Showing posts with label dangers of fracking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dangers of fracking. Show all posts
Saturday, July 18, 2015
What's Killing the Babies of Vernal, Utah?
A fracking boomtown, a spike in stillborn deaths and a gusher of unanswered questions
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/fracking-whats-killing-the-babies-of-vernal-utah-20150622#ixzz3gGGrLKMm
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Thursday, December 11, 2014
Hold Your Breath: Fracking and Clean Air Don't Mix
Published on Dec 8, 2014 IS IT CLEAN? This video examines the impact of oil and gas development on the health of people living it. Using a FLIR (infrared) camera designed to detect normally invisible, sometimes toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs), mother and activist and FLIR-certified-technician Sharon Wilson went on a road trip to document pollution at oil and gas operations -- and its human cost. EPA might require that oil and gas companies clean up their pollution. They're deciding now. Go to protectourair.org to urge them to act. FOR MORE INFO: 5-state study finds unsafe levels of airborne chemical near oil and gas fields, http://bit.ly/1zjgjv5. Oil & gas wells map: http://bit.ly/1gIR1xB fracking.earthworksaction.org CREDITS: FLIR video - Sharon Wilson, Earthworks Dir. of Photo. for non-FLIR video/photo - www.juliedermansky.com Video Production - www.globalperformancemedia.com
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
House Explosion in Orwell, Ohio, Thought To Be Caused By a Natural Gas Leak
Orwell, Ohio: One woman is dead, and her boyfriend is in critical condition after their house exploded July 16th. A gas well is on the property, and natural gas (methane) would sometimes migrate into the water system. The explosion occurred when the man lit a cigarette.
Read more here. Video included.
Read more here. Video included.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
California Halts Injection of Fracking Waste, Warning it May Be Contaminating Aquifers
"California officials have ordered an emergency shut-down of 11 oil and gas waste injection sites and a review more than 100 others in the state's drought-wracked Central Valley out of fear that companies may have been pumping fracking fluids and other toxic waste into drinking water aquifers there.
The state's Division of Oil and Gas and Geothermal Resources on July 7 issued cease and desist orders to seven energy companies warning that they may be injecting their waste into aquifers that could be a source of drinking water, and stating that their waste disposal "poses danger to life, health, property, and natural resources." The orders were first reported by the Bakersfield Californian, and the state has confirmed with ProPublica that its investigation is expanding to look at additional wells."
Read the article by Abrahm Lustgarten (ProPublica) here.
My comment (Peacegirl): First gas wells were being drilled (still are), and we didn't know for sure what harm would done to humans, animals, soil, air, and water (still don't know everything). Next there were the pipelines and compressor stations, and we didn't know (still don't) what the negative effects would be on our daily lives. Now we have earthquakes and injection wells, and we really have absolutely no clue about what is (or can) really happen as a result of these practices. But we have all this frack waste. We have to put it somewhere. So I think we are really in a terrible bind. One thing leads to another, and now we are in over our brilliant little heads. Some people are getting filthy rich, and the rest of us are wondering what kind of world we will leave to our children and grandchildren, if indeed there will be a liveable planet for them.
The state's Division of Oil and Gas and Geothermal Resources on July 7 issued cease and desist orders to seven energy companies warning that they may be injecting their waste into aquifers that could be a source of drinking water, and stating that their waste disposal "poses danger to life, health, property, and natural resources." The orders were first reported by the Bakersfield Californian, and the state has confirmed with ProPublica that its investigation is expanding to look at additional wells."
Read the article by Abrahm Lustgarten (ProPublica) here.
My comment (Peacegirl): First gas wells were being drilled (still are), and we didn't know for sure what harm would done to humans, animals, soil, air, and water (still don't know everything). Next there were the pipelines and compressor stations, and we didn't know (still don't) what the negative effects would be on our daily lives. Now we have earthquakes and injection wells, and we really have absolutely no clue about what is (or can) really happen as a result of these practices. But we have all this frack waste. We have to put it somewhere. So I think we are really in a terrible bind. One thing leads to another, and now we are in over our brilliant little heads. Some people are getting filthy rich, and the rest of us are wondering what kind of world we will leave to our children and grandchildren, if indeed there will be a liveable planet for them.
Friday, July 18, 2014
Truck Carrying Frack Water Loses Brakes: It Could Have Been Worse
LENOX TOWNSHIP — A water truck driver walked away from a crash with another tanker on Route 407 in Lenox Township on Thursday.
That crash in Susquehanna County might have saved both driver’s lives.
“I told her to hit me. I thought I could get her stopped, well. That didn’t work,” said Joe Delancy.
Delancy and a female driver were each carrying water from a gas site in their trucks.
State police said the brakes in the truck the woman was driving stopped working.
That’s when Delancy drove in front of her and let her hit him, so she could slow down.
“She kept picking up speed and she hooked me right here and over we went,” said Delancy.
Find out more about this accident here. Watch video.
My thoughts (Peacegirl): In a rural area such as Lenox Township (PA) or Asylum Township (PA) where my family has its summer camp, trucks were not uncommon in days gone by. But now, with the virtual occupation of these areas by gas drilling companies, trucks are seen all over the place every day, driving on little, narrow country roads that were not built for these heavy trucks in terrain that many drivers are not familiar with. The roads are windy and treacherous in the best of circumstances. In this accident, the brakes gave out. People live on these roads often very close to the road. There are children riding bikes. The gas industry has brought a nightmare to these communities. What a miracle that no one was badly hurt or killed in this accident yesterday (7/17/14).
In addition, these water trucks are not always carrying just plain water. The water may be laced with chemicals. The water is going to be used for another frack job. Where did it come from? What is in this water? Was there a spill in this case? All good questions IMO.
That crash in Susquehanna County might have saved both driver’s lives.
“I told her to hit me. I thought I could get her stopped, well. That didn’t work,” said Joe Delancy.
Delancy and a female driver were each carrying water from a gas site in their trucks.
State police said the brakes in the truck the woman was driving stopped working.
That’s when Delancy drove in front of her and let her hit him, so she could slow down.
“She kept picking up speed and she hooked me right here and over we went,” said Delancy.
Find out more about this accident here. Watch video.
My thoughts (Peacegirl): In a rural area such as Lenox Township (PA) or Asylum Township (PA) where my family has its summer camp, trucks were not uncommon in days gone by. But now, with the virtual occupation of these areas by gas drilling companies, trucks are seen all over the place every day, driving on little, narrow country roads that were not built for these heavy trucks in terrain that many drivers are not familiar with. The roads are windy and treacherous in the best of circumstances. In this accident, the brakes gave out. People live on these roads often very close to the road. There are children riding bikes. The gas industry has brought a nightmare to these communities. What a miracle that no one was badly hurt or killed in this accident yesterday (7/17/14).
In addition, these water trucks are not always carrying just plain water. The water may be laced with chemicals. The water is going to be used for another frack job. Where did it come from? What is in this water? Was there a spill in this case? All good questions IMO.
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
The FERC Rubber Stamp Song
Published on Jul 6, 2014
We all know FERC's a Rubber Stamp Machine!
(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
Recorded the 1 May 2014 (day of Minisink trial at the DC Circuit Court of Appeals).
LYRICS by Dave Publow:
We're here at FERC to have our say
So listen closely, don't walk away
This is your country It's yours to save
You're letting fossil fuels dig our grave
Across the land from sea to sea
The gas-men drill the earth so carelessly
They poison water, they cut down trees
To put in pipelines that we don't need
And we all know that FERC's a rubber stamp machine,
it's not for you and me, it's paid by permit fees
We all know that FERC's a rubber stamp machine,
It won't protect you, it won't protect me
You guys at FERC, so you say
Will regulate the pipes, and keep us safe
Tell me then how industry
Puts dangerous pipelines in NYC
Our upstate friends are feeling down
The Constitution Pipeline, will wreck their towns
With leaky pipes and clear cut trees
Fracked wells and poisoned springs
We all know that FERC's a rubber stamp machine,
a rubber stamp machine, a rubber stamp machine
We all know your hearings are a total joke,
FERC is just a fraud, it's all a bunch of smoke
Voices:
Full speed ahead, Mr. FERC Inspector! Full speed ahead!
Full speed it is Mr. Gasman!
Cut the trees down! Carve up the landscape!
Spread that toxic waste on the roads!
Aye aye, Sir! Aye aye!
And we fight cause we believe
No one should be forced to ever breathe
Skies of ozone (Skies of ozone) and benzene (and toluene)
In our ferky (our ferky jerky) democracy (bureaucracy, ha-ha!)
We all know that gas is anything but green
It poisons all our wells, or blows to smithereens
And we all know that FERC's a rubber stamp machine,
It won't protect you, it won't protect me
We all know that FERC's a rubber stamp machine,
a rubber stamp machine, a rubber stamp machine
We all know that FERC's a rubber stamp machine,
It won't protect you, it won't protect me.
(Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
Recorded the 1 May 2014 (day of Minisink trial at the DC Circuit Court of Appeals).
LYRICS by Dave Publow:
We're here at FERC to have our say
So listen closely, don't walk away
This is your country It's yours to save
You're letting fossil fuels dig our grave
Across the land from sea to sea
The gas-men drill the earth so carelessly
They poison water, they cut down trees
To put in pipelines that we don't need
And we all know that FERC's a rubber stamp machine,
it's not for you and me, it's paid by permit fees
We all know that FERC's a rubber stamp machine,
It won't protect you, it won't protect me
You guys at FERC, so you say
Will regulate the pipes, and keep us safe
Tell me then how industry
Puts dangerous pipelines in NYC
Our upstate friends are feeling down
The Constitution Pipeline, will wreck their towns
With leaky pipes and clear cut trees
Fracked wells and poisoned springs
We all know that FERC's a rubber stamp machine,
a rubber stamp machine, a rubber stamp machine
We all know your hearings are a total joke,
FERC is just a fraud, it's all a bunch of smoke
Voices:
Full speed ahead, Mr. FERC Inspector! Full speed ahead!
Full speed it is Mr. Gasman!
Cut the trees down! Carve up the landscape!
Spread that toxic waste on the roads!
Aye aye, Sir! Aye aye!
And we fight cause we believe
No one should be forced to ever breathe
Skies of ozone (Skies of ozone) and benzene (and toluene)
In our ferky (our ferky jerky) democracy (bureaucracy, ha-ha!)
We all know that gas is anything but green
It poisons all our wells, or blows to smithereens
And we all know that FERC's a rubber stamp machine,
It won't protect you, it won't protect me
We all know that FERC's a rubber stamp machine,
a rubber stamp machine, a rubber stamp machine
We all know that FERC's a rubber stamp machine,
It won't protect you, it won't protect me.
FERC
Minisink Matters
Minisink, NY: Our Story
Minisink Compressor Station Vented July 7, 2014
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Cornell Profs Give Fossil Fuels an "F"
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| Well pad on Vial Hill Road, Terry Township, Bradford County, PA Photo: Carol Manuel |
Ithaca, NY — The Cornell University Faculty Senate made a strong statement on Wednesday by adopting a resolution that calls for the University to divest its $5.7B endowment from the top 200 fossil fuel holding companies. These companies control the vast majority of the world’s oil, gas, and coal reserves.
Read more here.
Just what is the natural gas potential for New York State? Here are some great videos to watch:
http://www.nofrackingway.us/2013/11/10/new-york-shale-gas-potential-cornell-presentations-qa/
How much natural gas is actually available in New York State? Chip Northrup has an answer:
"Short answer, Nowhere near as much as the gas industry lobbyists lead people to believe. Not even fracking close."
Who is Chip Northrup?
NO FRACKING WAY, NY!
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Thom Hartmann Show: Fracking (Josh Fox, guest)
Fracking and all that goes with it is an assault on democracy. It is corporations invading small towns, public forests, cities, anywhere they want, and doing whatever they want to the environment, air, water, soil, and public health. Are we going to let it continue, or are we going to demand democracy? Do we have the right to prevent the destruction of our communities? Yes, we do!
Josh Fox appears at the beginning of the hour, so you don't have to watch the entire show.
One thing Josh said which impressed me: In Pennsylvania, there are currently 6,000 gas wells. The projection is that eventually there will be 180,000 wells in PA.
So this is only the beginning.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Fracking at Wood Gas Pad in Dimock
by Vera Scroggins 6/6/2013
This is the Fracking Stage and see all the sand dust in clouds above the site and hear all the noise and see the huge , above-ground impoundment/pool for water for the fracking where the trucks unload their water.
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Frackalypse in Pennsylvania
Published on May 21, 2013
Gas fracking companies revealed in a private PR conference that they're using military psychological warfare tactics (Psyops) on U.S. soil, and described citizens concerned about fracking's threat to health, water and the climate as "an insurgency."
With apologies to Francis Ford Coppola, welcome to Frackalypse Now.
For more information, visit www.DeSmogBlog.com/Fracking
Also check out MarkFiore.com.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Videos from PSE Healthy Energy
Here are some terrific videos compiled by PSEHealthEnergy concerning many aspects of the negative impacts of gas drilling.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Fracking Ground Zero Tour- Part 2
Rick Roles worked in the oil fields of Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado in the 1970's and 80's. He moved to his father's ranch in Garfield County (CO) in 1993 and developed serious health problems soon thereafter.
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