Interesting. I didn't know that many scientists support the theory that
fracking can cause earthquakes, but I'm not well read on the subject. I
have always thought that drilling for oil is depriving the tectonic
plates of their lubrication, that earthquakes must have been a much
bigger problem before oil.
That birds and fish could be affected in species specific deaths could
be questionable, but yet this is how we tend to notice bird migration
and flocks -- suddenly in huge numbers. The invisible emissions from
fracking becomes visible with infrared, and this unseen stuff is
billowing up at all times. 567 scary chemicals. So why not a flock which
happens to be within the area? That only one species of fish is killed
off could be because that group grows intolerant of certain
environmental stressors.
Good to see someone's on top of it.
Natalia
On 6/27/2011 8:42 PM, Robert Stennett wrote:
You may be interested in
http://proamlib.blogspot.com/2011/01/strange-things-in-arkansas-dead-birds.html
I find the global map to be particularly revealing....
Barry
On Jun 27, 2011, at 11:37 PM, D and N wrote:
Yes. The Oil Sands. Canada is going down fast, especially now that
Harper is here for another 4 years. But the protests have not let up
on Oil Sands. Fewer countries want this dirty oil, and despite talk
of further development, this is a no-brainer when it comes to high
cost of extraction and waste. Just one tailings pond incident which
resulted in dozens of dead ducks went a surprising long way.
Government can't keep subsidizing it, and interest rates are rising.
Natural gas extraction, unfortunately, isn't as heavily subsidized
because exploration is no longer a factor.
I'm hoping, for US citizens' sake, for all life affected, that
sustainables, renewables take off so fast because they have to, that
fracking won't grow worse.
The NY Times article almost mirrors something we were watching on Nat
Geo, except they failed to mention, Darryl points out, that the food
sources for Caribou are shifting because of global warming.
That they want to cull the wolves is disgusting. It's not just about
the caribou. This would merely add to the near one million creatures
already being snared. I had the following letter published in the
Victoria Times Colonist recently regarding leghold traps:
http://savethewolf.net/leghold-traps/
Why are leghold traps still legal?
<http://savethewolf.net/leghold-traps/>
By
Admin <http://savethewolf.net/author/Admin/>
–April 21, 2011*Posted in:*Featured Stories
<http://savethewolf.net/category/featured-stories/>
*By Natalia Kuzmyn, Times Colonist April 20, 2011 [ Story & Credit
all go toTimes Colonist
<http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/leghold+traps+still+legal/4645694/story.html>]*
Re: “Wolf trap snares dog in Sechelt,” April 15. Leghold Traps
Must it take a pet or human walking into a leghold trap to make the
public aware of the legal placement of these cruel objects?
Why are body-gripping traps still legal in Canada? They torture or
kill about a million wild creatures annually. Trappers and
legislators alike seem oblivious to the pain and anguish experienced
by any victims.
Wolves are the scapegoats for industry-altered grazing grounds of
their natural prey. Rural planning for new housing encroaches on
woodland borders the deer prefer. It’s a sad reflection on society
and on government wildlife protection management skills. These
animals are a gift with territorial rights; they play an important
role in nature, and dying for human purposes isn’t it.
The Association for Protection of FurBearing Animals seem alone in
calling for an outright ban on trapping. They deserve our support in
such endeavours.
Natalia Kuzmyn Oak Bay
© Copyright (c) The Victoria Times Colonist
On 6/27/2011 7:10 PM, Ray Harrell wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/science/28caribou.html?hpw
REH
*From:*[email protected][mailto:[email protected]]*On
Behalf Of*Ray Harrell
*Sent:*Monday, June 27, 2011 8:17 PM
*To:*'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'
*Subject:*Re: [Futurework] more frackin' hell
Our community’s land is on the list for this stuff. What do you
not understand about the U.S. Supreme Court essentially banning
class action suits?
REH
*From:*[email protected][mailto:[email protected]]*On
Behalf Of*D and N
*Sent:*Monday, June 27, 2011 8:12 PM
*To:*RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION
*Subject:*[Futurework] more frackin' hell
One thing I didn't realize when I last posted something on fracking
was the number of environmental safety exemptions the industry has
enjoyed since Dick Cheney and his Bush puppet passed a bill in 2005.
Or else I forgot, and, just having seen the scary documentary called
"Gasland", I was so outraged and deeply saddened to rediscover this
slow-eco-terrorist industry had managed to get the bill passed. The
other terrifying thing is of course just how much of America has
been fracked and how little is left to frack.
A well is good for 18 frackings; as of 2010 they may have gone
through 40 trillion gallons of water just for drilling and
processing. Each well requiring hundreds of trips by tank trucks of
various kinds. I'm not sure how much water has been polluted, but it
looks like almost half. "Processed" water alone covers the land's
former green space. The air above these natural gas wells is full of
pollutants landing on the crop and pasture lands, and little Jimmy
will be eating the beef from the cows who drink the polluted water
and eat the toxic grass and breathe the toxic air. There's not a
road that exists in rural America, it seems, that doesn't have a gas
well on it now because the industry knows that there's a natural gas
sea under half the country.
Just how*f'n stupid*are these oil and gas suit-psychos? Then there's
the rest of the planet for not stopping them in their tracks. But
keeping up with the greed has become more than tiresome, far too
costly to combat, and most often an exercise in futility. Way too
many causes out there. It's high time Congress and the Senate were
served some of that post-fracking adjacently situated drinking water
they pretend is safe. Hey, just kidding! They deserve so much
more--really!
Don't we live in the most interesting times? seems too complacent to
do the trick any more.
Oh, did I mention polluting to destroy bio-life as the greatest
short-term career for everyone without a soul?
Natalia
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/06/fracking.html
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