http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2008/10/09/fact_checking_the_candidates Comments On: Fact Checking the Candidates--Exploding Parks Edition by Amy J. Ruiz en-us Copyright 2009 Portland Mercury. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Portland Mercury readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Portland Mercury. webmaster@portlandmercury.com (Portland Mercury Webmaster) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Just saw your blog. Wanted to make sure you knew that the build up of methane gas can and has caused explosions and fires at former dumps. A quick Google search shows that methane gas, if not released and burned off (like they are planning to do) can and has caused explosions and fires in former dumps.

Here are a couple of links:
http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/eh/hlthhaz/fs/Dum… (check out the “Why be concerned about landfill gases?” section)
http://toxicsites.org/Explosions_And_Fires…

The city is taking precautions to avoid a problem, but the possibility of trouble (and the unequal treatment) is definitely there. Again, it’s great to have a new park in our neighborhood. Being built on a former dump and the remediation it requires to make it useful definitely does highlight differences in the type of green spaces east Portland residents receive, though.

Take care,

Charles

Posted by CharlesLewis]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:18:35 -0700 Portland Mercury