The 20 Biggest U.S. Polluters »
Posted by: Aidenag 6 months, 2 weeks agoThe Environmental Protection Agency today released its Toxic Release Inventory, the most authoritative accounting of toxic chemicals put into the air, water and land of the United States. What follows is a list of the facilities that polluted the most, by weight.
Read Full Story at thedailygreen.com
Join the Discussion 
+ Add Comment
Comments So Far: 54
-
-
0%
Teech6 months, 2 weeks ago
Sarcasm on: Lead schmed, mercury schmercury. So what? Hey, asswipes, it's LEGAL! Live with it! Why do you think we gave millions to the Bush campaign? Why do you think we continue to give millions to GOP Neocon politicians? They paid off like slot machines by getting rid of B.J. Clinton era pollution laws! Damn! That Democrap was costing us big bucks with his higher corporate tax rates and his silly ass balanced budgets and Federal surplus. Plus that pervert had all but eliminated Reagan's huge National Debt.
Love that little Bush! Whoooeeeee! We got huge personal and corporate tax breaks! Sure, we borrowed 10 trillion from you working slobs to get it. Too damn bad! Hey, YOU elected him TWICE..for us! And that Iraq war $$$$! Sweet.
Ol' Karl really got the farmers in the midwest and the simpletons in the old "Solid South". FOX News helps out, too! Yup, controlling ALL the mass media is cool. Thanks, Reagan for deregulating it so we could own more outlets.
Reply -
0%
BoxMonkey6 months, 2 weeks ago
Thet really looks like the cover of Pink Floyds "Animals " album jacket , those smokestacks pictured .
Reply -
0%
bobo-in-texas6 months, 2 weeks ago
And just missing at number 21 is Al Gore with a combination of mansions and hundreds of globe trotting private jet flights.
Reply
-
-
0%
jordan116 months, 2 weeks ago
CNN did a good show tonight on lead air pollution. (the Broken Government series). First time I've watched them in over a year, & am impressed that someone is finally bringing things out mainstream. I'm thankful not to be living in the areas this article states. Wouldn't want to have raised my children there.
Reply-
0%
texangelwings6 months, 2 weeks ago
Ditto, jordan11! I felt so sorry for that man and his family!
Reply
-
-
-
0%
bruhaha6 months, 2 weeks ago
It would be possible. Coal mining in Australia may be to blame for an earthquake in 1989.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01...
I don't know whther that would be the case there. Geologists would have to look into that.
Reply -
-
-
0%
nostalgia6 months, 2 weeks ago
I'd like to see CNN or someone do a report on the compact fluorescent bulbs or(CFLs) which have been mandated
I asked several of my friends about the mercury in the CFLs and the need to recycle them instead of putting them in the trash. Not one of them knew there was mercury in the bulbs
There needs to be more consumer education about these bulbs or we are going to have every landfill in the country contaminated with mercury
Reply-
0%
jordan116 months, 2 weeks ago
I have to wonder how many people are going to get in their car and drive to a disposal site for things like those bulbs. My guess is very few. Maybe trash collection companies should be mandated to provide special bins for them, along with other toxic materials & pick up those bins a few times a year for proper disposal.
Reply -
0%
globalwarmer6 months, 2 weeks ago
Its true, no one reads the fine print when they buy these but there is some good info here:www.a... also earth911.org makes it easy to find places to dispose of it locally.
Reply
-
-
0%
Spadecaller6 months, 2 weeks ago
"Some contaminants are dangerous at exceedingly low levels, and the method and location of disposal can have a lot to do with the impact of the pollution."
The amount of benzoic sulfinide (Saccharine)required to endanger rats and human beings is much less than strychnine, benzene (ingredient in paint), or arsenic. But, I haven't seen any saccharine trickling into our drinking water, our air, or our food supply...
We have a problem with our government's lack of scientific integrity -- to say the least.
Reply -
AtheismIsRealityComment removed: User banned.
-
0%
jumpmaster6 months, 2 weeks ago
Now everyone knows who the biggest polluters are so they can liquidate all of the stock in their mutual funds and stock portfolios.
Reply -
0%
Charlson6 months, 2 weeks ago
Well, I'm so proud that my state is represented in the top 20 polluter's list, not.
Reply -
-
0%
Aidenag6 months, 2 weeks ago
I'm not sure if there is a link to a giant list in order of what they pollute. But here is a link for those polluting the most near you(can search by zipcode). And as this article from thedailygreen points out, make sure to search for those counties upwind of you as well.
http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer/facility.htm
Reply
-
-
0%
slyboy26 months, 2 weeks ago
Anyone know what Envirosafe Service of Ohio does? Seems the name of the company is a little misleading since it is #4 on the polluter list
Reply -
-
0%
Aidenag6 months, 2 weeks ago
They are a "hazardous waste treatment and disposal facility" according to their website.
http://www.envirosafeservices.com/aboutourbusin...
Reply
-
-
-
0%
Aidenag6 months, 2 weeks ago
They are another Waste treatment facility it seems
http://mountain-home.org/chamber/usecology.htm
Reply
-
-
-
ScrimshawComment removed: User banned.
-
-
0%
EDWARDIII6 months, 2 weeks ago
This is something that should be right up there with nuclear war to be avioded. Most on the list were miners and smelters. Mining is by definition a destructive process that has a one-time-use-of-the-land philosophy. Jarred Diamond (Guns, Germs & Steel, Collapse) is deeply involved in finding a new definition that maintians the viability of the industries on that list.
We must work with industry to find a solution because if we don't they will just go some place where there are no laws and become worse. Displacing polution is not a solution.
Reply-
0%
EDWARDIII6 months, 2 weeks ago
The biggest single thing that MUST be done to solve the polution problem and a long list of other things is to reverse population growth. If we dont' do that by planning the population will be controled by disease famine and war. The reasons to oppose population controle are either greedy self-interest or archaic value systems. If you disagree with me bring it on. Message me if I don't respond to your comment.
Reply
-
-
0%
Klarissa6 months, 2 weeks ago
should also note that this was 2006 information. If any of them have cleaned up their act, they deserve to be recognized.
Reply -
-
0%
ghengisghan6 months, 2 weeks ago
4 of those are in one state, NEVADA...you know the one that gave us Harry Reid, head of the US SENATE and DEMOCRAT :)
Reply
-
0%
Cityslicker6 months, 2 weeks ago
Surprised NASA and the Armed Services did not top the list , oh wait they are exempt .
Reply -
0%
Howtogo6 months, 2 weeks ago
Simple solutionâ;¦ shut them all down. After all who needs copper, coal, electricity, aluminum, steel, plastics or any of the other products created by these companies? We can just import it all from China and let their country get more polluted.
We can't import electricity so how about we convert to solar & wind for electricity? All we need is land to place the wind machine & solar cells. That can be accomplished by denuding all of the open space in our national forests & national parks with wind machines & solar cells. Problem solved!!!
Reply-
0%
EDWARDIII6 months, 2 weeks ago
If you'll excuse me for beating the same drum...
"After all who needs copper, coal, electricity, aluminum, steel, plastics or any of the other products created by these companies? We can just import it all from China and let their country get more polluted."
Everybody needs those things. One of the best moves to combat polution is to lower demand by controling population. Additionally lowered population pressure would have a positive effect on a list of problems.
Illegal immigration
Famine
Depletion of resources
International hegemony
Global warming
Infrastructure degradation
Species extinction
Reply
-
-
-
0%
MeanMotherUSA6 months, 2 weeks ago
2-22-08...
LAUGH,i.e. I Can't Stop Laughing Reading All Comments On These Never Ending Fabricated Propagandized EPA 20 Biggest Polluters!
Since 5 Years Old I've Been Under Cars- Trucks, Breathing Gas,Asbestos,Lead -You Name It-Ain't Thing Wrong With Me Nor My Idiot Son = Only Thing Wrong With Him--
He's Worlds Greatest Intellectual Liar...
WEALTHY $ USE LEAD & ASBESTOS TO INSULATE THERE BUSINESSES & HOMES --THEY SO FEAR NUCLEAR FALL OUT=RADIATION IN CASE OF NEXT NUCLEAR WORLD WAR...
Etal: As For Children Eating Lead Paints,i.e.** Millions More Die Are Raped,Maimed,Killed Choked Rope Around Their Necks,Mouthes,Arms,Legs Taped Shut-- Sodomized To Death By Pervert Child Molesters..
** Over 2 Million USA Children Disappear Each Year Never Found Even Dead,Enslaved,Prostituted Most Killed By Child Molesters,Doctors Medicals Buy Sell $$ Their Body Parts,It Goes On & On ...
Enough Said...
MeanMotherUSA
Reply
Submitted By:
Aidenag
Photographer by day, news junkie by night. My main areas of interest are politics and the environment. If you have any questions, problems, or suggestions ...
Also submitted:
- 1.0 - No Flag Pin For McCain
- 1.0 - Tom Ridge Defends 'John Bush'
- 1.0 - Uncle Sam & 911
- 8.0 - Palin aides peeked into trooper's files, union says
Related Articles:
Why not submit a story?
Also Propping This Article
TimALoftis
robertinseattle
capn_caveman
Debbie
Helixbuilder
berkeley- eugenegerard
Ratskii
ameliog
tehranchik
Groups Watching This
No groups are watching this story. Why not share it with your group?
