Forum Post: Fracking, What's it Look Like?
Posted 11 years ago on April 20, 2013, 11:16 a.m. EST by shoozTroll
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A view from the ground, and please remember these wells and the damage they cause will be abandoned to the public once the well runs dry.
Fracking MUST be stopped. Of all the issues OWS supports, this is most important to me. If we corrupt our ground water we will have nothing.
Where I live there is an underground river (Edwards Aquifer) that supports millions of people. If that is polluted we are in deep shit. We must stop it NOW.
But they want to sell you bottled water, and jack up the cost of health care(sic).
It's a win, win for WallStreet.
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Keep going, you have to see the fleets of idling semis.
Hundreds of them filled with fracking fluids.
And then all the mud and flipped over trucks, not to mention the testimony.
The first pic was done by these guys, and I would tend to think most of their business consists of making the drilling look nice.
http://www.marcellus-shale.us/MARCELLUS-AIR-WV.htm
These are tight, well planned shots, that don't really show much besides that which is "well manicured".
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Beauty's only skin deep, it can get quite ugly underneath, and I've always wondered if at least some of the increasing incidence of sinkholes might be caused by it.
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Like in Florida strawberry counties?
http://rainworks.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/strawberry-farmers-cause-140-sinkholes-in-11-days/
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Well, it's not like they made the strawberry farms pay for the damage.
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How much water does it take to frack a shale structure?
They crack the shale all up, then they suck it all out.
I still think that causes at least a few sinkholes.
Whether from pumping it out of earth as water the first time, or pumping it back into the earth, filled with chemicals the second time, or when they suck it back out to get to the released oils and gases, the third time, or when they pump it back into the earth again, because they don't want to pay to clean it up the fourth time they handle it.
That's four chances to make a sinkhole, even many miles away from the wellhead.
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I understand.
http://exxonhatesyourchildren.com/
Or maybe it's not so much hate, as it is that they just don't give a fuck.
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Exxon threatened to sue if they kept airing it.
so make of that, what you will.
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Dear Dan,
In his climate speech on Tuesday, President Obama took some big steps forward against climate change, but at the same time pushed a dangerous and counterproductive endorsement of expanding natural gas development and fracking. Obama's plan gives implicit support for exporting natural gas, stating that his administration will "encourage the development of a global market for gas."1
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As the Secretary at the Department of Energy, Ernest Moniz is responsible for deciding whether to grant permits allowing the fracking industry to export huge quantities of natural gas overseas.
Shortly after being sworn in, he promised to take more time to study the issue before granting any more permits to export gas. That's a positive development that shows we have momentum in this fight.2 Now we need to build on that momentum by urging him to reject natural gas exports altogether.
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Far from being a climate solution, expanded fracking would be a disaster for the climate. Fracking releases huge amounts of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Fracking is a highly toxic process that contaminates water and releases poisonous air pollution, putting nearby communities at risk. Furthermore, as recent climate disasters like Superstorm Sandy demonstrate, it's dangerous to consider any policy that would dramatically expand fossil fuel extraction in the United States.
Moniz has expressed support for fracked gas in the past, but, now that he's a highly visible public official, he's likely more susceptible to pressure from activists. We need to make it clear that Americans across the country are watching him closely, and expect him to put our health and safety ahead of the financial interests of the fracking industry.
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Jenny Mandel, "Obama's climate plan silent on exports but pledges support for global gas markets," EnergyWire, June 27, 2013
"Moniz: LNG applications on hold," The Advocate, May 31, 2013
Matthew Daley, "Energy Dept. backs Texas LNG export plan," Associated Press, May 17, 2013
Steve Hargreaves, "U.S. steps up natural gas exports," CNNMoney, June 4, 2013
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