RustBeltRocks

Writing about the environmental legacy of industrialization in the Rust Belt. Over-educated forklift driver, metalhead, union steward \m/

[RustBeltRocks @RustBeltRocksV]

Welcome to my page. 🍃 Thank you for joining me here.
I write about environmental & labor issues related to industrialization in the Rust Belt.
I drive a forklift for the USPS instead of using my $100K degree. I'm a union steward & an avid fan of metal, blues & rock.

[🅾🅳🅳🅿🅸🆃🆃🆂🅱🆄🆁🅶🅷 @OddPittsburgh]

🎃"#Pittsburgh for me on #Halloween" 👻

Happy #October!!

[Heinz History Center @HistoryCenter]

#OTD in 1968, “Night of the Living Dead” premiered at the Fulton Theater (today’s Byham Theater) in Pittsburgh. Filmed in Evans City, George Romero’s cult classic was one of the highest grossing films in 1968.

📸 World Premiere at the Fulton Theater. #NightOfTheLivingDead

[Allegheny Co. Exec. @ACE_Innamorato]

Pittsburgh is a union town. Wishing everyone a happy and safe Labor Day!

[RustBeltRocks @RustBeltRocksV]

@ErieBooks That's what I thought, too. I am confused as to why it's still operating.
It's an older plant. They probably cheated on some stuff to get it to pass Inspections.
What struck me was you don't have coolant leaks exc. 5 gpm if properly maintained.

[RustBeltRocks @RustBeltRocksV]

https://t.co/Uvr0ON9pgn

[RustBeltRocks @RustBeltRocksV]

@peopleareatrip1 @polypocketknife I'mOutOfIdeas 😘

[RustBeltRocks @RustBeltRocksV]

@peopleareatrip1 @polypocketknife Oh good.

Have Halestorm "Miss the Misery"?

[C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag]

Companies developing technologies to chemically extract lithium directly from brine promise to obtain the battery raw material in a way that has less environmental impact than the large evaporation ponds commonly used today. https://t.co/vPLL6dSpi5 .

[RustBeltRocks @RustBeltRocksV]

@peopleareatrip1 @polypocketknife Dorothy

This might resonate a bit.

https://t.co/4PjAWiqXt5

[Geology Page @GeologyPage]

Earth’s earliest forest revealed in Somerset fossils | #Geology #GeologyPage #Fossil

The fossils, discovered and identified by researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Cardiff, are the oldest fossilised trees ever ...

Read More: https://t.co/0LxMs5f1lc

[RustBeltRocks @RustBeltRocksV]

@MasonFlakeAlpha I think that's pretty solid.

It will be interesting to see how badly the NYT wants to be on the wrong side of history...again.

[RustBeltRocks @RustBeltRocksV]

@jackryan212 @johnbeards17 I want in. I've been calling for his head for months and months.

[RustBeltRocks @RustBeltRocksV]

@ErieBooks The thing is .. when I see stuff like this, I automatically start wondering about plant maintenance or lack thereof. 🤔

[RustBeltRocks @RustBeltRocksV]

@ErieBooks We are superfriends... lol

[RustBeltRocks @RustBeltRocksV]

RBR will be keeping you informed on this developing story. We will be one of those 30K during the feedback period and will also bring you the best comments from it!
The city solicited Pittsburghers' opinions... 🫣😂
As we all know, Pburghers have *Opinions* about everything.

[RustBeltRocks @RustBeltRocksV]

Long on fancy buzzwords. Short on details. I hope City Council and the expensive consulting firm they hired can produce something more concrete.

They are looking for 10% engagement (about 30K residents) during the feedback period...
https://t.co/gyFdar4q2Y

[KDKA @KDKA]

NEW: Two school districts in the Pittsburgh area are currently dealing with whooping cough outbreaks and exposures. https://t.co/ovOgiBIcd4

[KDKA @KDKA]

For almost 125 years, the W.A. Young and Sons Foundry and Machine Shop has stood on the banks of the Monongahela River at Rices Landing. https://t.co/zNlDwYQyNy