http://www.activistpost.com/2012/03/were-fracked-and-other-horrid-tales.html
this is abbreviated high lights from the above link ... please read it could affect your health ...
... company’s plans for natural gas drilling in our community near Silt, Colorado, on Colorado’s western slope. The small meeting room was packed, the tension high. The meeting had been announced in the paper on short notice, without regard to the previous requests of local community contacts for increased communication and appropriate notifications. ...
...The top executive and main spokesman fairly well defused the situation by stating that there would be no new drilling activities north of the Colorado River in 2012. ...
... Just recently it was announced that the Garfield County Commissioners moved to complete a study exploring a link between natural gas development and methane in the shallow groundwater deposits. An earlier phase of the study led one geological consultant to conclude that methane levels were increasing in domestic water wells because of gas development. It was later found that methane and methane compounds turned up in all six groundwater monitoring wells....
...Recently, a tanker truck overturned and spilled an estimated 500 gallons of produced water, which is found deep underground with oil and gas deposits and comes to the surface along will hydraulic fracturing fluids. The spill narrowly missed contaminating the Colorado River. We should all feel good that a crisis was averted and the spill team was johnny on the spot, you see....
...I studied his demeanor, his expressions, and body language. I watched him bite his lip and spit out his words, albeit quite professionally. His utter contempt for the general public was not concealable. It was obvious that he did not want to be there....
...I sat quietly as his minions and underlings answered our questions, quite eager to please the boss....
...They were experts at deflection, too. Their job was to answer it right, without saying too much or providing opportunity for alarm or additional questions. They were prepared and ready, and they knew just what to say. They were happy to answer, without apology. All was right in their world. I looked at all of them and thought that there is no doubt that they have drunk the Kool-Aid. They are perfectly possessed, but by what is open for debate. For them it is a righteous endeavor and I do not believe they are capable of hearing anything we would like to say....
... A total of 113 major violations cited inadequate well-casing or cementing. These procedures are a key defense against groundwater contamination. Massachusetts Representative Edward Markey stated that “This report indicates that confidence in the oversight of drilling on public lands should be limited, at best”...
... I pointed to the big wall map of our area and asked the boss about the possible locations of possible pipe lines on the north side of the river. He looked at me kind of funny, and it seemed like he did not want to answer. Finally, he waved his hand across the map a time or two. He then said something like “the exact location isn’t that important”.
“Funny thing”, I said. I told him it was kind of important to me, as he had just swept his finger very close to or directly through my property. He turned and walked away....
this is abbreviated high lights from the above link ... please read it could affect your health ...
... company’s plans for natural gas drilling in our community near Silt, Colorado, on Colorado’s western slope. The small meeting room was packed, the tension high. The meeting had been announced in the paper on short notice, without regard to the previous requests of local community contacts for increased communication and appropriate notifications. ...
...The top executive and main spokesman fairly well defused the situation by stating that there would be no new drilling activities north of the Colorado River in 2012. ...
... Just recently it was announced that the Garfield County Commissioners moved to complete a study exploring a link between natural gas development and methane in the shallow groundwater deposits. An earlier phase of the study led one geological consultant to conclude that methane levels were increasing in domestic water wells because of gas development. It was later found that methane and methane compounds turned up in all six groundwater monitoring wells....
...Recently, a tanker truck overturned and spilled an estimated 500 gallons of produced water, which is found deep underground with oil and gas deposits and comes to the surface along will hydraulic fracturing fluids. The spill narrowly missed contaminating the Colorado River. We should all feel good that a crisis was averted and the spill team was johnny on the spot, you see....
...I studied his demeanor, his expressions, and body language. I watched him bite his lip and spit out his words, albeit quite professionally. His utter contempt for the general public was not concealable. It was obvious that he did not want to be there....
...I sat quietly as his minions and underlings answered our questions, quite eager to please the boss....
...They were experts at deflection, too. Their job was to answer it right, without saying too much or providing opportunity for alarm or additional questions. They were prepared and ready, and they knew just what to say. They were happy to answer, without apology. All was right in their world. I looked at all of them and thought that there is no doubt that they have drunk the Kool-Aid. They are perfectly possessed, but by what is open for debate. For them it is a righteous endeavor and I do not believe they are capable of hearing anything we would like to say....
... A total of 113 major violations cited inadequate well-casing or cementing. These procedures are a key defense against groundwater contamination. Massachusetts Representative Edward Markey stated that “This report indicates that confidence in the oversight of drilling on public lands should be limited, at best”...
... I pointed to the big wall map of our area and asked the boss about the possible locations of possible pipe lines on the north side of the river. He looked at me kind of funny, and it seemed like he did not want to answer. Finally, he waved his hand across the map a time or two. He then said something like “the exact location isn’t that important”.
“Funny thing”, I said. I told him it was kind of important to me, as he had just swept his finger very close to or directly through my property. He turned and walked away....
...So, folks, how do you tell when one of the local gas industry reps is probably lying. You guessed it; their lips are moving. They must lie. The truth does damage. From my point of view, one spill is one spill too many. One percent of anything bad is one percent too much. One improperly cemented well casing is one mistake past acceptable.
This meeting could have happened in any fire station or town hall across the United States. There might not be too much we can do to stop them. My advice is to start screaming and keep screaming loudly. Scream until someone gets the message: Keep out of our neighborhoods; you are not welcome here....
This meeting could have happened in any fire station or town hall across the United States. There might not be too much we can do to stop them. My advice is to start screaming and keep screaming loudly. Scream until someone gets the message: Keep out of our neighborhoods; you are not welcome here....
it seems clear to me . from all i've heard and read about this topic that it is only a win win for big oil and Gov't that push this on us ... but that i guess is only me , or is it ???
