Secret Fracking

[Dex]

Heads up. If you live in the US, you may not know that you are getting fracked. Fracking poisons water and soil to extract natural gas. There is no assurance that the gas will even stay in the US, so energy independence is not a valid rationalization for fracking.

Source: http://www.theatlantic.com/technolog...secret/260599/

Maps: The States Where Fracking Can Happen in Secret
The Atlantic
Aug 1 2012, 11:25 AM ET

A new analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council shows that the majority of states where fracking occurs have no disclosure laws at all, and that those that do are woefully behind when it comes to revealing behind-the-scenes details of their operations. While the Obama administration has put some new rules in place, many decisions about what drillers are allowed to hide are left to the states; Interior Secretary Ken Salazar complained to Reuters that state-level regulation is "not good enough for me, because states are at very different levels, some have zero, some have decent rules."

That's a problem, study author Amy Mall said, because unlike coal plants and other large-scale energy operations, fracked natural gas wells are often in close proximity to houses, schools, or other high-traffic areas.

At stake is a trove of information: exact ingredients of the chemical cocktail used to frack a particular site, when and where drillers plan to frack, how toxic wastewater is to be dealt with, and many more basic details, all of which could be useful to local politicians and residents concerned about health impacts, groundwater and air pollution, and seismic activity associated with fracking.

"The state laws on the books aren't anywhere near where they need to be for the public to have information to protect their communities," Mall said.

Click here to see if your state is on the map.

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[Limited Edition]

Thanks for the maps. Interesting that the only map with a good amount of green is the one that requires disclosure to health care providers. They don't have to warn you, just big pharma.

[MilkyWay]

Heads up. If you live in the US, you may not know that you are getting fracked. Fracking poisons water and soil to extract natural gas. There is no assurance that the gas will even stay in the US, so energy independence is not a valid rationalization for fracking.

Source: http://www.theatlantic.com/technolog...secret/260599/



Click here to see if your state is on the map.

So I live in Idaho and it says there is no disclosure law. What does that even mean?

Does it mean they can pretty much do anything they want?

[Dex]

I guess so MW.

[Limited Edition]

There is no color on the map for Idaho. I think it means there is no fracking in Idaho...yet. My state has no color, as well, and this is what I came up with.

The new law calls for the creation of a 15-member Mining and Energy Commission to develop regulations governing hydraulic fracturing in our state, particularly with an eye toward addressing potential groundwater contamination issues.

The law sets a deadline of October 2014 for the commission to have regulations in place, and it specifically states that no permits will be issued until and unless the General Assembly takes additional legislative action to allow it.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...#storylink=cpy

[MilkyWay]

There is no color on the map for Idaho. I think it means there is no fracking in Idaho...yet. My state has no color, as well, and this is what I came up with.

Interesting, it's pretty messed up that the government isn't open to this to the public. They don't even talk about this one the news.

I guess so MW.

Thanks bro.