A Pennsylvania study suggests links between fracking and asthma, lymphoma in children

Associated Press ^ | August 16, 2023 | Marc Levy

[Olog-hai]

Children who lived closer to natural gas wells in heavily drilled western Pennsylvania were more likely to develop a relatively rare form of cancer, and nearby residents of all ages had an increased chance of severe asthma reactions, researchers said in reports released Tuesday evening.

The taxpayer-funded research by the University of Pittsburgh adds to a body of evidence suggesting links between the gas industry and certain health problems.

In the reports, the researchers found what they called significant associations between gas industry activity and two ailments: asthma, and lymphoma in children, who are relatively rarely diagnosed with this type of cancer.

The researchers were unable to say whether the drilling caused the health problems, because the studies weren’t designed to do that. Instead, the researchers combed health records to try to determine possible associations based on how close people lived to natural gas wells, while industry groups pointed to what they say are weaknesses of the studies’ assumptions and the limitations of its data. …

[Chicory]

Franking is spelled according to the rules of spelling. For example, we spell pinicking with a k and we also have frolicking, trafficking, mimicking, etc.

This is because when the letter c is followed by an i (or e), it is pronounced with an s sound: cent vs can’t; cell vs cull, etc.

While there is an enormous amount of manipulation of language on the part of leftists, this is not that.

[crusty old prospector]

Well, I guess the entire oil field is illiterate because no one, repeat no one, spells it with a “k” unless they are a noob from the liberal indoctrination center, i.e. university or government agency.

[Chicory]

Ok, after several searches I found evidence for your assertion.

I can see spelling frac without a k, but fracking ought to be spelled with a k to be consistent with normal usage.

However, I see that controversy has entered this otherwise innocuous situation, a controversy which could have been avoided had oil industry members known how to spell properly, but there you have it: it is now an issue and henceforth I will have to just spell it fracturing so as to offend neither myself nor non-leftists.

Very interesting fact; thanks for bring it to my attention!

[Sgt_Schultze]

We could also note the tremendous reported temperatures attributed to climate change, have corresponded directly to the recent increased incidences of transsexualism.

[lightman]

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