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FRACTIVISTS SPEAK OUT
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Your beauty and splendor are world class and your communities and neighbors rate first class. We planted our family tree here with pride and have added three strong boughs that thrive under your big skies and rejoice in your four wondrous seasons. It pains me to write this letter, but it's become my cross to bear.
Under the guise of "energy independence," the well-being of our shared habitat has been sacrificed to the rapid industrialization of our landscape by oil and gas development. Stored energy that may have been tapped for gradual use by Colorado is being hastily harvested and ported away. In its wake, thousands of plumes of fugitive toxins and particulates rise from drill sites; untouched deep water aquifers are now compromised; and the very foundations of our homes, schools, hospitals and bridges are laid vulnerable to seismic activity. We've squandered our claim to 300-plus sunny days as a reoccurring brown lily pad cloud forms above our heads in symmetry to the vast drilling field area below.
Energy profiteering at the expense of the community and its inhabitants is unconscionable. A statewide moratorium on hydraulic fracturing must be immediately enacted while we aggregate critical data on the quality of the air that we breathe and implement even tighter safeguards to subterranean water supplies we may soon need to drink. My appeal is to community, business and church leaders brave enough to task themselves with safeguarding us despite the prevailing headwinds they'll face.
Mark Crough,
Windsor
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I oppose "fracking" because I have serious concerns for the environmental impact of this process of removing natural gas from the earth beneath our rivers, streams, protected national forests & parks, & our villages, towns & cities. The short-term "benefits" do not justify the long-term hazards to the earth & all life forms which inhabit the earth.
- anonymous
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Here in Pennsylvania, politicians and their appointees act like gas is a gift from God, and water isn't. Hydraulic fracturing is a crime against nature. Already people and animals are suffering and dying - though drillers and the PA Department of Environmental Protection still deny it has anything to do with the toxic chemicals they use. Already tourism in our Northern Tier is gone. Violations occurred at unacceptably high rate of 1.8 per well in 2010, we have nearly 4,000 wells drilled overall, but the DEP is permitting new wells faster than ever. Now Governor Corbett would like to open The Delaware River Basin to drilling, regardless of the fact that 15.6 million rely on it for their drinking water and the fact that the Delaware River Basin has received well over 10,000 of protest letters to date. And he wants to drill more state forest land, state colleges, schools and prisons, too.
We've got to get these frackers out of office before they finish ruining our state. Thanks for this great site. Good Luck, Ohio! Liz R., www.KeepTapWaterSafe.org
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My husband and I lived in Garfield County for 11 years and have numerous wells near our house. We have 2 children, ages 5 and 8 years old and I fear that their health is potentially at risk. There are no standards in place that are controlling the risks versus rewards and this must change! Enough of BIG Business!! We Americans need to stand up and fight-fight-fight. We cannot allow this appalling environmentally unsound practice to continue! What ever happened to COLORADO? We need help! My children need your help!
HTE - Garfield County 2011
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I really don't understand why Colorado's citizens are taking their sweet time to formulate a moratorium against an industry that has scathed the country-side of Colorado's once beautiful lands. Is it that the people are not aware? Is it that the people are being fed fals information about fracking? Is it that the $billion media machines have brainwashed the people of Colorado? What is it? What does it take to educated the people of Colorado that hydraulic fracturing 'fracking', is the worst virus to hit our state? Please, let's do something!
Fran - Boulder, CO
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This is pure bullshit! Letting the BIG OIL and GAS industry become an exempt entity of greed!!! We are the people and we need to stop this nonsense. This is OUR land and we need to take it back!! I am a FRACTIVIST!! I will do whatever is necessary to end this greed and destruction of our places where we all live!
You can bet on it!
Dale - Denver Colorado
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I live in Tioga County PA which is Ground Zero for development. I've been telling anyone who will listen, and some who won't, that this is a nightmare. My county has gone from a quiet little farming area to an industrial zone. Traffic is so congested it takes almost twice as long to get anywhere. Our once tourist friendly downtown is sound loud and congested with gas trucks that I avoid it at all costs. I noticed a lot of tourists are now avoiding it as well. I'm sure hunting season will be quieter as well. We bill ourselves as "Pennsylvania Wilds" but the only wild thing here is the wild west way in which development is taking place. There seems to be no oversight as to where pipelines and wells are placed. DEP hands out permits for pipelines but has no map to show where they are going. Neither does any other government agency in PA. Apparently NO ONE is in charge of pipeline placement. "Brine" has been sprayed on town roads poisoning ponds and trees. Hillsides are being torn up to bury pipe all over my community. The DEP hands out permits like candy at a parade with little to no knowledge of the area where the pad is being placed. My husband and I sat on the deck of a quiet little winery in the Finger Lakes last summer and I cried at the thought of a gas well ruining the area. New York is my refuge now. PLEASE NYers - keep the gas out. Your friend in PA |
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I am in agreement w Anonymous Said from Cooperstown , NY ; "I don't want it in my state or anyone elses. I value my drinking water, our fresh water, air, property values, and the health of myself, my family, and the people of my State." Dona Syman Cooperstown, NY ~ thank you! We live in the Fingerlakes region of New York State and have also spoken w many people from Pa and I have yet to hear first hand one positive experience from anyone who has leased and had drilling.
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"Fracking Near Bailey Junior High" is the name of a youtube video I shot early this year. During fracking five wells (Jan-April 2011), my son got asthma. In June the Special Ed teacher there (age 34) died of an aneursim and the music teacher there just found out she has a terminal, rare bone cancer.
By MYtoeSPACEpillow on Children Forced to Breathe Toxic Chemical Emission... on 8/20/11
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It's great to get disclosure of the chemicals, but what good does that do if they are still allowed to inject toxic chemicals into the ground? If benzene, a known carcinogen. shows up on their list of fracking chemicals, does anyone stop them from injecting it into the ground?
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I really like your post you done great jobs. Thanks for sharing valuable information.article
By Haider Ali Mussadaq on EXCLUSIVE Article from EPA Whistleblower Wes Wilso... on 8/19/11
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Even if this industry operates with no federal regulations....Which is ridiculous...this industry generates billions of tons of toxic waste and wastewater...we need to demand CLEAN energy from our elected officials. Don't give away Taxpayer subsidies to oil and gas to line their pockets ... Don't give CSU money to promote nuclear power ...Promote solar ... Wind ... :) Demand Solar ... Wind .. Renewables ... We want solar ... Wind...renewables...
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I live in Cooperstown, NY and we have a lot of visitors from Pennsylvania; I have talked with many of them who have first hand knowledge and experience with the environmental impact of Hydro-fracking. Not only do they regret allowing it in their State, but they are urging us NOT to allow it in New York State! I don't want it in my state or anyone elses. I value my drinking water, our fresh water, air, property values, and the health of myself, my family, and the people of my State. Dona Syman Cooperstown, NY
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Who owns the land where the groundwater was impacted? What was added to the groundwater - an amendment? Was the soil tested to determine if it is now hazardous waste? Solid waste landfills should not receive hazardous waste!
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There are several questions that come to mind: 1. How many water wells are within this area??? Buildings: 850 Livestock: Water Wells: 500 2. This industry does not know the depth to the groundwater? How can they claim on their form that groundwater has not been impacted? What did they look for and are there groundwater standards for the contaminants? What are the contaminants? 3. Does Buffalo Ridge Landfill in Keenseburg, Co have a permit to accept this contaminated soil? This landfill is a solid waste landfill and not a hazardous waste landfill. 4. Why would this company request a "confidentiality" status? 5. What is a tank battery? 6. What is a cement water vault used for? Is the water contaminated water? 7. Whose irrigation pond is in the photograph? Does Noble own it? If not did they notify the owner? 8. WHAT WAS SPILLED AND HOW MUCH? 9. Where is the follow-up response from the Oil and Gas Inspector?
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I guess someone ought to tell Gov. Hickenlooper about this article. He is quoted in a Denver Post Opinion article as telling the Colorado Oil & Gas Association, ""Everyone in this room understands that hydraulic fracturing doesn't connect to groundwater, that it's almost inconceivable that groundwater will be contaminated." The article also describes the fracking process as one that "involves pumping large quantities of water and sand, and a tiny amount of chemicals," I guess the oil & gas industry has fooled the Post with the 1% fracking fluids statement. I don't think that 20,000- 40,000 gallons per fracking incident is "tiny". Read more: Editorial: Public disclosure of fracking fluids - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_18611367#ixzz1U7VUwYgq
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Great write-up! There is no way he can defend those questions. I live in S denver and I am scared as hell for the drilling to happen. I'd rather have clean and safe drinking water than natural gas anyday. I cannot accept this is happening! Melinda G. SDenver
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Wow!!! Incredible! Who in their right mind would drill in a city? This is just plain stupid. It's bad enough that it's done in our outlining areas. Ban fracking now!
RIP 'EM WTF!
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What happened to the bird???? Did the Wildlife experts take care of it or did it die?
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I never heard of it in the news then.
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I think this information should be releaced under the Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986.
By Rebecca Swiger on Oil & Gas Spill Of the Day +/- 210,000 Gallons of ... on 7/24/11
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Don't they have guidelines that prevent them from doing this? Are there any penatlies?
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Thanks for creating this amazing website and helping to inform people about the dangers of fracking. The O & G violation of the day is great! I am going to direct as many people and policy makers as I can to this site.
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