There are a lot more than the 161 damaged water supplies that were reported. My best guess is that it's over 1,000. Is this really worth it? A few people get money and the rest get poisoned.
I still don't get how people can go to church on a Sunday and profess to "Love They Neighbor" and then sign a lease that will poison them on a Monday, or any day, for that matter. People are hurting now because a few were greedy.
This has been going on for a long time. Just ask some truckers. This is what is being touted as the next best thing to the invention of the plow and look at the damage already. Wise up! It's not like I didn't warn you this was going to happen.
I'm embarrassed to be from PA and know we are sending our waste to the good folks of Ohio. That being said, I hope you folks are keeping up on the newest threat from this water. It is highly radioactive! They cannot get the radioactivity out through a treatment plant. That's why they need to dispose of it in injection wells.
This subject has been shoved under the rug too long. Think of the truck drivers hauling that water and how they are being exposed. Now what happens to those trucks when they are no longer useful? Where do they get disposed of? Because of the Cheney exemption, it's not considered Hazardous Waste, so are those trucks going to be hauling water for filling swimming pools when this industry goes bust. Too many variables. We need a moratorium until this is all studied more.
The above comment is correct. I am ashamed to say that we are bringing our waste to ruin your beautiful state. Do people there know how radioactive the waste is, or are they trying to hide it from you?
I couldn't agree more with these folks. People need to have a say so in it. Even the courts in PA ruled it unconstitutional to take away the rights of the individual municipalities. Perhaps if these pro-gas people had their property values plummet like they have in PA, they would be singing a different tune.
It's not fair a anyone to take away the rights of people to live in an area free from drilling. As for the people that want drilling, it's fine,as long as it doesn't affect your neighbors. You don't have the right to take away their health and their investment in their properties.
I'll never get how people can go to church on Sunday and promise to love thy neighbor, only to put them in harms way on Monday with a gas drill next to them.
People are smart to oppose this industry. The only ones for it are those that don't give a hoot about their neighbors or the kids that are exposed to this. I live by a well. I know the harm it has done to me and my family. I was all for the drilling until I saw the devastation that comes with it and the lies told by the Gasholes who promote it.
You are putting your home, mortgage, insurance and peoples lives on the line when you agree to put these wells by people. Every single friend of mine that leased is now sorry they did it.
Personally, I think it's not worth the risk. Other than the initial drilling costs and costs to get the gas to market are the costs of "squeezing the well". After seeing a map of the wells in Bradford County that have already leaked and had to be squeezed, I came to the conclusion that this industry is NOT worth the financial investment. The risks are too great and the costs will skyrocket!
Paper: Drilling damaged water supplies in Pa.
There are a lot more than the 161 damaged water supplies that were reported. My best guess is that it's over 1,000. Is this really worth it? A few people get money and the rest get poisoned.
I still don't get how people can go to church on a Sunday and profess to "Love They Neighbor" and then sign a lease that will poison them on a Monday, or any day, for that matter. People are hurting now because a few were greedy.
May 20, 2013 at 8:34 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Thousands of gallons potentially dumped at D&L
This stuff is radioactive! This is NOT the first instance of illegal dumping.
THIS IS CRIMINAL!!! So don't throw the trucker behind bars, throw the company CEO that drilled the well in jail!!!
February 5, 2013 at 3:51 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Thousands of gallons potentially dumped at D&L
This has been going on for a long time. Just ask some truckers. This is what is being touted as the next best thing to the invention of the plow and look at the damage already. Wise up! It's not like I didn't warn you this was going to happen.
February 5, 2013 at 12:46 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Columbiana County firm will stockpile sand for fracking
Lord help the people near that facility. Silica sand used in fracking is highly dangerous to individuals.
Watch the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iTCRJ...
December 31, 2012 at 5:44 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Ohio drilling bill adds rules, stirs controversy
I'm embarrassed to be from PA and know we are sending our waste to the good folks of Ohio. That being said, I hope you folks are keeping up on the newest threat from this water. It is highly radioactive! They cannot get the radioactivity out through a treatment plant. That's why they need to dispose of it in injection wells.
This subject has been shoved under the rug too long. Think of the truck drivers hauling that water and how they are being exposed. Now what happens to those trucks when they are no longer useful? Where do they get disposed of? Because of the Cheney exemption, it's not considered Hazardous Waste, so are those trucks going to be hauling water for filling swimming pools when this industry goes bust. Too many variables. We need a moratorium until this is all studied more.
November 12, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Pollution linked to gas drilling is clearing up
The above comment is correct. I am ashamed to say that we are bringing our waste to ruin your beautiful state. Do people there know how radioactive the waste is, or are they trying to hide it from you?
This must be stopped and stopped NOW.
November 9, 2012 at 10:58 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Youngstown council again delays seeking drill offers for city land
No matter what funds you needs for demolitions, you have no right to put the public's health at risk by fracking.
October 4, 2012 at 5:40 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Valley activists seek bill of rights to help towns fight fracking
I couldn't agree more with these folks. People need to have a say so in it. Even the courts in PA ruled it unconstitutional to take away the rights of the individual municipalities. Perhaps if these pro-gas people had their property values plummet like they have in PA, they would be singing a different tune.
It's not fair a anyone to take away the rights of people to live in an area free from drilling. As for the people that want drilling, it's fine,as long as it doesn't affect your neighbors. You don't have the right to take away their health and their investment in their properties.
I'll never get how people can go to church on Sunday and promise to love thy neighbor, only to put them in harms way on Monday with a gas drill next to them.
September 10, 2012 at 4:26 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Showing of 'Truthland' met with skepticism tonight in Youngstown
People are smart to oppose this industry. The only ones for it are those that don't give a hoot about their neighbors or the kids that are exposed to this. I live by a well. I know the harm it has done to me and my family. I was all for the drilling until I saw the devastation that comes with it and the lies told by the Gasholes who promote it.
You are putting your home, mortgage, insurance and peoples lives on the line when you agree to put these wells by people. Every single friend of mine that leased is now sorry they did it.
August 14, 2012 at 11:49 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Weighing the risk
Personally, I think it's not worth the risk. Other than the initial drilling costs and costs to get the gas to market are the costs of "squeezing the well". After seeing a map of the wells in Bradford County that have already leaked and had to be squeezed, I came to the conclusion that this industry is NOT worth the financial investment. The risks are too great and the costs will skyrocket!
The bust is nearer than anyone thinks.
August 6, 2012 at 7:28 a.m. permalink suggest removal