12-08-2016, 06:43 PM
Since it keeps coming up, this is an article about the massive difference between the Dakota pipeline and the TMT:
"The TMT Is Nothing Like The Dakota Access Pipeline"
http://www.civilbeat.org/2016/12/the-tmt...-pipeline/
"DAPL is hazardous to the environment and local water supply. TMT is not. Not by a long shot. In the last 40 years of astronomy on Mauna Kea, there has been zero proof of water contamination and far less environmental impact than ranching, invasive species and the Pohakuloa Training Area military installation. Despite claims to the contrary in the current contested case hearing, there is no risk of mercury spills by TMT as this substance is no longer used. The last mercury spill in the Astronomy District was 25 years ago, and that was inside an observatory building, all but 70 ml (about 5 tablespoons) were recovered, and that probably evaporated. In fact, Hawaii’s volcanic gas puts out about 2 million times that amount of mercury into the air every year."
"The TMT Is Nothing Like The Dakota Access Pipeline"
http://www.civilbeat.org/2016/12/the-tmt...-pipeline/
"DAPL is hazardous to the environment and local water supply. TMT is not. Not by a long shot. In the last 40 years of astronomy on Mauna Kea, there has been zero proof of water contamination and far less environmental impact than ranching, invasive species and the Pohakuloa Training Area military installation. Despite claims to the contrary in the current contested case hearing, there is no risk of mercury spills by TMT as this substance is no longer used. The last mercury spill in the Astronomy District was 25 years ago, and that was inside an observatory building, all but 70 ml (about 5 tablespoons) were recovered, and that probably evaporated. In fact, Hawaii’s volcanic gas puts out about 2 million times that amount of mercury into the air every year."