New research from the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project (SWPA-EHP) used an aggressive indoor air monitoring program to show that particulate matter spikes at night while residents are sleeping inside homes near fracking-enabled … [Read more...]
New evidence: fracking health impacts are worse than we thought
There are some important new studies about how fracking-enabled drilling harms health. Information is coming so fast it's hard to keep up with it all. Air pollution 'can cause changes in the brain seen in autism and schizophrenia' Male brains … [Read more...]
New Research lists Drilling and Fracking Chemicals Linked to Breast Cancer
A new study lists 17 chemicals "dangerous chemicals linked to breast cancer." Study lists dangerous chemicals linked to breast cancer They include chemicals in gasoline, diesel and other vehicle exhaust, flame retardants, stain-resistant … [Read more...]
Fracking is bad for your baby’s heart.
Like we need more evidence that hydrocarbons and chemicals associated with hydrocarbon production are harmful to humans. Any idiot knows that. Birth Outcomes and Maternal Residential Proximity to Natural Gas Development in Rural Colorado Some … [Read more...]
Proximity to fracking more than doubles odds of low birth weight babies.
New study: Study Shows Fracking Is Bad for Babies By Mark Whitehouse Jan 4, 2014 3:58 Bloomberg View ...proximity to fracking increased the likelihood of low birth weight by more than half, from about 5.6 percent to more than 9 percent. The … [Read more...]
Study: Fracking toxins linked to heart defects
Last year I blogged about a new study: the Journal of the American Medical Association confirms that exposure to “air pollutants–in some cases for a single day–increases the chance” of heart attack. A newly released study focused on industrial … [Read more...]
Videos show why Denton air as bad as Houston’s
Denton and Houston have the worst air in the state of Texas according to this year's average ozone readings. Sperlings says Denton's air ranks a 1.8 out of 100 with 100 being the best air. Bad air is tied to all kinds of health concerns (see below) … [Read more...]
Dr. Theo Colborn: We’ve got to make the fossil fuel connection
Dr. Theo Colborn, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange We've got to make the fossil fuel connection that when you poke a hole into the ground, to get out coal, oil or natural gas--and especially natural gas because of the tremendous boom that is taking … [Read more...]
The fracking industry loves breasts
QUESTION: What's worse than manipulating school children with fracking cupcakes and icing? ANSWER: Pretending to care about breast cancer while pumping the air and water full of carcinogens. Seen on Twitter Now we've seen everything! Pink … [Read more...]
Dirty fracking air and bowel disease
Is fracking air pollution giving you gas? You're not alone. We have a long list of anecdotal stories about how fracking air pollution effects the guts of those who live in sacrifice zones. Now there are some studies that substantiate these … [Read more...]
Updated: New Report: Reckless Endangerment while Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale
Regulators evacuate from dangerous levels of pollution, residents left trappedWashington, DC – A new report released today, September 19th, provides an important window into a disturbing national pattern regarding the oversight of fracking-enabled … [Read more...]
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