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hen house - CONTINUED from PAGE 16 - February 11, 2016, 118 days after the leak was detected, the relief well intercepted the base of the leaking well and the process of plugging the leak commenced. - The leak was permanently plugged in on February 28, 2016, 135 days after detection. The source of the leak was a metal pipe in a breached casing laying 8750 feet below the surface. The pipe was originally installed to accommodate a supplier of natural gas to the tank farm, at which time the safety valve was also removed and never replaced. The wellhead was 61 years old. By January 7, 2016, 11,296 residents of the area had been relocated by So Cal after overwhelming complaints of sickness among pets and humans. No final estimates of natural gas released to the atmosphere were found. Atmospheric scientist Steve Conley was hired by the state to fly over the site with his specially equipped monitoring device to measure the rate of emissions. He estimated approximately 200 million pounds of released methane gas from day one when the leak was first noticed to the beginning of February but stated, “We have no really effective way of measuring giant leaks of this nature.” According to Natural Science, the global warming power of methane gas is 86 times greater than CO2 over 20 years, tailing off to 29 times greater over 100 years.
The most powerful Greenhouse Gas is not recognized in the United Nations emissions formula. I understand the reason for this but claim that this is another reason that challenges the veracity of the program. President Donald Trump did not sign the Paris Accord in 2015, which would have committed America to an emission target by 2030. Regardless U.N. Climate Change Organization will continue recording U.S. CO2 emissions for 5 years to 2020, in the hopes of a change in government by then. Conclusion Why should Canadians living in a “Young World” of a pristine environment, all the abatement potential of vast forests and wide open spaces between provinces, 10 million square kilometers of land with only 36 million souls: be charged with environmental damage inflicted on the old world, on the other side of the ocean? I object most vigorously to a Government that commits Canada to an International Carbon Tax to alleviate problems in third world countries for problems created by Old World Colonialists, whose primary interests were personal or national enrichment. No concern for the people in those underdeveloped countries; only enrichments whether by precious metals, precious gems or natural resources over centuries of exploitation. I am mad as hell at the deception and you should be too. W. B. Iwankow Senior Citizen -- Mr. Iwankow. You fell down a bit of a leaky well rabbit hole in the middle. I’m glad you re-surfaced. As good as we are at taking care of Canada, we can and SHOULD do better. Industry needs to be held accountable for things like cleanup, emissions etc. Having said that, the logic of a carbon tax in Canada and the negative effects on the economy and our citizens simply is not there. --AB
Saints Girls Basketball #10 in Alberta
Mark Kobelsky Saint Mary’s Catholic High School It was an unforgettable weekend for the St Mary’s Saints Senior Girls Basketball team at Provincials this past weekend. Ranked #12 going into the tournament, the ladies lost their first game to #5 Grand Trunk by only 4 points. Friday’s game had the Saints win by 5 points over the #9 Parkland Immanuel
Christian School. That set up a match against the host school from Paradise Valley in the 9th -10th place game on Saturday. In a crowded gymnasium, the girls came up just short in a high scoring, intense game by a final score of 73 - 67. It was a blessing to be a part of such a strong provincial basketball tournament, and an amazing end to the season.
