The Down-low on Fracking…
“The truth is not a lot is known about the long term dangers and effects of fracking. The federal government and provincial governments have yet to establish regulations and safety standards that would protect people and drinking water sources. While natural gas is often referred to as a transition step away from more energy-intensive oil, fracking for “unconventional” gas – gas that is difficult to get to – is not a climate solution. Any energy resource that sacrifices water protection and threatens people’s health and environmental safety in such significant ways should be halted.”- “No Fracking Way!” Info on fracking from the Council of Canadians Acting for Social Justice.
Read More from the Council of Canadians Acting for Social Justice here:
http://www.canadians.org/water/issues/fracking/index.html
“Dr. Theo Colburn with the Endocrine Exchange Inc., has been collecting data on fracking chemicals used by the industry over the past five years. Ninety-four percent of the fracking chemicals in her database are associated with skin, eye, and repiratory problems, 93% with harm to the gastrointestinal system, and 83% with affecting the brain and nervous system. Colburn’s research includes analysis of chemicals found in waste pits and used during the drilling process.
Exposure to chemicals can occur in a variety of ways. Fracking fluids can spill, posing health hazards to workers or others who come into contact with the chemicals. An emergency room nurse in Colorado was exposed to a fracking fluid called ZetaFlow while treating a gasfield worker whose clothes had been splashed with the chemicals. She immediately lost her sense of smell and developed a headache, and within a couple of days her liver, heart, and lungs began to shutdown. While she eventually recovered, the healing process was long.”- The Council of Canadians Acting for Social Change, “No Fracking Way!: Hydraulic fracturing poses serious risks to water and health” Fact Sheet
Read More From the “No Fracking Way!” Fact Sheet Here:
http://www.canadians.org/water/documents/fracking/factsheet-1110.pdf
“Shale gas, the bitumen or “dirty oil” of the natural gas world, requires more energy, water and toxic chemicals than conventional gas production, because massive amounts of concrete-like rock must be broken open to release small pockets of methane. In addition, many shale deposits are rich in contaminants, including CO2, hydrogen sulfide and radioactive materials because of the depth of the resource.” -By Andrew Nikiforuk, 15 Oct 2010, “A Fracking Disaster in the Making: Report”, TheTyee.ca
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http://thetyee.ca/News/2010/10/15/FrackingDisaster/index.html
‘”My water began dramatically changing, going bad. I was getting horrible burns and rashes from taking a shower, and then my dogs refused to drink the water. That’s when I began to pay attention.
Chromium-6 ‘is used in fracking and drilling’ [along with] 2-butoxyethanol,polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,menthanol, formaldehyde,ethylene, glycol,hydrochrolic acid, sodium hydroxide”-Quoting Jessica Ernst, from Rosebud, AB in “Ugly Reality of Fracking” 19 APRIL 2010, by JOYCE NELSON, WATERSHED SENTINEL
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http://www.greenmuze.com/climate/energy/2562-ugly-reality-of-fracking.html
“Canada needs a national debate about regulatory reforms now, before the shale gas revolution affects more of the nation’s watersheds as well as rural and urban communities. New regulations should not only focus on protecting ground and surface water resources, but should also reflect larger energy policy goals. They should promote more innovation and less wasteful practices in industry.
During the rush to develop shale gas, a powerful multi-billion industry has operated within an immature and fragmented regulatory context. Nonetheless, even shale gas supporters recognize the need for greater public accountability and transparency.”- “FRACTURE LINES: Will Canada’s Water be Protected in the Rush to Develop Shale Gas?” Report by By Ben Parfitt, For the Program on Water Issues, Monk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, Sept.15, 2010
To read the full “Fracture Lines” report click here:
http://www.ledevoir.com/documents/pdf/etudegazdeschiste.pdf
“The last four months of 2010, nearly 500 earthquakes rattled Guy, Arkansas. The entire state experienced 38 quakes in 2009. The spike in quake frequency precedes and coincides with the 100,000 dead fish on a 20-mile stretch of the Arkansas River that included Roseville Township on December 30. The next night, 5,000 red-winged blackbirds and starlings dropped dead out of the sky in Beebe. Hydraulic fracturing is the most likely culprit for all three events, as it causes earthquakes with a resultant release of toxins into the environment.
In December alone, over 150 earthquakes rocked Arkansas. The swarm of quakes in Guy likely results from six years of intense drilling…Guy…is ‘the current focus of a regional shale-gas exploration and development program.” -”Oil and Gas Collection: Hydraulic Fracturing, Toxic Chemicals and the Surge of Earthquake Activity in Arkansas” by Rady Ananda, Global Research, January 6, 2011
To Read Full “Oil and Gas Collection” Article Click Here:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=22667
For a full list of Chemicals Used by Hydraulic Fracturing Companies in Pennsylvania For Surface and Hydraulic Fracturing Activities obtained from Industry Click Here:
For a Step-by-Step Description of the fracking process click here:
http://www.journeyoftheforsaken.com/fracpage.htm