Rich Hunn Wrote:
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> Pardon me for throwing in real life facts but Koch
> Industries is both an excellent employer and
> as a vendor of their filtration products, an
> excellent supplier. This isn't conjecture or what
> I
> rad but rather first person experience.

You sir are a dinosaur. Dinosaurs go extinct.

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koch brothers environmental legacy

Schools Were Exposed To Acetaldehyde And Formaldehyde, Which Could Cause Irritation Of Eyes And Skin
Chemicals Most Responsible For Toxicity Levels Of The Air Quality At Schools In Cohasset Was Acetaldehyde And Formaldehyde. According to USA Today, “Chemicals most responsible for the toxicity outside this school Acetaldehyde: 82% of overall toxicity; Formaldehyde: 10% of overall toxicity.” [USA Today Special Report: The Smokestack Effect: Toxic Air And America’s Schools, Viewed 4/25/14]
 Effects Of Inhaling Acetaldehyde Included Irritation of the Eyes, Skin And Respiratory Tract. According to the EPA Technology Transfer Network Air Toxics Website, “The primary acute effect of inhalation exposure to acetaldehyde is irritation of the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract in humans. At higher exposure levels, erythema, coughing, pulmonary edema, and necrosis may also occur.” [EPA Technology Transfer Network Air Toxics Website, Viewed 4/29/14]
 Effects Of Inhaling Formaldehyde Included Irritation Of Eyes, Nose, Throat, Coughing, Wheezing, Chest Pains, And Bronchitis. According to the EPA Technology Transfer Network Air Toxics Website, “The major toxic effects caused by acute formaldehyde exposure via inhalation are eye, nose, and throat irritation and effects on the nasal cavity. Other effects seen from exposure to high levels of formaldehyde in humans are coughing, wheezing, chest pains, and bronchitis.” [EPA Technology Transfer Network Air Toxics Website, Viewed 4/29/14]
COFFEE CREEK WATER POLLUTION
Georgia-Pacific Paper Mill Was Accused Of Pumping Hazardous Materials Into Coffee Creek, Including Ammonia, Chloride, And Mercury. According to CBS News, “A Koch Industries paper mill is violating the Clean Water Act by pumping out massive amounts of pollution into an Arkansas waterway, according to an EPA enforcement complaint to be filed tomorrow by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Ouachita Riverkeeper. The complaint alleges that a Georgia-Pacific paper mill on the Coffee Creek in Arkansas - owned by the billionaire Koch Brothers -emits 45 million gallons of paper mill waste including hazardous materials like ammonia, chloride, and mercury each day.” [CBS, 3/6/11]
 There Was An “Odorous Foam, Slime And Black Pockets Of Water” In Louisiana Ouachita River, Which Coffee Creek Flowed Into. According to CBS, “Coffee Creek then flows into Louisiana’s Ouachita River where the pollutants have left the formerly pristine water speckled with odorous foam, slime and black pockets of water, said Jerry Johnson, who has been visiting the Ouachita River for 35 years. ‘People used to swim in it,’ said Johnson, who now lives along the river. ‘In the summertime, it was the place to go.’ But Johnson said the number of visitors has dwindled as the river conditions continued to grow worse, preventing the area from reaching its full economic potential as a vacation destination. The pollution is so bad it has kept Johnson from fishing in the river.” [CBS, 3/6/11]
Advocates Said Arkansas Was Allowing Georgia-Pacific To Continue Polluting “For Apparent Economic Reasons.”
According to CBS, “Environmental groups lobbied for stronger environmental standards but in September, the state issued the Georgia-Pacific mill a permit. ‘It’s obvious to me that the state is allowing this to continue for apparent economic reasons,’ Sulkin said.” [CBS, 3/6/11]
 Advocates Said Georgia-Pacific Was Breaking Its Permits By Discharging Solids And Scum Into Water. According to CBS, “Barry Sulkin, a field office director for PEER, said Georgia-Pacific is blatantly breaking a provision of the Arkansas state permit that prohibits the discharge of ‘distinctly visible solids, scum or foam of a persistent nature.’” [CBS, 3/6/11]