"Hydrofracking" poses threats to Streams and Rivers

The hydrofracking industry is signing up pseudo-scientists to help them push this devastating process in NY. Here in the Hudson Valley, the pseudo-scientists like George Baum, chair of the Kent NY Conservation Advisory Committee (yes, the town actually appointed a pro-polluter to their conservation commission!) stands to personally profit from this disgraceful, polluting practice. As we've come to learn, you just need to "follow the money" to see why they support fracking. Shame on the "wolves in sheep's clothing" who have sold out for the almighty dollar!

The time for diplomacy is over Bush Chaney Obama has proven that. Block the trucks before they do more damage. Blow up the ones they drilled. hang those that endorse and exempt the Oil and Gas companies from the clear air and water acts as well as a slew of other exemptions. If the top people in government are so easily allowing this to take place here and denie poisioning our waters - ruin our landscape... litterally kill their own country. I can only imagine what they would be willing to do to other countries and their people. This is not something to delay about or go through the courts and argue it out through miles of red tape - fracking needs to stop amoung other things. And they are going to have to clean up the damage they have done. If they can...??? Lands that the waste water from the wells and other contamants that are put into dry farms - should be maped out. Its not just the well location - it where all this poison is going to after the well as well that shold be of huge concern. EPA reps that have been paid off - hang 'em. We need to take a future view point that ecology is more important than ecconomy. I can live without a car - i can't with out water and trees and land and the animals to feed on. New Zealand has that view point - they realize the true treasure is the land - not the gold of any color underground. The governement and those in power have proven themselves tiem adn time again how useless they are except to detroy with complete disregard for anything except getting elected - and money. The time has come to seriously consider taken those in power out of power - on all levels. Before they kill us all.

I say we make all people in office test drink the water in Dimick PA and at that point things would change with fracking.....

The "success" of the deep water Gulf drilling points to the terrifying reality: in our current culture, the golden calf trumps common sense. Fresh water is our REAL treasure. Our courntry has been blessed with an abundance of it, If we destroy that, we destroy our food supply and our health. We can live without oil and gas, but not without water.

Bucky Beaver is sadly misinformed. While hydrofracking is not new, what IS new is the use of "slick water" hydrofracking since the late 1990s, which now uses massive volumes of water with toxic chemicals added that had not been used in the past. The difference is quite significant. And there are no facilites anywhere in the U.S. at present that are capable of handling the frack water. Companies have no legal obligation to disclose what is in the fracking fluids, so it is not feasible to even test waters that may be contaminated when one doesn't know exactly what to test for. Bucky- go get a legal degree and a medical degree, then let's have a real conversation.

The problem with taking this tact is that when the people you have scared and upset with the above inflamatory and inaccurate statements find out the truth, they will stop trusting you. Then you become one more shrill voice that they can't believe. FACT - no groundwater in pennsylvania has become contaminated with fracking fluids. NONE. ANYWHERE IN PA. FACT - Hydrofracturing is not a new technology. It has been used in PA since the 1930s. Nearly all wells in PA have been hydro-fracked. FACT - Pennsylvania law requires disclosure of the names of chemicals used in fracturing. FACT - Fish kills from frack water HAVE NOT occurred in Pennsylvania - if you are referring to Dunkard Creek, the EPA has determined the problems came from mine drainage. FACT - Oil and gas companies in Pennsylvania are regulated under state law so the loopholes in federal law do not have any bearing here. FACTS FACTS FACTS Get your facts straight so people can trust you. Otherwise, your word becomes worthless, and in the long run, the integrity of your organization becomes compromised. Please.

We are determined to wreck this world one way or another. When will the force make itself known and take out the dark side?

Although the wastewater that returns to the surface is a significant problem that must be dealt with, the majority of what is pumped underground remains there; somewhere between 65-90%. The highly folded and fractured bedrock of the northeast contains natural fractures in all layers. All watersheds in the Marcellus Shale region are endangered, and the threat is growing every day.