To: jeffrey rainey who wrote (1522 ) 5/17/1998 10:06:00 AM From: jeffrey rainey Respond to of 1757
These last few posts are why I own MIDL stock,why do you? I like the fact that in one of the earlier post MTBE was a 3 billion dollar a year business for the gas companies. -------------------------------------- NATIONAL NEWS U.S. Geological Survey in 1995 of urban wells and springs around the country turned up 27 percent of the samples with measurable amounts of MTBE, some as high as 200 micrograms per liter in areas where MTBE is not used as an oxygenate. A second federal study reported water wells in 51 public systems in five states were CONTAMINATED with MTBE. EPA Releases Drinking Water Advisory on MTBE EPA Press Release, 12/12/97 EPA to Consider Phaseout of MTBE San Francisco Chronicle. 12/11/97. Chevron Seeks to Stop Using Additive MTBE LA Times, 12/3/97. Chevron Asks Congress to Lift Additive Law... San Francisco Chronicle, 12/2/97. TOSCO Oil Company calls for elimination of MTBE from Gasoline San Francisco Chronicle, 10/30/97. NEW YORK Liberty Village New York, Municipal water supply contaminated Silver Stream Village New York, Mobile Home Park - contaminated water supply. CALIFORNIA ARE WE BEING POISONED? Press Release - January 5th 1998 -Sen Dick Mountjoy Mountjoy Applauds Chevron Press Release - December 2nd, 1997 - Sen Dick Mountjoy MTBE BILL SIGNED Press Release - October 9th 1997 - Sen Dick Mountjoy MTBE HEALTH STUDY RELEASED Press Release - October 9th 1997 - Sen Dick Mountjoy On M.T.B.E. San Francisco Chronicle, 9/15/97. On OXYBUSTERS San Francisco Chronicle, 9/16/97. Press Release - January 5th 1998 -Sen Dick Mountjoy, CA. California Senator Introduces Bill to DROP MTBE Mandate Press Release - February 2, 1998 Firm Finds Way to rid Water of MTBE San Francisco Chronicle. 12/24/97. Santa Monica, California, Half of City's water wells shut down due to MTBE contamination. Santa Clara, California, 75% of water well sites under monitoring (229 of 308) are found to have MTBE present. 41 sites had levels of 3,500 to 260,000 ppb (parts per billion). Santa Clara Valley Water District urges Governor to prohibit MTBE in Calif. CONNECTICUT Oxybusters Denounces Connecticut Department of Health!! Press Release - February 18th, 1998 - Oxybusters of Connecticut Georgetown Connecticut, Water supply for a Georgetown shopping center has been contaminated with the gasoline additive MTBE at levels of 3,982 ppb. PENNSYLVANIA Reformulated gasoline on way out. DEP moves to block reformulated gas ban 2 Democrats want to ban MTBE reformulated gas in Pa. Reformulated gas ban bill pushed - March 10, 1998. NORTH CAROLINA Wilmington North Carolina, Mobile Home Park - ground water contamination. RHODE ISLAND Sakonnet, Rhode Island, MTBE found in Tiverton Wells at levels of 2850 ppb. The State of Rhode Island rates levels of 40ppb or lower as a safe. TEXAS Oxybusters Denounces Texas TNRCC in expansion of RFG's into East Texas. Press Release - March 17, 1998 - Oxybusters of Texas Still Under Construction......More to Come ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to: |