BTW, Yahoo Contributor Network could be a good way for some people to get published, if anyone here is interested.
Frackneyed ping.
I was wondering how long it would take the environmental whackos to try and stop another source of domestic energy. The environmental lobby killed California and it is trying to do the same thing everywhere there is a source of domestic energy supply.
Let's see:
Rachel Krech provides an in-depth look at current environmental issues and local Chicago news stories. As a college student from the Chicago suburbs pursuing two science degrees, she applies her knowledge and passion to both topics to garner further public awareness.
Aha. A college student from the Chicago suburbs pursuing two science degrees. Well, can't argue with those credentials! Fracking frackers are guilty!
I call BS on this story
We have been fracking in Oklahoma for about 70 years with no problems. We however depose of frack water and produced water be injecting them in depleted formations thousands of feet underground rather than dumping at sewer plants.
Sounds to me like Pa’s problem is regulation of their drilling industries. if you don’t set up regulations, of course the drillers will take the cheapest out.
If they don’t want to drill for natural gas in Pa, I say let them freeze in the dark. It can be done in a envoirmentally safe way and this country needs all the energy it can produce.
This woman didnt know too much about what she was talking about.
You pump highly viscous gels loaded with proppants when you frac. Water is not capable of fracking a tight shale formation.
What can happen, and it does, is that you can get out of zone fracking. The fracture extends up into a fresh water zone and does contaminate the aquifer. BUT, generally fresh water aquifers are high up where the marcellus shale is 10K feet TVD. That is a long way for a frack to propogate and I dont believe it could make it.
Improperly abandoned old oil wells can contaminate fresh water aquifer and it did in El Dorado, AR. The high pressure salt water leaked outside of collapsed casing into an aquifer and contaminated the fresh water supply. Terrible.
Gonna just blame the frackers for contaminants?
http://www.chk.com/Media/CorpMediaKits/Hydraulic_Fracturing_Fact_Sheet.pdf
How convenient.
“environmental regulators”
Parasites who know absolutely nothing about anything except lies and fear mongering. They are more of a danger to the country than ANYTHING drilling could ever cause.
Just like the allegations about global warming, lead in fishing lures/bullets, automotive emissions, etc, etc, etc.
If you fall for another one of the enviro-whacko allegations, you are a weak-minded fool.
There was an earlier thread on this:
“Various businesses hired Mr. Shipman and his company, Allan’s Waste Water Service, of Holbrook, to haul and dispose of waste, which included Marcellus Shale drilling wastewater, sludge and restaurant slop.”
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11076/1132703-100.stm
I presume he is still innocent until proven guilty.