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Showing Original Post only (View all)National Anti-Fracking Group Launched... [View all]
Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram
A new group called Americans Against Fracking, which claims more than 100 members including environmental, civic and religious groups, said it seeks a national ban on hydraulic fracturing "and drilling associated with fracking."
The group in a news release says that efforts to regulate the industry have been unsuccessful and only an outright ban will suffice, along with restrictions on related oil and gas production activities.
"Americans Against Fracking supports federal, state and local efforts to ban fracking and to stop practices that facilitate fracking like natural gas exports, frac(ture) sand mining and pipeline construction." It calls for a move away from fossil fuels toward renewables. The group's website is here.
Read more: http://blogs.star-telegram.com/barnett_shale/2012/12/national-anti-fracking-group-launched.html
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There is absolutely NO EVIDENCE that fracking fluids have EVER contaminated drinking water.
Indydem
Dec 2012
#24
"natural chemicals" that the industry won't reveal? Apparently, you work for the industry
wordpix
Dec 2012
#50
there's plenty of peer reviewed science on this and safe process? You gotta be kidding
wordpix
Dec 2012
#49
A flaming tap and a glass full of toxic water, and you might rethink that comment.
NEOBuckeye
Dec 2012
#6
There are perfectly normal and natural methane pockets that end up in aquifers.
Indydem
Dec 2012
#23
this guy from the film Gasland did not have his water ignite until fracking came to his 'hood
wordpix
Dec 2012
#47
You bet. From GD - "Bayou Frack-Out: The Massive Oil and Gas Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of"...
Indi Guy
Dec 2012
#36
DU has had many threads on fracking. The process is not new, but is a major polluter, IMO.
freshwest
Dec 2012
#12
Sound like good Democrats to me. When I was in the Young Democrats in college, we helped to organize
freshwest
Dec 2012
#15
I don't usually bother with people who are dismissive, call names and give no facts.
freshwest
Dec 2012
#56
I doubt it has, or will prove them wrong. Did you note the Calvin & Hobbes pic? That's what this is.
freshwest
Dec 2012
#42
He doesn't need to convince you. Economics has convinced him. I'm not apologizing, just explaining
freshwest
Dec 2012
#48
Looks good, I hope a LOT of people see this. And RFK, Jr. has my utmost respect on all issues.
freshwest
Dec 2012
#57
Many major reputations and credibility at stake there, not hit and run like some. nt
patrice
Dec 2012
#54
Let me suggest to you that the industry does not act with such caution, so why must people?
NEOBuckeye
Dec 2012
#19
Unfortunately the term "conservation" is foreign to today's "conservative" lexicon...
Indi Guy
Dec 2012
#71
Duke study finds “systematic evidence for methane contamination of drinking water associated with sh
limpyhobbler
Dec 2012
#65