This Week at the Stacks

When Winds Gust ...

2009-04-28T17:20:00.002-04:00

It was quite a storm which rolled through our city Friday evening. Here's what those winds whipped up and dumped on the Beach Strip. Residents were wiping grey dust from food and surfaces even inside their homes. Analysis is still being done, but so far there are indications that the toxic particulate levels in the cloud were exponentially higher than the provincial standard. See the related article in today's Hamilton Spectator.

January 27, 2009 1:50 pm

2009-01-29T15:45:00.002-05:00

Arcelor-Mittal's Meltshop ... AGAIN!!!!!

Jan 22, 2009 12:10 pm

2009-01-29T15:36:00.004-05:00

US Steel's coke oven stack #7

Cutting Scrap

2008-12-31T11:58:00.004-05:00

Scenes like this are common at Poscor / Triple M's Parkdale Ave scrapyard when they are cutting up scrap.

Dec 12, 2008

2008-12-31T11:57:00.003-05:00

Dec 11 2008, 2 pm

2008-12-17T10:33:00.002-05:00

Fri Sept 12, High Noon

2008-09-15T14:57:00.002-04:00

These shots were taken from Sherman Avenue North. We're pretty sure this is part of US Steel, but not sure what part of the plant it is. Even though the photographer had not passed the gates of the plant, a Port Authority staffer came along and asked the person to leave Sherman Ave North as it is Port Authority property. He said that they are extra sensitive to people with cameras as they could be terrorists, although he acknowledged that he knew this person wasn't one. Do you think terrorism was really the issue???

US Steel turns Hamilton red

2008-09-08T14:24:00.003-04:00

Homes in Hamilton have been having a lot of reddish fallout land on their siding etc and discolour it. Hate to think about what it is doing to our lungs. Here are two picture from Thurs Sept 4 and another (the last one) from Fri Sept 5 which show the source of the problem ...

Aug 31 2008 - US Steel

2008-09-01T21:32:00.002-04:00

This from Sunday Aug 31. Taken at Sherman Ave and Burlington St. at about 1:05 pm. It was coming out very black, then a huge plume of white (steam) was set off to cover it up.

Aug 28, 2:50 pm

2008-08-29T09:28:00.003-04:00

Arcelor Mittal's meltshop once again.

Aug 21 11:30 am

2008-08-21T23:15:00.003-04:00

Here's what we sent Burlington way today. This was taken along Eastport Drive. We're quite the neighbours, eh? Once again, this was coming from our industrial area ...

"No Breathing Room; National Illness Costs of Air Pollution"

2008-08-20T17:27:00.003-04:00

Click on the title of this article to read the Canadian Medical Association's recent summary report.

Iron Oxide from Arcelor Mittal Dofasco

2008-08-15T09:39:00.002-04:00

It seems to be happening daily now! This was from around 3 pm on Thurs Aug 14. Check out the front page article in the Hamilton Spectator "Furnace Fallout Steams Councillor" Fri Aug 15

Thurs Aug 7 around 8 pm

2008-08-15T09:31:00.002-04:00

This one even floatd over Ivor Wynne Stadium during a game - we all thought it was a thunder cloud!

Another Black Cloud - August 13

2008-08-14T20:37:00.004-04:00

These are shots from yesterday late afternoon. The culprit this time: Arcelor Mittal Dofasco. The first picture was taken at 5:45 pm, the second at 5:50 pm. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the brutal US Steel emissions from the evening of Thursday Aug 7. Kids in pools were covered with sticky soot!

July 31, 2008, 7:50 am

2008-07-31T12:12:00.002-04:00

Sure is good to read about the massive profits US Steel has been making over the last two quarters. Perhaps they might consider investing in some equipment which would finally put an end to emissions like this, which drifted across residential neighbourhoods and then out over Lake Ontario this morning.

Friday, June 20 3:15 pm

2008-06-23T10:25:00.003-04:00

Arcelor Mittal (Dofasco) letting it go out of their blast furnace again.

May 22, 2008, 7:30 pm

2008-05-23T11:57:00.002-04:00

This is from today, around 7:30pm. These same stacks seem to be doing this a lot lately.

Thursday May 1, 2008 5:50 pm

2008-05-01T21:44:00.004-04:00

Arcelor Mittal Dofasco

US Steel (Stelco)

Apr 29, 2008 3:45 pm

2008-04-29T21:32:00.001-04:00

Arcelor Mittal Dofasco

Thursday Apr 24, 2008 - 11:00 am

2008-04-25T19:19:00.001-04:00

More Courtesy of Arcelor Mittal Dofasco

2008-04-15T13:31:00.004-04:00

Monday Apr 14, before 10:30 am. Incident lasted at least 1/2 hr

Enough is Enough!

2008-04-03T15:50:00.004-04:00

This is becoming a regular thing – nasty emissions from the Arcelor Mittal / Dofasco meltshop. This one was taken at about 2:20 pm today (Apr 3, 2008). Maybe we should join in with Lorna and the others protesting next time (see http://thespec.com/article/348902) - let's get a mass movement going. Enough is enough!!!!

The Weekend of the Big Race

2008-04-01T11:56:00.005-04:00

If the Around the Bay Race is the oldest road race in North America, you would think it would be honoured appropriately, at the very least by limiting emissions for the weekend for the sake of the runners. As the next few posts will show, however, this was not the case. The tall, black-banded US Steel stack (coke battery 7?) smoked frequently and for long periods of time. There were periodic plumes from Dofasco as well.

3:10 pm

3:14 pm

4:19 pm

Saturday March 29

2008-04-01T11:50:00.007-04:00

4:58 pm

5:00 pm

5:05 pm

6:10 pm