Frack Sand: Another impact from the Frack Attack

Frack sand mining. I’ve blogged about it before. Few people know about frack sand mining and the impacts it has on our water, air, land and health.

• When you think about the water used for fracking, double that to include the water used to wash the frack sand.
• When you think about the impacts to our air from mining shale oil & gas add silica sand to those impacts.
• When you think about the mass they are injecting into our earth for just one frack job–millions of gallons of water, 80+ tons of chemicals–add 2500+ tons of frack sand to that.
• When you think about the trucks needed for just one frack job, add to that trains, barges and trucks of frack sand.

A new report on frack sand mining:

Sand Land: Frac Sand Mining in Western Wisconsin – Video Report by DeSmogBlog

The frack sand that is not mined in the US and shipped by rail is imported from China. How energy efficient is that?

We need to find a better way. Help us tell Congress to Stop the Frack Attack.

About Sharon Wilson

Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.

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