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Human Carcinogen Found in Drinking Water Near Gas Drilling Ops

EWG News release Human Carcinogen Found in Drinking Water Near Gas Drilling Ops CONTACT: EWG Public Affairs 510-444-0973 x305, leeann@ewg.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2012 Washington, D.C. -- The federal Environmental Protection Agency's detection of arsenic, a known human carcinogen, barium and other contaminants in the well water of homes near natural gas drilling operations in Dimock Township, Pennsylvania, should prompt a nationwide investigation of drilling-linked water ...[READ MORE]

Top Five Environmental Events of 2011 – EcoWatch

Top Five Environmental Events of 2011 This year certainly had its big eco-news events. From natural disasters that led to one of the worst nuclear meltdowns on record to an unprecedented assault on environmental protections and regulations in Congress, 2011 felt like we took 10 steps backward on the protection of human health and the environment. Personally, I’m still reeling from 2010 events, including the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the U.S. Supreme Court decision giving a green ...[READ MORE]

Triple Divide – A documentary Film by The Public Herald

TRIPLE DIVIDE  is a new documentary film that lights the shadows about America's quest for energy, where Paradise Found meets the visible hand of natural gas development. Potter County, Pa. (focus of the film) is home to a geological phenomenon called the Triple Divide, one of five widely-recognized in the United States where water drains into three different basins. The headwaters of this Triple Divide are ecological sanctuaries for all things living deep in Appalachia, and provide drinking ...[READ MORE]

Natural Gas Company Propaganda – Ironic News Report

The fossil fuel industry has left out a few details in their informational video about the process of drilling for natural gas. Comedian Julianna Forlano fills in the gaps in this special edition of The Ironic News Report. Related: Gasland – A Documentary Film by Josh Fox Hydraulic Fracturing – What it’s about and why you should care

EPA Admits "Fracking may cause groundwater pollution"

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday for the first time that fracking — a controversial method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells — may be to blame for causing groundwater pollution. The draft finding could have significant implications while states try to determine how to regulate the process. Environmentalists characterized the report as a significant development though it met immediate criticism from the oil and gas ...[READ MORE]

Five Reasons to Call President Obama to Ban Fracking on Sept. 13

By Mark Schlosberg Join thousands of Americans across the country who are calling on President Obama to tell him enough is enough – it’s time to ban fracking now. Photo by Pete Souza. There are countless reasons fracking for natural gas and oil is a bad idea, and it’s about time President Obama heard the message loud and clear. There is ample evidence that fracking (especially in shale) can contaminate waterways with toxic and radioactive chemicals; that fracking causes air pollution, which ...[READ MORE]

Clean Up Fracking – Sierra Club

Tell EPA to Clean Up Natural Gas Drilling! Every year, the oil and gas industry drills and fracks more than 25,000 wells across the country. While you are reading this, the oil and gas industry is taking advantage of loopholes that allow them to pollute with little regard to surrounding communities. We must change this. Fracking is when a mixture of water, chemicals, and sand is pumped into a well at high pressure to fracture rock and allows natural gas to escape. Each new well ...[READ MORE]

Digest Your Water Before You Drink It! – Water Is Life Blog

Readers Digest, that is!  This is a photo of David Green and longtime Multi-Pure Master Builder Ron Kafker, sharing a copy of the August 2011 Readers Digest.  The lead article is called "How Safe is Our Water?"  It focuses on the contamination from fracking, perchlorate, rainwater runoff, and pharmaceuticals in the water. You might ask, "what the frack is 'fracking' anyway?  I did.  It is short for hydraulic fracturing, which is a method for extracting natural gas that is becoming more ...[READ MORE]

Food & Water Watch Demands Equal Public Voice On Fracking

 Speak out and demand an equal public voice on fracking! We all know how democracy works. Every citizen gets an equal voice when it comes to important decisions facing our country. But it seems like the Department of Energy is forgetting the rules — favoring the oil and gas industry's position on fracking and limiting opportunities for public input. This is outrageous. Tell the Department of Energy to stop pushing its biased position on fracking and letting the oil and gas industry run the ...[READ MORE]