I was sent this video from a very close friend of our who has been affected by this Mudslide. Even thought it hasn't "directly" effected us...it has impacted our life on a daily routine. We hear the helicopter flying over at all hours of the night. We have to take a different route to go to Kingston now. We are faced with the scare of what this is going to do to us health wise. Keep in mind that we are also faced with the fact that we grow crops on our farm, yes 97 acres of farming, that is in danger of not being grown because of the liability our "Bean Company" may not want to encounter in the future. So what are we left to do with our farm......something we would not have had to think about if it wasn't for TVA. The most important fact that upsets me is that Swan Pond, which I was born, raised and lived all my life...will NEVER be the same again. All the beautiful landmark are gone and can't be replace or rebuild.
This montage was created by Molly Tillyer. (Thank you for letting me share this)
TVA coal ash disaster on December 22, 2008. A TVA coal ash containment "pond" collapsed in Harriman, TN spilling a reported 1 BILLION gallons of toxic waste into an unsuspecting residential neighborhood. This is the largest toxic coal ash spill in United States history.
My parents, my sister, friends and family, they've all been devasted.
I made this video for my parents, their neighbors and their attorney to show what life was like on the river before the TVA disaster and after. What was once a beautiful oasis is now a disgusting toxic ashtray.
I emailed the video to my parents on Monday night. Then, I went upstairs to watch a little tv and went to bed. By the time I woke the next morning, the video I had e-mailed to my parents had been viewed over 700 times. I had 84 e-mails in my inbox and a message from Erin Brockovich.
That's the power of the internet, baby.
What I read and hear from TVA officials is discouraging. The aftermath of this disaster is significant and long-reaching. It's apparent that some of the folks at TVA just don't 'get it.'
The water is not "okay" and the disaster wasn't just "bad luck" and, no, the EPA is not getting readings of high arsenic levels due to the measurements they use. In fact, the EPA is getting readings of high arsenic levels because there's arsenic. At high levels. In the water.
The people of this community need solutions, not rhetoric. They need action, not action plans with no deadline. And, obviously, TVA needs oversight, not deference.
If you share my outrage, please share this video.
News footage came from Knoxnews, Chloe White of Knoxnews, and NBC. Photos were provided by local residents. Music in the video is the beautiful "Like a Star" by Corinne Bailey Rae and "Unstoppable" by E.S. Posthumus.
If you have additional photos or documentation concerning the TVA breach, please contact me. I am working on another video and welcome inside information! If you wish to remain anonymous, I can work with that.
Here is here second video she has created:
TVA coal ash disaster set to Billy Joel's 'Honesty' - I don't think a better song exists. Billy Joel is such an incredible poet, isn't he? LOVE him!
I have 10 pages of notes I tried to condense into 4 minutes for this video. The notes only took me to the beginning of January. I could have made a full hour.
Still need photos for montage journal 3 so please send them in!
If anyone has any pictures that you would like to send to her, just email me and I will send you her email.
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