I am against fracking because of the drilling companies use of various toxic fluids used to force the gas or oil from the ground below and those toxic fluids appearing in drinking water. I am also against the legislation that allows the drilling company/companies to keep from telling to the public what those fluids are. If they are safe then there is no reason not to inform the general public. I want the use of fraking stopped.
I fully agree with you that drilling companies should be required to disclose what substances they are using during the hydraulic fracturing process, and hope our legislature will ultimately revise our laws to require such disclosure. However, I am not aware of any scientific study which has shown the escape of hydraulic fracturing fluids into drinking water as a result of the below-ground fracking process. (Above-ground surface spills are an issue and our laws need to be updated to insure the public is adequately protected in that regard.) Here is a recent Op-Ed article from the Charleston Gazette written by a former WVU Professor which notes the lack of a scientific basis for all of the fear-mongering with regard to hydraulic fracturing:
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I am against fracking because of the drilling companies use of various toxic fluids used to force the gas or oil from the ground below and those toxic fluids appearing in drinking water. I am also against the legislation that allows the drilling company/companies to keep from telling to the public what those fluids are. If they are safe then there is no reason not to inform the general public. I want the use of fraking stopped.
I fully agree with you that drilling companies should be required to disclose what substances they are using during the hydraulic fracturing process, and hope our legislature will ultimately revise our laws to require such disclosure. However, I am not aware of any scientific study which has shown the escape of hydraulic fracturing fluids into drinking water as a result of the below-ground fracking process. (Above-ground surface spills are an issue and our laws need to be updated to insure the public is adequately protected in that regard.) Here is a recent Op-Ed article from the Charleston Gazette written by a former WVU Professor which notes the lack of a scientific basis for all of the fear-mongering with regard to hydraulic fracturing:
http://wvgazette.com/Opinion/OpEdCommentaries/201107221492?page=1
Ban it before a big quake come and many fukishimas are here!