I came across this interesting article in the New York Times today. It seems the issue of horizontal hydraulic fracturing is pinning many farmers and neighbors against one another in the Northeast. After having watched a rather frightening documentary on this very issue not too long ago, I must admit that I would be a little more than uncomfortable if a neighbor was leasing his or land for drilling nearby.
What do you think? Should we all be concerned?
Drilling Debate in Cooperstown, N.Y., Is Personal - New York Times, October 29, 2011
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It seems that the controversies never cease to exist. Sigh. If only we could lie without money.
ReplyDeleteLouisiana is looking at this same possibility. I am completely against it and worried that they will do it anyway.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Your link needs to be edited. It should read: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZe1AeH0Qz8
Definitely - not even debatable!
ReplyDeleteFrom the research I have done, I wouldn't be near a fracking well under any circumstances - WHATSOEVER!
My understanding is that the problem isn't fracking per se, but the poor construction quality of wells sunk near highly populated areas. (It's natural gas, not the chemicals used in fracking that have been found in ground water.)
ReplyDeleteBut whatever the issue, there's obviously a problem that needs to be addressed.
yep I watched the same doco and I'm convinced that these companies do not know the damage they're doing to the water and the air we breath. There's no way to clean up this mess, so its better not to make it at all. I would like to see fraccing banned completely. We have the same problems in Australia, but some sensible politicians have proposed a moratorium until more research is completed, this would be better than letting the practice continue.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely would not want to be anywhere near this. Our farm is well water only and I can't imagine what it would be like (have seen that documentary as well). We have such limited resources on this planet I just don't get how corporations just squander it away and put us all at risk. Ugh. It's one reason we want to be in the country, so we can control our own destiny.
ReplyDeleteThere are alot of people that think the recent earthquake activity in Oklahoma and Texas (areas that RARELY get them) is related to fracking operations.
It's just scary what people do to this planet sometimes...
In Australia the debate is raging over this issue to. But here the problem is escalated by the fact that your ownwership of the land doesnt apply to whats below the surface.
ReplyDeleteI am definitely against it. The net energy returned from these operations is not worth the rape of the environment that this process represents.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely against it, definitely concerned.
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