Army General (Ret.): Giant Louisiana sinkhole is “unprecedented environmental disaster” — Concern about failure of another cavern nearby — Butane still being added to salt dome


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Russel L. Honoré,  retired Lieutenant General […] responsible for coordinating military relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina-affected areas across the Gulf Coast

On August 3, 2013 the community of Bayou Corne located near the Napoleonville Salt Dome will be observing the Commemoration of the day they were forced out of their homes due to the negligence and apathy of the company, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and the public officials who have not loudly voiced an end to the devastation of our beautiful state. […]

Today the sinkhole has grown to 22 acres, at least 700 feet deep, failure of another cavern nearby as well as the risk of Hwy. 70.

Bayou Corne, Assumption Parish, sinkhole is an unprecedented environmental disaster. Geologists say they have never dealt with anything quite like it before, but the sinkhole has made few headlines beyond the local media.

Over 50 storage caverns in that area. One storage facility is still adding butane to their cavern. 19,284 barrels of butane from July 15 to July 22, 2013. […]

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  2. Problem at ANOTHER cavern in salt dome near giant Louisiana sinkhole — “Automatic emergency systems” engaged — No ‘immediate’ safety risk to public July 18, 2013
  3. Local Homeland Security Director: Officials concerned cap of giant Napoleonville Dome may ‘shift’ and release butane from cavern August 15, 2012
  4. Official: Reports that butane release from salt cavern could be like H-bomb explosion are “a little bit over the top” — Company Plan: Butane could damage out two-thirds of a mile… Update due by end of day August 15, 2012
  5. Louisiana officials request ‘worst-case analysis’ of risk to cavern with almost a million barrels of butane — Concerned about ‘possible release’ — Pipeline was ‘bent’ when massive sinkhole expanded August 14, 2012

Special thanks to Steve Quayle



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