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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts) Tue Sep 2, 2014, 04:18 PM Sep 2014

Study shows Fracking contaminates 82% of nearby Drinking Water [View all]

http://www.whiteoutpress.com/articles/q32013/study-shows-fracking-contaminates-82-of-nearby-drinking-water/

...a new study from Duke University and a group of German biogeochemists proves that a staggering 82% of homes near fracking sites have drinking water contaminated with exponentially elevated levels of methane gas and other deadly biproducts of the controversial drilling procedure.

Link to study: http://www.pnas.org/content/110/28/11250

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Study shows Fracking contaminates 82% of nearby Drinking Water [View all] TalkingDog Sep 2014 OP

jinx... you owe me a soda... littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #1

Double Jinx TalkingDog Sep 2014 #2

... littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #3

Triple Jinx... littlemissmartypants Sep 2014 #4

The more the merrier. The more people who read it, the better off we all are. TalkingDog Sep 2014 #5

Surprise surprise marions ghost Sep 2014 #6

Look on the bright side, 18-percent's better than nothing. Octafish Sep 2014 #7

I am sure an enterprising capitalist will find away to tap the safe slice left...not to worry. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #9

Joe Biden will save us. Octafish Sep 2014 #14

To tell the truth I read the article and I see no quote of Biden saying he was encouraging fracking. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #15

In the first article, the link marked 'Biden'... Octafish Sep 2014 #17

Yes, thanks, I see, but it does not confirm Biden said what the original article says he said. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #18

No problem. I like people who demand the truth. Octafish Sep 2014 #19

The son doing fracking work I do have problem with, that is a fact. But I am not sure if having a Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #20

One would think so, after 6 years, but, no. Octafish Sep 2014 #22

One more thing. The author of the post you posted implicitly accuses the VP of supporting fracking.. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #21

True, VP Joe Biden doesn't say, ''Call my office and I'll tell you about fracking.'' Octafish Sep 2014 #24

One more thing on Biden and fracking Ukraine... Octafish Sep 2014 #25

Thank you. WCLinolVir Sep 2014 #26

Right. After all, how much water does the 1% need? nt valerief Sep 2014 #12

Paraguay. BFEE's way ahead of us... Octafish Sep 2014 #13

Fresh water is for more valuable than natural gas.....in dollar terms and life and death terms. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #8

But the teevee tells us natural gas is clean. And the teevee never lies. valerief Sep 2014 #10

Peer reviewed by those wild and crazy libruls at the National Academy of Science! Divernan Sep 2014 #11

Aaargh! Pet peeve: fracking isn't a drilling procedure, it's a completion procedure. TransitJohn Sep 2014 #16

There is not a fucking regulation that would make it safe. Not one unless you know of a way to do lonestarnot Sep 2014 #23

Horrible. WCLinolVir Sep 2014 #27

Lame. ZombieHorde Sep 2014 #28

Who is going to be the first person to stand their ground Taitertots Sep 2014 #29