Monday, February 9, 2009

The Pump Failed and 6,000 Gallons of Sludge Contaminated the Des Plaines River


The Chicago Times reported:

About 6,000 gallons of oil sludge spilled into the Des Plaines River on Sunday morning when it overflowed a holding tank after a pump failed at the Caterpillar manufacturing plant in Rockdale, near Joliet, officials said.

Everybody is hellbent on demonstrating that the spill didn't harm wildlife. (Of course it did. if you had 6,000 gallons of oil dumped in your home it would harm you.) What's truly scary about this is that the pump failed. THE PUMP FAILED.

The next time some smarmy U.S. Government stooge tries to convince you that they can do nuclear testing, clean coal-mining, safe mountain-top removal, nuclear energy, etc..., just remind them, THE PUMP FAILED!

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