Monday, July 25, 2011

Got Water?

Duncan, Oklahoma does.  Because Haliburton is supplying it. 

In a country where the industry repeatedly claims, "there has never been a case of water contamination", there sure seems to be a lot of water buying going on.  And if YOU didn't pollute someone's water, WHY would you offer to pay any healthcare costs associated?  Read about it on TXSharon's new website.

Does anyone not remember Erin Brockovich??

Erin’s exhaustive investigation uncovered that Pacific Gas & Electric had been poisoning the small town of Hinkley’s Water for over 30 years. It was because of Erin’s unwavering tenacity that PG & E had been exposed for leaking toxic Chromium 6 into the ground water. This poison affected the health of the population of Hinkley. In 1996, as a result of the largest direct action lawsuit of its kind, spear-headed by Erin and Ed Masry, the utility giant was forced to pay out the largest toxic tort injury settlement in US history: $333 million in damages to more than 600 Hinkley residents.

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