Happy Holidays From Cancer Alley: Christmas Lights Overshadowed By Shell's Flaring

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By Julie DermanskyDec 24, 2013, 8:00 am75 pts
The streets of Norco, Louisiana are filled with Christmas lights like lots of U.S. towns this season. But on December 19th, the sky above Norco was illuminated by massive flaring at Shell Chemical's refinery in town. A friend of mine posted on Facebook that he could see the flares from the Twin Span Bridge,…

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