Emissions from Natural Gas Production in the Barnett Shale AreaSTATE DATA SUPPORTS CONCLUSIONS OF EDF/SMU STUDY ON BARNETT SHALE EMISSIONSList of chemicals found in hydraulic fracturing fluid. Extensive list of chemicals starts on Page 43Another … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Fracturing: How Big Gas is Fooling Congress
This article is all you need to read about hydraulic fracturing and how our Congressional members are being fooled with misleading data from industry.Energy Industry Sways Congress With Misleading Data … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Fracture: Your Money or Your Life
Ninety-two percent of the 278 known chemicals used to produce natural gas have adverse health effects including endocrine disruption, neurological disorders and cancer. Chemical information is limited because the industry claims formulas are trade … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Fracturing: Me thinks thou dost protest too much
Please watch these videos of the Congressional hearings. It's obvious that Big Gas has some dirty secrets they don't want to share with the public. Congressman Hinchey questions panel of experts on Fracking Fluids from JOSHFOX on Vimeo.At about 2:35 … [Read more...]
Update on Cattle Killed by Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid in Louisiana
Remember those cattle that died when they drank the frack fluid that spilled into their pasture from the Chesapeake Energy drill site in Louisiana? I thought you might like an update on how the investigation is proceeding. Yeah, so would I and so … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Fracturing and Barnett Shale Earthquakes: Some Fracking History
40 years ago, in an attempt to get gas out of shale in Colorado, they drilled to 8,426 feet and detonated an atomic bomb that produced a 43-kiloton blast (about three Hiroshima bombs). That did frack some gas up:"It released 455 million cubic feet of … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Fracture: The Truth About State versus Federal Regulation
Industry is spending millions in propaganda to combat the FRAC Act that will allow citizens to know what chemicals are used near their drinking water and allow hydraulic fracturing to be regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.They are inciting … [Read more...]
Contamination Case Pending on Hydraulic Fracturing Giant Schlumberger
Dozens of homes in Midland have water contaminated with chromium-6 the same substance found in Hinkley, California by Erin Brockovich. Schlumberger an oil and gas industry giant that specializes in hydraulic fracturing has a plant next to the … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Fracturing: Companion Bills Introduced to Protect Drinking Water from Natural Gas Fracking
Tuesday, 09 June 2009 17:13American Public Deserves to Know Chemicals Used Near Their Water SourcesWASHINGTON – Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) joined U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), and Jared Polis (D-CO) today to introduce … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Fracturing: Industry UP to its neck in our drinking water
Today, the Ground Water Protection Council ignored the elephant in our drinking water and declared state regulations were adequate to protect our groundwater from hydraulic fracturing.This move set me back for a moment until someone sent me the links … [Read more...]
Hydraulic Fracturing: EPA Admits Can’t Protect Groundwater with Current Regulations.
EPA Administrator Forecasts Potential Shift on Bush-Era Drilling LoopholeEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa JacksonJackson said she recognized that the current regulations restrict the EPA's ability to protect groundwater and said the … [Read more...]