Environmental Disasters Profit Corporations!

Pesticides Imports Enforcement s - EPA Enforcement (This link is important, but if you don't understand environmental legal actions, Consent to Administrative Order

Okay, now they have done it.

I am not sure, which thing has got me to the place when I can no longer be quiet, and polite. This Great Grandmother, is up in arms. No, Patriots, don't be alarmed, it is always worrisome when activists, warriors, scared people, are angry. When grandmothers get up in arms, she does not need guns...She is the guns. 

Our words, experience and wisdom are power. We share knowledge, scar trails, and usually some type of a limp. Grandmothers, as a whole, can be trusted. We are the Earth, the Earth is us.



Since I am familiar with Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) data base, I am going to use different documents to help the average person understand, and grasp the importance of citizen involvement. Residents in the know, have more say in what happens to their Natural Resources, water supplies, soil, air, and toxic storage events. The permit processes is lengthy when there is a lot of involvement by citizens, environmental, and human rights groups. Attending public meetings,and responding to public notices about Environmental Permitting is a duty we all share. If I do not live off of the land, but use chemicals, gasoline, tires, aerosol cans, computers, internet, or medicine, I am a consumer.

 If I consume, I am responsible for waste and pollution that comes with manufacture, 

If I drive a car, I am responsible for oil spills, and other energy borne disasters. 

If I use natural gas, I am a fracker. 

Arkansas is in Region 6, of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Arkansas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, and 66 Tribes comprise Region 6. Region 6 of the EPA is the Federal Branch of the Environmental Protection Agency. As is with our nation, there is a separation of powers between Federal and State. Each State, or Tribe has an Environmental Agency at that level. 

The Federal and State Agencies, are supposed to be on the same side, but when it comes to the mechanism of business, regarding the Compliance with Federal laws, States will often wag their powers around, stirring up a Judge or another Agency, who is invested in the same Corporations as themselves. The Feds do not want to have to bring down the National Guard every year to get Southern States to comply with Federal Law, so a third party comes into play, the People, or the Public

Region 6 is notorious for inviting big polluters to set up shop, and helping them all they can to get permitted and in operation. One would agree with these judges and governors and senators, that it is healthy for the economy, to have these industries, even if they sling toxic by-products, poisons, acids, chemical weapons, nuke juice, you name it. 

The worst thing is, that the long run is a sadly losing situation for all near-by residents. Neighbors suffer anything from massive cancer rates, to stillborn children, dead crops or livestock, Asthma, tumors, deformities. It takes so long to prove the causal affect between polluter, and victims. 

Promised jobs are held by people from other States where 70% of their populations aren't on disability, brains work like they should. They will hire a few locals to do the grunt work, but again, in the long run, the medical costs, loss of in-put from the sick, depression, and bankruptcy, is not economically positive at all.

The few fat cats, and their cousins, fill their pockets, keep their attorneys in Gucci leather, and eventually abandon the whole shit load onto the citizens of the place where they basically robbed the citizenry of peaceful enjoyment, and the right to seek happiness.

Exxon's Report to ADEQ Regarding Their Upset or Spill

Falling In To A Ring Of Fire - Paupa, New Guinea Earthquake Clusters 2015

LuckyL1111

2015 May 04

Central Arkansas, Earth

Dear Fellow Earthlings, 

Unless someone mistakenly opens my geological "Pandora's Box" of possible rock and Plate movements, weather patterns, Global Warming, Ocean Acidification, Toxic Disasters, Loss of Species, Less Clean Water, I try to keep my conversations off of what is occurring around us each hour of each day.

It does no good to panic people. It is not like most of us have any place to go. Earth is our home, and we can barely afford to energize ourselves for our modern lifestyles. Food is becoming scarce. We are running out of small farms, and there is not enough ice for the penguins, walrus or polar bears. 

The chain reaction from all of these things hint of an environmental payday. 

1). Man does not cause all natural disasters. That is a fact. 

2). Human abuse of the living planet Earth, such as deforestation and fracking have changed the planet into a different thing. She no longer thrives, nor produces enough oxygen. We are killing her. All of us, environmentalists too - if we drive, we drill. If we heat our homes with anything but solar or dead twigs, we are supporting nuclear or coal fire combustion. 

3). Over fifty years I have been an activist. I have paid attention, made notes, and followed environmental regulation since before the EPA was created. 

4). The biggest groups  of activists against Climate Change and / or Global Warming, No Drilling In The Ocean, No Drilling in America, No Foreign Oil will not have the discussion for no more combustion. If there were no demand, there would be no drilling. It is us humans who go faster than we need to, in some of the dirtiest ways ever. 

5). Can we change before we are forced by disaster? My knowledge of science screams no! There is nothing that can be done. We have passed the tipping point.

6). 6). From what I have witnessed during my journey, I think a great change is and can take place, and that will turn it all around. We have leadership rising such as Xiuhtezcal Martinez, his brother, and the organization and the Earth Guardians to flip the script, and solve 

Environmental problems and come up with lasting solutions and alternative ways to energize.

What Brought All That Up?

Part of the reason I started this blog was because I wanted to help pass along information

in easier to understand language than governmenteze, lawyer and engineer speak. The end 

result of my desire to blog about incredibly important information needed by all citizens 

of The Land. 

Tonight Paupa, New Guinea had a 7.5 earthquake and two large +5 aftershocks. There was 

Tsunami. The Warnings from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center state that there is probably 

little danger from Tsunami waves...I would keep a lookout for sure. It was very deep at 31 miles.

When I started my search for the Paupa, New Guinea the top search items were from a large 
Earthquake and Tsunami warnings from last month. 

March 29, 2015 

7.7 Earthquake April 29, 2015 

The earthquake was shallow and did stir up a Tsunami.

May 1, 2015

7.1  Earthquake - 2015 Breaking News - May 1, 2015

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Aside from these Earthquakes stirring Paupa, New Guinea, there are forces at work stirring the Tectonic Faults and Plates. The Ring of Fire is Hot! I think that humans need to realize what is happening around them, so they can maybe treat the planet at least a little better.

Courtesy of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) 

That hot spot out there is going through many changes. This map makes it easy to see the big plates. 

I don't think we can go wrong by loving our planet more.

 I think our lives will be at least filled with positive growth and restoration. It will be much stronger than the often negative Geo-political rants and madness presently alive. Hopefully it will provide some much needed suave to our poor wounded men?

Earth Guardian Activist and Rapper Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

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Space in Images -April 2015 2015 - Nepal Earthquake Displacement ESA

Space in Images - 2015 - 04 - Nepal earthquake displacement

Sure, I couldn't have felt the earthquake which hit Nepal on April 25, 2015, but I woke up very early, sensing that something was needing my attention. I logged on to my Amazon Kindle and learned that a few minutes previously, Nepal had just experienced a terrible natural disaster - a 7.8 earthquake. At that few minute mark it was known that the loss of human life was in the hundreds.

Today, April 30, 2015, we are aware of thousands of deaths, injuries and an untold total in property damage.

We know the domino effect, and this earthquake spawned an avalanche in the Himalaya's that took the lives of at least eight (8) persons, with many more stranded presently. With all of the mayhem and lack of resources for the mountain rescue, the world looks on helplessly only hoping that they will be rescued before it is too late.

Shake maps are helpful in finding the depth, and type of earthquake experienced. Below is a different type of map, this is land displacement. The European Space Agency (ESA) has shared this image of the mapped Nepal Earthquake 2015 April, land displacement:

DLR/EOC - April 30, 2015,

 This image was originally released by the DLR German Aerospace Center.

In Geology we learn that we live on a planet that basically recycles itself by "uplift and erosion." That will always be on the test, so remember, uplift and erosion. On this map you may notice all of the little black dots...they are points. This means these are places that could be used to show where there has been a change. Blue is where when the plates interacted there was an "Uplift" of the land, the Yellow areas show a "subduction zone," where the plate sliding beneath another plate caused a lowering of land - or valleys. 

Here is the shakemap of the first earthquake that hit Lamjung, Nepal at 6:11 am UTC. The magnitude was 7.8 This is courtesy of the United States Geological Survey:

The shake map key box has a lot of information. How deep the earthquake, the type of waves, peak velocity and so on.  The second quake hit at 6:45 and registered 6.6 and 14.6 km of depth. The third earthquake hit Kodari, Nepal at 7:09 am, and was a 6.7 on the Richter Scale, and was deeper than the previous two. This is not counting after shocks, these three were earthquakes. It is said to be the most powerful earthquake to hit Earth that we know of in modern time.  

The last few years has given our dear and beloved planet a beating. The Fukushima Earthquake of April 11, 2011 was one of the most powerful known to modern man at 6.6 magnitude, but it was an intraplate earthquake that triggered landslides, and awakened the Idosawa fault that had been dormant. 18.6 miles (30 km) deep.

The reason I mention the Fukushima Earthquake in comparison is because that quake was said to have knocked the Earth off of her Axis.

The information on the Fukushima Earthquake is being removed from the USGS soon, the following is a USGS news release:

"The USGS has updated the magnitude of the March 11, 2011, Tohoku earthquake in northern Honshu, Japan, to 9.0 from the previous estimate of 8.9. Independently, Japanese seismologists have also updated their estimate of the earthquake’s magnitude to 9.0. This magnitude places the earthquake as the fourth (4th) largest in the world since 1900 and the largest in Japan since modern instrumental recordings began 130 years ago.

The USGS often updates an earthquake’s magnitude following the event. Updates occur as more data become available and more time-intensive analysis is performed. There are many methods of calculating the energy release and magnitude of an earthquake. Some methods give approximate values within minutes of the earthquake, and others require more complete data sets and extensive analysis. Due to inherent uncertainties in the modeling of energy and magnitude, the results from different agencies often vary slightly. These magnitude discrepancies arise from the use of different data and techniques. For more information on why magnitudes change..."

 see the Earthquake Hazards Program FAQ website. 

It is hard to associate Earthquakes as a natural disaster having anything to do with the activity of man, but I do think that when this civilization [sic] is pulled from under a thousand years of lateral disposition (dirt, sand and debris moving into layers across the landscape), that evidence will suggest that our activity of pulling fossil fuels from beneath our feet, homes and habitat were what spurred the advent of plate tectonics, and eventually causing our own distinction.

Yeah, it is possible that if we were all just loving our earth, living as naturally as possible, dying from being worn out, instead of infected, that the Tectonic Plates may have done the hokey pokey, but it is my opinion that our planet is a living, breathing entity and she is in the throes of death, due to our maltreatment of her. 

I am almost certain we will be extinct before my natural occurring death. Peace.

NASA's NuSTAR Captures Possible 'Screams' from Zombie Stars

NASA's NuSTAR Captures Possible 'Screams' from Zombie Stars

For those of you who consider Science and Mathematics boring, but you are mad about the "Walking Dead" series, let me tickle your curiosity with amazing facts about space.

The Hubble Telescope; an orbiting camera with four views,  launched into Earth's lower orbit back in nineteen-ninety (1990). We just celebrated the twenty-fifth (25th) anniversary of its origin, and fifteen (15) years in orbit. 

Almost Daily, the  (National Aeronautic & Space Agency) NASA releases images and information collected, and gleaned from orbit. We are finding some astronomically awesome facts.

3/15/2015 Einstein's Theory Confirmed by Hubble Images

Are Zombies Real? Is there such thing as the Living Dead?

"... When stars die, they don't always go quietly into the night. Unlike stars like our sun, collapsed dead stars that belong to stellar pairs, or binaries, can siphon matter from their companions. This zombie-like "feeding" process differs depending on the nature of the normal star, but the result may be an eruption of X-rays..."

According to NASA; Scientists have theorized that Space  Zombies, become a charged body called a Pulsar. They travel, and spin in rapid trajectories, shooting fire, and picking up energy all around them. At times that energy crosses Earth's atmosphere sending out beacons that can sound like screams. 

Recent Hubble image captures give us an amazing view: 

Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Image15-077- Nustar:

 Click on the image and it will get huge!

Recently there have been hints by NASA that they are sure we will have communication with other life in space.  

It is difficult for the untrained mind to consider that sound, light, and other images from stars or planets, come to us from space, can be thousands, or millions of years old.  

I love seeing the images shared with us from NASA and The European Space Agency (ESA). 

Us humans think we are central to the Universe. A critically thinking person takes the time to study Geology. Earth Science is not just about rock and planets, it includes study of  the tiniest chemical compounds as well. Once a student sees the big picture, they quickly realize that we are not "all that." 

Earthlings are a minuscule part of the whole of Creation. 

Cosmic Journeys - The Age of Hubble by SpaceRip

One note for those who think that the idea of zombies is pure fiction let me leave you something to chew on - hoping that it is not BRAINS!!

Matthew 27:52-54 Talks about when Jesus was crucified on the cross, and died, that an Earthquake shook and graves opened up, and the saints got out, and went into Jerusalem where they were seen by many people...I don't know how many ministers I asked about these passages, but I never got a straight answer. Jesus himself after he rose from the dead appeared to his followers for forty days. Reeks of Zombie to me.

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NASA’s Hubble, Chandra Find Clues that May Help Identify Dark Matter

NASA’s Hubble, Chandra Find Clues that May Help Identify Dark Matter 03/26/2015

Yes my friends "Dark Matter" is real. A living entity that can be looked upon as magical.

Image Credit: 

NASA and ESA (2015)

To keep from sliding into silliness because of old Science Fiction movies I used to watch, hopefully I can pass on some good information that will be helpful for a future Science Project. Some Geology students that may be interested in finding  a different topic for reports. 

Dark Matter, or Dark Energy is less well understood than say what we know about the planets, moons and stars in our Solar System. The linked articles have fascinating data from NASA, and their partners, ESA (European Space Agency), Hubble and Chandra.

If I understand what I read correctly then Dark Matter or otherwise called Dark Energy is dancing about in Space, colliding into each other, but instead of their wreck causing damage, it seems as if the Matter folds in upon itself and the "cloud" it has made contact with. 

NEW Dark Energy and Dark Matter- BBC Universe NASA Science (HD) by Sheldon McBride

A website to learn more about Dark Energy, Dark Matter - NASA Science - Astrophysics is available at the live link within this sentence. It takes you to the NASA Science Astrophysics site where there are fairly easy to understand definitions and drawings; including this one: 

http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/images/hs-2001-09-g-full_jpg.jpg (NASA)

Worldwide scientists, laymen and women, science buffs and science fiction buffs are discussing and theorizing on the nature of Dark Matter.

The Imperial College of London (2014)

Solar and Wind Projects Provide Multiple Benefits for St. Paul, MN Residents of Public Housing

Geronimo Energy Brings Solar Savings to Saint Paul Public Housing with Community Solar Garden Program. 01/01/2015


When I read about this news brief on the EERE's (Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy) newsletter, it made me want to jump up and dance. How can this be happening? It seems as if The People are taking the lead on clean energy, our Earth will be well served in having them in charge of energy the clean way.

The benefits to the residents of the St. Paul Public Housing Authority are multi-fold. 

First, these residents will experience lower utility rates which can immediately be inserted back into income for the consumer. Next, the solar and wind technology are going to curb carbon emissions substantially. The last thing to mention, is that jobs are being created that are longer term and lower stress.  

Patrick Smith  director of environmental planning at Geronimo Wind Energy

Energy can be clean, green jobs can be grown.

I will be looking for updates on that garden. They are probably waiting until the blizzards are over. 

SOURCE Geronimo Energy, EERE

Spilling The New Year In -Hawaii, Volcanoes Plus Jet Fuel Equals Disaster

Region 9 EPA Leasd Efforts To Contain Spill (January 30, 2015) The original spill occurred or was reported by January 21, 2015 -

42,000 They say. Is that when they started counting gallons, was the day it was reported? To be fair, it was reported and they are showing good effort in containing the jet fuel, to keep from further contamination.

It all leads to the ocean - especially if it is in the middle of the Ocean

It is difficult to condemn a business that is there because of the demand of consumers; travelers. It is worth thinking of alternative means of transporting ourselves. Or, we would have been better served had we thought this combustion thing all through.

Why wasn't I horrified more at the carnage that was always found on the front of my dad's trucks and cars?

February 2 Update From Region Nine (9) E.P.A. on Jet Fuel Spill (February 2, 2015) There is a big downplay as to the ecological damages, or perhaps the report has been written in a positive vein, hoping that the very company, operators, permitting engineers are the ones reporting, and committing to the action of clean-up.

There needs to be more than "they got the booms out there, and no fuel has actually made it in to the water see..." Except - the exclusion of the fuels and / or other toxins that are seeping or leaching into the well draining soils, sand and embankments.

The company who caused or allowed the spill should pay for a third party engineering organization, (other than the one they use). A proven ethical team & lab to run the numbers on weight, spills, rainfall, storms, wind and tectonic activities, and the possible rate and depth of penetration out of site that will not be measured until the area is proclaimed a toxic disaster.

Once abandoned, left for the taxpayers to pay, the company gets to jog merrily along, get a tax write-off, and may walk away unscathed by the disasters they have made.

What is worse, is that usually the same engineering companies who pushed those environmental permits through for the dirty polluters, who then get paid from the government (local, county, state or federal) to maintain records on the disaster site now classified for the National Priorities List.

Then, after a couple of years, they buy a new subsidiary with a new name, and viola! The old company returns, buys his place back for pennies on the dollar, gets Brownfield money for environmental clean-up, and help with reestablishing the land as usable by human beings.

The same engineering firms and corporations are enjoying all the wealth while the common person on the street is suffering the results from living with toxic products and processes, making poverty wages, while the CEO's of these corps get us to pay all the price for being poisoned.

This seems all dandy, but these trenches are unlined. That toxic liquid can seep and creep into the dust and soils.

42,000 Gallons of Jet Fuel was reported spilled and less than 20,000 has been retrieved. Beautiful Hawaii.

Latest update - February 10, 2015

There have over 19,000 gallons of jet fuel recaptured and work continues in trying to recover the spilled fuel.

DOH has reported that the fuel spill has not affected harbor activities and there are no closures. Boaters, fishermen, pier construction workers, office workers, wildlife and marine life are safe from the fuel spill as the fuel is underground. There are no drinking water wells in the area.