Health Implications of Fracking for Natural Gas in the Great

[fish or swim]

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Health Implications of Fracking for Natural Gas in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin

The U.S. EPA recently concluded that chemicals used in fracking for natural gas in Wyoming have been found in water supplies in the area at concentrations well above the Safe Drinking Water standard. Proposals to use fracking processes to obtain natural gas are rampant through the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin. These operations pose a major threat to the health of all life in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin.

Research by The Endocrine Disruption Exchange on the 353 chemicals used in various fracking processes found that 40-50% of these substances could affect the brain/nervous system, immune and cardiovascular systems, and the kidneys; 37% could affect the endocrine system; and 25% could cause cancer and mutations.

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The Endocrine Disruption Exchange

http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php

As natural gas production rapidly increases across the U.S., its associated pollution has reached the stage where it is contaminating essential life support systems - water, air, and soil - and causing harm to the health of humans, wildlife, domestic animals, and vegetation. This project was designed to explore the health effects of products and chemicals used in drilling, fracturing (frac’ing, or stimulation), recovery and delivery of natural gas. It provides a glimpse at the pattern(s) of possible health hazards posed by the chemicals being used. There are hundreds of products in current use, the components of which are, in many cases, unavailable for public scrutiny and for which we have information only on a small percentage. We therefore make no claim that our list is complete.

All meaningful environmental oversight and regulation of the natural gas production was removed by the executive branch and Congress in the 2005 Federal Energy Appropriations Bill. Without restraints from the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act, and CERCLA, the gas industry is steamrolling over vast land segments in the West. Exploitation is so rapid that in less than 6 months in one county, 10 new well pads were built on the banks of the Colorado River, the source of agricultural and drinking water for 25 million people downstream. Spacing has dropped from one well pad per 240 acres to one per 10 acres. From the air it appears as a spreading, cancer-like network of dirt roads over vast acreage, contributing to desertification.

[Mortigan]

New article - still scary: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/ne ... m-20120301

[Mower]

I think you need to get your facts straight. For every good thing to come their is a group of people who do not support it. You do not need to try very hard to find fault in everything. I am actively involved with the natural gas industry (and not for profit yet). I think nys is doing it diligence to protect its residents but at the same time everybody has to agree nys is flat broke. Natural gas is our states savior.

[Mortigan]

They're not my facts; I just read the article. Take it up with Rolling Stone.

[emtystringer]

Vour right nobody would know more about chemicals and drugs than the Rolling Stones

[Mortigan]

lol

[Time Out]

While reading articles are great, political influence must be considered when reading any article. Some organizations lean left, some right. Rolling stone is to the left. Not saying they are right or wrong, just influenced. TEDE is also heavily funded by green energy

[Patriot]

I believe you might have the same problems if you drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes. Gotta die from something. Doesn't really matter because the END is near 12/2012 you know!

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The Endocrine Disruption Exchange

http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/home.php

the chemicals being used... unavailable for public scrutiny

All meaningful environmental oversight and regulation of the natural gas production was removed by the executive branch and Congress in the 2005 Federal Energy Appropriations Bill.

Without restraints from the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act, and CERCLA, .

[rolmops]

And for that, Mr fish or swim, the credit goes to Tricky Dicky Cheney ,our ex vice president,ex CEO of Halliburton, who in 2005 rammed this ruling through for his buddies at Halliburton. He created the Halliburton Loophole. Lucky for us in NY, our state insists on knowing what the drillers pump into the ground.