has been a covering some multi-national corporation denying any wrongdoing, bilking the victims, with spokespeople saying absurd things.

But here the TVA has admitted guilt and promised to pay for all cleanup, and pay for all property and health damage.

That makes the news story a long-term one, and complicated. Not suited for tabloid style reporting like we're used to. The story will be how has it worked out for the victims months from now, years from now, etc. Has the TVA (US Govt) lived up to the promises.

I think this is less of a question of "Can they do it?", and more of a question of "Will they do it?" because when it comes to enviormental issues the American government would rather cover up than clean up.

THE worst?

Of course you can clean it up. But Will you?

I doubt it.

We are too short sighted to actually take care of ourselves.

What a fucking mess. Theyre more interested in damage control in terms of harmfulness of coal power plants and their image than they are of the actual disaster. They dont care. And as long as people dont make it an issue, it wont be one.

TVA will fix it. Hope you guys enjoy e-orgasm. If you actually read a newspaper from the area you wouldn't be acting like this.

I can't believe that this is not on the news in pittsburgh

FAT CHANCE OF ANYTHING EVER HAPPENING IF THE PAST IS GARANT OF THE FUTURE...

Ten years after but who was to blame?
http://www.gregpalast.com/ten-years-after-but-who-was-to-blame-2/

Court Rewards Exxon for Valdez Oil Spill
http://www.gregpalast.com/court-rewards-exxon-for-valdez-oil-spill/

Nanwalek Rocks - Natives at Ground Zero of the Exxon Valdez oil spill
http://www.gregpalast.com/nanwalek-rocks-natives-at-ground-zero-of-the-exxon-val...

Exxon suxx. McCain duxx.
http://www.gregpalast.com/exxon-suxx-mccain-duxx/

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." - Justice Louis D. Brandeis (1856-1941) US Supreme Court Justice

I watch CNN every day and swear I have not heard one damn peep about this. What a joke. I know all the media is biased to some extent, but I like CNN because they seem to be the least biased of the major news outlets.

I guess everyone thinks that Erin Brockovich was a cool movie and that THEY would NEVER let something like that happen if they had something to say. Think again. This will never see the news because they're paid off and this will all be swept under the rug while these poor people suffer. God Money wins again.

When this happened, a lot of the coal ash went into a nearby tributary of the Tennessee River. This river is the main water supply for Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama and yet we are not hearing anything. I feel so badly for people who are being affected by this and may not even know. Is there not one media organization that is looking out for the "common man"? I guess I already know the answer.

GREENPEACE CALLS FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO COAL ASH SPILL
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/press-center/releases2/greenpeace-calls-for-crimin...