Comments on: Last Man Standing in Toxic Town: Part Three http://www.theasc.com/blog/2010/07/12/last-man-standing-in-toxic-town-part-three/ John Bailey's thoughts on cinematography and artistic expression Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:12:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Richard Walden http://www.theasc.com/blog/2010/07/12/last-man-standing-in-toxic-town-part-three/#comment-212 Richard Walden Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:39:31 +0000 http://www.ascmag.com/blog/?p=1655#comment-212 It is tragic that industry has poisoned so many communities that are now rendered uninhabitable and that the residents of these communities have to fight for just compensation. I am guessing that part of the defence by the offending companies & governmental agencies is that the long term harmful effects were unknown. What is so disturbing is the seemingly cavalier attitude for life and the environment that is still prevalent among many businesses’. I have a friend that is retired from show biz and who moved to San Diego County to fulfill her retirement dream of breeding horses and dogs. She owns several acres that were contaminated by a spill of 35 gallons of very toxic hydraulic fluid on her property by the company that handles solid waste disposal for the rural community. Her retirement dream is gone since her horses and dogs died due to the spill and her property is now considered worthless. There is no question of responsibility yet the company has refused to clean it up and is stone walling, using every legal trick to prolong the litigation process. If she lives long enough she may see some compensation like the people in Picher It is tragic that industry has poisoned so many communities that are now rendered uninhabitable and that the residents of these communities have to fight for just compensation. I am guessing that part of the defence by the offending companies & governmental agencies is that the long term harmful effects were unknown. What is so disturbing is the seemingly cavalier attitude for life and the environment that is still prevalent among many businesses’. I have a friend that is retired from show biz and who moved to San Diego County to fulfill her retirement dream of breeding horses and dogs. She owns several acres that were contaminated by a spill of 35 gallons of very toxic hydraulic fluid on her property by the company that handles solid waste disposal for the rural community. Her retirement dream is gone since her horses and dogs died due to the spill and her property is now considered worthless.

There is no question of responsibility yet the company has refused to clean it up and is stone walling, using every legal trick to prolong the litigation process. If she lives long enough she may see some compensation like the people in Picher

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