Gas Sites Spur Air Worries
Fort Worth, Texas, Officials Rethink Their Longtime Support for the Industry
Cliff Notes:
- Moncrief pretends to be concerned, but not enough to slow down drilling.
- Summary of recent air testing results.
- Michael Honeycutt, TCEQ toxicology division, seems genuinely concerned but only for city folks.
- CHK, says people are overreacting to the study.
Erm, I just want to remind you that if it’s not okay for city folks, it’s not okay for country folks. The same rules need to apply to all areas of the shale.
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"The state study said the emissions were caused by mechanical problems that were quickly addressed."
Umm, what issues were fixed? I thought nothing had changed.
Another study I'd like to see is how many people who work for the gas drilling companys are getting sick or dieing from this chemical exposure.
My husband died of lung cancer in 2008 after working for Frac Tech hauling their chemical riden sand.
I was told by his supervisor that my husbands death made 3 in 8 months, including the guy he tooks place and truck, who also died of lung cancer 6 months earlier.
Seems kinda suspect to me…
I think industry workers are horribly mistreated. Some that I know have to go inside the tanker trucks and clean them out without protective gear. If they were hauling flow back that's extremely dangerous.
I see them working those frac rigs without any breathing apparatus.
That's horrible treatment. I would like to do something to help the workers. They are just trying to make a living.
I think industry workers are horribly mistreated. Some that I know have to go inside the tanker trucks and clean them out without protective gear. If they were hauling flow back that's extremely dangerous.
I see them working those frac rigs without any breathing apparatus.
That's horrible treatment. I would like to do something to help the workers. They are just trying to make a living.
These guys have no union or organization to repesent them? Probably not but I wanted to be sure.
Grants –
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Very interesting. Thank you!