This is what we live with here in Southwest Louisiana.
Industrial pollution runs unchecked during start up, shut down and maintenance.
Pipelines spring leaks everywhere.
Naptha tanks catch on fire.
And these are the folks fighting back, from our Earth Day Extravaganza!!
Lake Charles Residents are watching!
Click here to see the work Debra Ramirez and Lois Booker Malvo are doing to protect their neighborhood in North Lake Charles.
Where Do Most of the Emissions Come From?
Science
US Emissions of the World’s Most Potent Greenhouse Gas Are 56 Percent Higher Than EPA Estimates, a New Study Shows
Electric utilities are likely responsible for the nation’s higher than expected emissions of sulfur hexafluoride, a greenhouse gas 25,000 times worse for the climate than carbon dioxide.
ACCIDENTS HAPPEN
When we think about buildout of industry in our area, we need to think that accidents WILL happen, and what the effect of having so many industries so close together could mean.
https://www.csb.gov/kuraray-pasadena-release-and-fire/
Road to Hell
Plastics decompose into microscopic particles that are already in everything, including our bodies. Let’s not make it worse by putting them in our roads! Click here to learn more.
World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies
Key UN reports published in last two days warn urgent and collective action needed – as oil firms report astronomical profits
by Damian Carrington Environment editor
The climate crisis has reached a “really bleak moment”, one of the world’s leading climate scientists has said, after a slew of major reports laid bare how close the planet is to catastrophe.
Collective action is needed by the world’s nations more now than at any point since the second world war to avoid climate tipping points, Prof Johan Rockström said, but geopolitical tensions are at a high.
He said the world was coming “very, very close to irreversible changes … time is really running out very, very fast”.
Emissions must fall by about half by 2030 to meet the internationally agreed target of 1.5C of heating but are still rising, the reports showed – at a time when oil giants are making astronomical amounts of money.
On Thursday, Shell and TotalEnergies both doubled their quarterly profits to about $10bn. Oil and gas giants have enjoyed soaring profits as post-Covid demand jumps and after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The sector is expected to amass $4tn in 2022, strengthening calls for heavy windfall taxes to address the cost of living crisis and fund the clean energy transition.
To read more, click the link below.
Boil Advisories or low water pressure
Click the link below to learn how to protect yourself and your family when there is a boil advisory or the water pressure drops.
http://www.kplctv.com/video/2022/09/03/chemist-explains-frequent-boil-advisories-how-stay-protected/
More water information ….
In Sulphur, Louisiana, where we are located, a community member had her water tested and found that there were high levels of lead in the water she was drinking. We are waiting on tests we have done to come back. Once they have this page will have more information and updates on the situation.
The water tests came back and we have so many contaminants in our water! Lead, iron, manganese, aluminum, copper – and that is what is in the water at the office (home)!
We have gone to the Sulphur City Council meetings and highlighted the issue.
Toxins in our Air
The water isn’t our only problem here in Portie Town or Southwest Louisiana. Check out the EPA Environmental Justice website here. enter your zip code. We have more work to do!
Exposure to small amounts of toxins can have a BIG IMPACT, especially over time. Click here to view a video explaining the problem
Plastic waste fraud explainer piece
https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/vDpL2izF0JZhlr9Xkk_WeTrW2xwu8R11/
