Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown declares state of emergency over massive methane leak … Worse than BP?
by: Jennifer Lea Reynolds
NaturalNews.com
Friday, January 15, 2016
A gas leak coming from Southern California Gas Company’s Aliso Canyon storage field in Los Angeles County, has led to California. While a somewhat welcome announcement, many residents feel that such a decision is long overdue, considering that the problem began in October 2015, and has been leaking methane into the air on an ongoing basis ever since.(1)
This means that for several months, dangerous gas fumes have been moving directly towards a commuter residential area called Porter Ranch. The approximately 30,000 people who live there are understandably worried for their health, and as such, have engaged in numerous protests calling for a fix. To see just how serious the fumes are, check out this Reuters video.(1)
Additionally, the situation is so dire that several thousand Los Angeles residents have been displaced, creating much tension and question-asking.(1)
Why, for example, have regular attempts to fix the leak been unsuccessful? Why has it taken so long for people to take seriously the fact that 62 million cubic feet of methane has been leaking into the air there every single day? Where’s the accountability?
Many plans in place to address BP-like problem: but will they work?
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