The writer compares the 5 million gallons of fresh water for fracking a gas well to the similar quantity used to water a golf course for a week. The water used on the golf course, however, is not infused with neuro-toxins and carcinogens before it finds its way back to our rivers, streams and drinking water. While I find the author's tone dismissive with regard these dangerous chemicals, I thank Mr. Henkel for quantifying in pounds and gallons the threat to our environment posed by hydraulic fracturing.
Thanks, Vindy for characterizing these lethal substances in a recognizable form. It allows me to say that, while I have a can of Comet Cleanser under my kitchen sink, I don't snort it and I don't sweeten my coffee with it. I don't pour anti-freeze on my breakfast cereal, either. The fracking problem is a matter of scale. The hundreds of wells being drilled in eastern Ohio alone will receive thousands of tons of these "common household substances", posing a significant threat to our air and water. This is where we live, people! Performing these operations in our own midst is reckless, foolhardy and, in my opinion, criminal.
Seriously, Tom? At Ashland University on February 2nd, you denied any connection between drilling activity and the Youngstown earthquakes. There's video of that, too
Fracking chemicals source of fear, but also in everyday life
The writer compares the 5 million gallons of fresh water for fracking a gas well to the similar quantity used to water a golf course for a week. The water used on the golf course, however, is not infused with neuro-toxins and carcinogens before it finds its way back to our rivers, streams and drinking water. While I find the author's tone dismissive with regard these dangerous chemicals, I thank Mr. Henkel for quantifying in pounds and gallons the threat to our environment posed by hydraulic fracturing.
February 17, 2012 at 9:43 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Fracking chemicals source of fear, but also in everyday life
Thanks, Vindy for characterizing these lethal substances in a recognizable form. It allows me to say that, while I have a can of Comet Cleanser under my kitchen sink, I don't snort it and I don't sweeten my coffee with it. I don't pour anti-freeze on my breakfast cereal, either. The fracking problem is a matter of scale. The hundreds of wells being drilled in eastern Ohio alone will receive thousands of tons of these "common household substances", posing a significant threat to our air and water. This is where we live, people! Performing these operations in our own midst is reckless, foolhardy and, in my opinion, criminal.
February 17, 2012 at 7:48 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Job Production
Listen to yourselves, Tom, Mike, "Let's poison our air & water so waitresses can buy pickup trucks." Seriously.
February 11, 2012 at 5:33 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Earthquakes
Seriously, Tom? At Ashland University on February 2nd, you denied any connection between drilling activity and the Youngstown earthquakes. There's video of that, too
February 11, 2012 at 5:27 p.m. permalink suggest removal