Saturday, 28 April 2012
Protecting St.Anthony's
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Penlee Quarry Adit Discharge
Walking along the coast recently I noticed an odd sight. I've observed the Penlee Quarry Adit many times, in different weather conditions and never seen more than a small trickle of water running out of it. But this time I was amazed to observe an extremely vigorous stream of water emerging - I would estimate approximately 15 times the normal flow, and this after a long dry spell. I also saw an encrustation on the rocks beside the adit-stream, which indicated that in recent days the outflow was several feet deep, as opposed to the usual couple of inches.
On 4th April I returned to the adit and observed that the outflow of water had not noticeably diminished. I noticed a rockpool adjacent to the stream, approximately 7 by 5 feet across, which normally would be above the level of the stream. The enlarged stream had flooded this pool and the seaweed in it was all dead and bleached white. Neighbouring pools at a higher level were not affected. Along the stream itself there was a line below which all the seaweed was bleached white and dead, but above the line it appeared normal. Having observed these further apparent signs of the effects of pollution, I was seriously concerned about what this seemingly contaminated water is doing to the wildlife of Mounts Bay.
I sent a statement to several wildlife organizations, and also contacted the Environment Agency. I discussed the matter with some ex-miners and scientists and they helped clarify the situation. Eventually I heard back from the Environment Agency that they had been monitoring the water and considered it safe. I have asked them for more details of the report and await their response. When challenged over this matter, the quarry ‘development’ company invited me to check out the quarry for myself and I hope to do so soon.
Just south of adit stream: as shown in 3rd film: a trickle of water escaping from the earthen cliff and running over the rocks, staining white. All pools directly connected to this trickle are totally abiotic and sterile. Since logically this water is leaching from the quarry, this further suggests that the content of the quarry water is toxic, at least to seaweed and whatever fauna might normally be found there.
Newlyn Quarry Old Workings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXNO0f5GGaQ
| Copper and Arsenic Ores | |
| Ore name | chemical formula |
| Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)OH |
| Tennantite | Cu12As4S13 |
| Malachite | Cu2(OH)2CO3 |
| Azurite | Cu3(OH)2(CO3)2 |
Correlation between arsenic and copper ores:
http://www.csiro.au/Outcomes/Mineral-Resources/Minerals-Processing/ArsenicFlotation.aspx
List of what was mined where: http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/geomincentre/References.pdf
Evidence of Arsenopyrite at Penlee Quarry:
http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/geomincentre/References.pdf
Newlyn Mines: http://www.newlyn.info/history/101-newlyn-and-its-mines.html
http://cornwalllocalnews.co.uk/2012/03/15/quarry-tests-the-water-over-scheme-to-ship-rock-armour/
Council PDF 1:
“…The planting which has since taken place on the (quarry) verge has been slow to develop and because of this it has been agreed that the Councils landscape architect will visit the site in the spring and access the suitability of the planting at that time...."Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Flabby Face of Tory Capitalism
The bloated and corpulent beast of neo-conservatism showed its unlovely face recently in the latest British Government Budget. Old people are set to lose their allowance, whilst the richest of the rich get their tax cut from 50 to 45%. Oh, by the way, both Cameron and Osborne are millionaires, incidentally. Toodle pip, I’m off for a glass of jolly old Champers, what?
In other news…
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/03/04/police-shooting-in-culcheth-cheshire_n_1319264.html
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
I is RON’s LADY
Sunday, 1 January 2012
ConDem War Torture Corruption
What does it mean to be a rebel-MP? Does it mean you’re upholding the UNCAT? Can you work for the government and make the people Free? Can you BOMB Libya into Democracy??? Do you care if the councilors embezzle our cash? While social services and everything crash. Is this what it means in the Con-Dem-mock-racy? Is this what it means to be a rebel MP?
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/MP-named-biggest-rebel-coalition/story-14209408-detail/story.html
“When the bourgeois parliamentarians fail to respond to and engage with the People, they nurture the seeds of Revolutionary action.” Sid James, 1972 (Carry On Rebelling)
Note Re: DEPLETED URANIUM WEAPONS: An internet image search for the term ‘Depleted Uranium Birth Defects’ will show the actual consequences of these weapons, as used against the People of Iraq and other nations. WARNING: These images are horrifying.
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