New York State Medical Societies Call for Moratorium
It’s now official: the Medical Society of the State of New York has gone on record supporting a moratorium on gas drilling using high volume hydraulic fracturing.
Additionally, the following counties called for a moratorium:
Broome County Medical Society
Herkimer County Medical Society
Cayuga County Medical Society
Chemung County Medical Society
Chenango County Medical Society
Madison County Medical Society
Oneida County Medical Society
Onondaga County Medical Society
Oswego County Medical Society
Otsego County Medical Society
Tompkins County Medical Society
The model Resolution used with some variations:
Whereas, as physicians we believe in the principle of Primum, non, nocere, First, do no harm; and
Whereas, as physicians of [ ] County, we care first and foremost about the health of our community and believe that when an activity raises potential harm to human health, precautionary measures should be taken until cause and effect relationships are fully established scientifically, and
Whereas, the exploitation of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale Gas Field involves high-pressure injection of billions of gallons of water and millions of gallons of water-soluble chemicals into the shale formations to allow the release of natural gas, and
Whereas, backflow from this process contains heavy metals, radioactive materials and volatile organic compounds, and the effects of this process on human health have not been subject to rigorous medical research, and
Whereas, the review reported by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in the draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement contains no high quality medical data, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the [ ] County Medical Society supports a moratorium to natural gas extraction using high volume hydraulic fracturing in New York State until completion of the recently announced Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study to evaluate its effects on human health and the environment, and be it further
RESOLVED, that this resolution be sent to the appropriate state elected representatives, local media and other interested parties.
The Precautionary Principle is in play.
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Jezu Christos! It seems like Texas is the only state in this union that failed both biology and debate in high school. Unlike this polished and professional prompt if you utter one word about heavy metals, radioactive materials, and VOCS in these parts its all unprovable heresy. Its this damnable catch 22 the industry has established around DFW. They've been here for years now and no one wants to believe that its actually hazardous. So everyone can think, "We'll if it really were dangerous to my health why would it even be legal, and for this long too." And if you could establish one rig is a hazard then they all become hazards. The truth will continue to be illegal in North Texas because our "good neighbors" make it so.