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I also lived in College Terrace in Palo Alto, where one of the superfund is. At the time very few residents knew about the issue. I believe it is the same today
by gabaix 9y ago
I also lived in College Terrace in Palo Alto, where one of the superfund is. At the time very few residents knew about the issue. I believe it is the same today.
My neighbor Aaron Greenspan (also known for fighting his classmate Mark Zuckerberg on trademark issues) asked local authorities to do more to inform residents. It did not go anywhere. He eventually moved out, and so did I.
Here's one of his blog posts from back in 2013: http://www.aarongreenspan.com/writing/20130404/in-search-of-the-cookie-dough-tree/ http://www.aarongreenspan.com/writing/20130404/in-search-of-...
- sjg007 9y agoI think Google is on top of a superfund site.
- cdibona 9y agoThe main HQ isn't actually on top of a superfund site, but an ex-dump. We derive a fair amount of methane from the decaying matter underneath shoreline...
- DrScump 9y agoThe Shoreline Amphitheater (yes, the idiots who ran Mtn. View back then couldn't tell an amphitheater from a theater) was built over the dump. The first few events revealed the danger when people sitting on the lawn portion actually set the lawn afire with their lighters, due to methane seeping through the soil.