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Groundwater is one of our few renewable resources and fracking will methodically destroy that resource. One day fresh ground water will be worth far more than the extracted gas recovered by energy companies for short term gain and we'll regret our complacency.
Great to see somebody take a stand and do it so well h2oman.
<< that's juice BTW
Setting a precedent overturning this destruction in such a venue as New York would be a great example for the nation. Red or Blue, water is the most important 'resource' on the planet.
Any action that pollutes water, is also a reflection on how those who do regard not only the planet, but their fellow man and future generations.
It should be our top priority in environmental action because it is required by all that lives. What a change regarding water as living would bring.
The time for arguing about other things is getting short, this is the ultimate issue. All other things are negotiable.
Water should never be considered a commodity, sold or privatized. It is essential that we protect water in all its forms. No time to get cynical or pass the buck.
Thanks H2O and all of DU who is bring this issue up because nothing kills like polluted water or the lack of water. No water, no freedom, no nothing.
Space Ship Earth requires water for life. Period.
I bet most of us could come up with some part of the OWS movement or a reporter or a show host that we can easily contact. I sent stuff out to three reporters today including the ProPublica reporter who has done 64 stories on fracking, and also to two different Occupy groups. Local is good but as you say, we ALL have an interest, so local isn't the only criteria.
Let's see how we do. 
I sent it in yesterday, although I don't know who else might have submitted the story. In any case, it's the perfect venue, so
