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Eric Holder says

Amtrak is a passenger service. How is it related to this particular covfefe?

It is not, appears Norfolk Southern is private. Reading through their Wikipedia page, I noticed it's not their first environmental disaster, and they were definitely part of that shitty scheduling system that's led to labor disputes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_railroading

And if your money are in some Vanguard funds you own that railroad too.

Eric F. Coppolino Is At The Cutting Edge Of The Palestine, Ohio Story, And What He Reports Based On Deep Knowledge Of Dioxin, Is, I'm Sorry To Say: NOT GOOD. At all.

“Most coverage of the train wreck in Palestine, Ohio is missing one word: dioxin. There were reportedly 14 tanker cars full of vinyl chloride, a precursor to polyvinyl chloride — that is, vinyl. Burning vinyl is the most serious source of dioxin in the environment — whether from trash incinerators, house fires or chemical spills.

“While vinyl chloride is a precursor chemical to making PVC, any time chlorinated compounds burn there will be dioxins created. And dioxin is a manufacturing byproduct of any manufacturing process involving chlorine, from “disinfectants” to the bleaching of paper. There was plenty of dioxin in those tanker cars before they caught fire. ...

https://celiafarber.substack.com/p/are-we-as-a-culture-totally-unresponsive

Eric F. Coppolino Is At The Cutting Edge Of The Palestine, Ohio Story, And What He Reports Based On Deep Knowledge Of Dioxin, Is, I'm Sorry To Say: NOT GOOD. At all.

“Most coverage of the train wreck in Palestine, Ohio is missing one word: dioxin. There were reportedly 14 tanker cars full of vinyl chloride, a precursor to polyvinyl chloride — that is, vinyl. Burning vinyl is the most serious source of dioxin in the environment — whether from trash incinerators, house fires or chemical spills.

“While vinyl chloride is a precursor chemical to making PVC, any time chlorinated compounds burn there will be dioxins created. And dioxin is a manufacturing byproduct of any manufacturing process involving chlorine, from “disinfectants” to the blea...

Celia garner appears to be an idiot since there can be no dioxins in these rail cars BEFORE they were SET ON FIRE by the idiots who wanted to mitigate spill

Eric Holder says

And if your money are in some Vanguard funds you own that railroad too.

No. Vanguard ownership is completely private and undisclosed. My only surprise with that list is Blackrock got edged out for #2.

How so? All Vanguard does is managing mutual funds and ETFs. There is no way to legally do anything "private and undisclosed" in that area.

RWSGFY says

How so? All Vanguard does is managing mutual funds and ETFs. There is no way to legally do anything "private and undisclosed" in that area.

Ok, show me a list of their shareholders.

What would that list prove or disprove? No matter who your shareholders are if you manage mutual funds this activity is highly regulated with pretty strict oversight. Besides, doesn't it have ownership model when the company is owned by the mutual funds it oversees, meaning that by homding a Vanguard mutual fund you are one of the shareholders?

Another train carrying hazardous materials just derailed in Michigan. What is going on?

A train containing one car of hazardous materials has derailed Thursday in Van Buren Township outside Detroit, Michigan, reports say.

The cause of the derailment was not immediately clear.
https://notthebee.com/article/another-train-carrying-hazardous-materials-just-derailed-in-the-midwest-what-is-going-on

I'm doubtful of this post.

If people in Canada could smell it, we'd be hearing about it from more than a single source.

Erin Brockovich Breaks Silence on Ohio Train Disaster: ‘This Is Why People Don’t Trust Government’

Erin Brockovich has broken her silence on the Ohio train distance to blast Democrat President Joe Biden and the federal government.

Brockovich, the famous whistleblower, environmental activist, consumer advocate, and the subject of an Oscar-winning film, warned that the Biden admin’s handling of the train derailment in eastern Ohio is the reason “people don’t trust the government.”

She said: “I don’t trust the EPA testing; they’re talking out of 2 sides of their mouth-they say they didn’t find any air contaminants within the limits they’re looking for, that says to me that doesn’t mean you didn’t find it.

“Do you really have enough information to call ‘all clear’?

“There just seems to be a big gap, a lack of transparency, smells like a coverup—what the hell is going on?

“If you don’t know what the hell is going on you need to tell the community I’m not sure what the hell is going on.”

“It’s just a kick in the gut when a community finds out once again, yeah, our local, state, and community leaders don’t have our back.”