This Week at the Stacks

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Look left, Look right ...

Both shots taken from the same location within seconds of each other (Aug 9, 2006 9:57 am)- just a little shift to the right ...

Google is saying that my blog has spam characteristics. Not sure what that means. They say they are going to check it out, and then send me an email to my gmail account. But when I try to log into that account, it won't recognize my password. When I go through their process for verifying the password, it asks me a security wuestion which I did not create. When I go further, they ask for a verification code, but I never received one of those. Anyone have any advice? I'd really like to not have this blog shut down ...

Aug 9, 2006 Cont'd

Here are more shots showing the contrasts referred to in the previous post
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Aug 9, 2006: Smoggin' up a Beautiful Day

It's amazing the difference a change in perspective makes. Today, from ground level, the emissions don't seem extreme at all, just about normal in fact. But that's the problem - look at the difference when contrasted with crisp, clean air - air the way it should be ...

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Saturday, August 05, 2006

Stelco Coke & Sinter Stacks, Aug 3, 2006

1:15 pm

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1:17 pm

Stelco Coke Stack, August 1, 2006

Do you think Stelco might also be contributing to the Black Soot problem?
6:20 pm

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6:46 pm

Mystery Source of Black Soot

These shots were taken Monday, July 31 at 2:54 pm. Check out the
series of stories in The Hamilton Spectator on black soot plaguing Hamilton neighbourhoods (just click on the above title to go to one of the articles. To read the rest do a search on The Spec's website for "soot"). Sorry for the sarcasm, but do you think that emissions like these from Columbian Chemicals just might be related? Funny how the company had nothing "unusual" to report. Should that be comforting to us?

UPDATE Aug 9: I just learned that Columbian Chemicals did know of this emission, that it lasted for 10 mins and that they then shut down the stack for 2 days while they fixed the problem. Well done!

Thursday, July 06, 2006

July 6, 2006 8:02 am

A friend sent me these this morning. Stelco's plume is coming right down on the Beach Strip, while Dofasco's is just missing it. A great way to start the day for Beach Strip residents!

Monday, June 26, 2006

June 26, 2006 5:55pm and 6:48 pm

It would be nice if it would let up for even a day or so. It's just brutal when the wind direction brings it all onto us, but then again, our city is producing it, it's hardly fair when others have to breathe it.

June 25, 2006 12:30 pm

When the plume is coming towards you, it is more difficult to see, but not to smell. From the corner of Sherman and Gage to the corner of Burlington and Victoria, and perhaps even further, the air wreaked like vomit and you could feel the effect in the back of your throat and sinuses. Anyone experience headaches and extreme irritability Sunday afternoon?