# Fertilizer Plant on The No Agenda Show

Fertilizer Plant comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, in April 2013.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** April 2013 – April 2013
- **Related topics:** [West Texas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/west-texas.md), [Ammonium Nitrate](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ammonium-nitrate.md), [Drone Strike](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drone-strike.md), [Explosion](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/explosion.md), [Fema](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fema.md), [Matt Lauer](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/matt-lauer.md), [Monsanto](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/monsanto.md), [Osha](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/osha.md), [Rubicon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rubicon.md), [Thom Hartmann](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/thom-hartmann.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### West Texas Explosion, FEMA Trucks, Rubicon Plot

- **Episode:** [507: Airplane Apocalypse](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/507-airplane-apocalypse.md)
- **Published:** 2013-04-25
- **Time:** 2:21:48–2:26:29
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/507-airplane-apocalypse/chapter/west-texas-explosion-fema-trucks-rubicon-plot.md

The explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas is discussed alongside theories of FEMA involvement and potential drone strikes. The hosts compare the event to the plot of the TV show Rubicon, which involves staged disasters for financial gain.

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### West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion, OSHA Inspections

- **Episode:** [506: Happy Earth Gay](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/506-happy-earth-gay.md)
- **Published:** 2013-04-21
- **Time:** 1:12:07–1:15:24
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/506-happy-earth-gay/chapter/west-texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion-osha-inspections.md

The discussion covers the explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, involving ammonium nitrate. The hosts critique commentator Thom Hartmann's argument that the disaster proves the need for "big government," noting that regulations already existed but inspections had not occurred since 1985. The segment ends with a tangent about the high salaries of media figures like Matt Lauer.

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### West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion and Drone Strike Theory

- **Episode:** [505: Speculation Analysis](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/505-speculation-analysis.md)
- **Published:** 2013-04-18
- **Time:** 17:55–24:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/505-speculation-analysis/chapter/west-texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion-and-drone-strike-theory.md

The hosts analyze the explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, noting that media outlets like CNN incorrectly associated it with Waco. They question the official narrative regarding anhydrous ammonia, which is not typically explosive on its own. Adam Curry reveals an email from a former drone program employee suggesting the event was a drone strike, potentially linked to a 2007 lawsuit involving Monsanto and Texas Grain.

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