Aquifer Contamination-Part 2

Dear Shalers,
In Part 1 of the Aquifer Contamination discussion we explored the pro's & con's of the proposed drilling that is expected, and seemed to have come to several observations:
1) Drilling is good for the economy and produces jobs and revenue
2) Drilling techniques have been used for a long time, and the fracing process is non-hazardous
3) The drilling can cause contamination when proper procedures are not followed
4) The companies doing the drilling are not looking out for anything other than to get the job done at the least cost to themselves
5) There are horror stories of real folks being negatively impacted, and those with an agenda (either pro or con) twist the facts to suit their own cases.
6) No-one is looking out for the landowners best interests- not the company, the state or the federal government.
7) What rules and regulations there are, and the agencies that administer/police them, are woefully inadequate

I believe that we are now in a position to examine how best to protect ourselves, our land, our neighbors and the environment as a whole. With that goal in mind, I'd like to examine the specific things that can be done.I have no quarrel with folks getting as much for their land as possible, nor anyone becoming better off because of the mineral wealth. Other sites focus on the ongoing values being offered, and negotiating postures. I'd like to focus on the things we ought to be trying to do to better protect ourselves.

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Comment by daniel cohen on March 17, 2010 at 1:03pm
Sorry All,
The system stripped the link click out of the message-I'll try to get it back up.
Dan
Comment by daniel cohen on March 17, 2010 at 1:01pm
Special Thanks to Marie for the following:

Support legislation to reign-in out of control natural gas drilling industry in Pennsylvania
In the past two years, the natural gas industry has recklessly endangered the safety of Pennsylvania's waterways. Just this September, thousands of gallons of dangerous fluids, like diesel fuel and hydrochloric acid, have been spilled in multiple incidents in our state. There were two fish kills within five months of each other, by the same company, in Washington County. Sadly, that's just the beginning when it comes to kind of accidents that have endangered our environment and our health.

It would not be so bad if we did a better job of watching drillers. That's why Rep. Bud George wants to make it the law that drill sites have to be visited by inspectors multiple times.

Help get your representative to support critical legislation sponsored by Bud George to better regulate the gas drilling. This bill requires the Department of Environmental Protections to:

* Make inspections of every well multiple times during the life of that well.
* Require drillers to take more care when drilling nearby residential drinking water wells.
* Require drilling operators disclose chemical ingredients in hydro-fracking fluids.
* Require realistic bonding on wells to insure the Commonwealth against potential future contamination and leaks.

The gas industry needs to play by the same rules as everyone else. Urge your representative to support HB 2213

Click link here for automatic form to Pa Legislators
Comment by daniel cohen on March 17, 2010 at 10:58am
Dear Marie,
Yep-they both came through fine this time. I'll try to summarize and post, but it will take some time to do. Very valuable info. You're terrific.
Dan
Comment by daniel cohen on March 17, 2010 at 9:30am
nothing here yet
Comment by daniel cohen on March 17, 2010 at 9:19am
Dear Marie,
Excellent. Once I have it I'll post it here for others to read.
Dan
Comment by daniel cohen on March 15, 2010 at 10:20pm
Dear Marie,
Thanks for the reference-I have not yet read it, but the table of contents seems complete. Have you read enough of it to perhaps summarize it for those of us who may never actually get to read it?
Dan
Comment by daniel cohen on March 14, 2010 at 8:35pm
Dear Marie,
I would have loved to do so, but my wife is just now getting over an operation so all travel plans are on hold. We're in the "good days/bad days" "doctor/dentist" time of our lives, and take each day as it comes. You go, learn what you can, and come back and share it with us all.
Dan
Comment by daniel cohen on March 14, 2010 at 2:57pm
And you are doing that.
Dan
Comment by daniel cohen on March 14, 2010 at 2:18pm
Dear Marie,
You have done us all a wonderful service. Let me try to frame it for those first tuning in:
Marie has brought to our attention a conference held by some local folk, utilizing Duquesne University experts in different fields to inform the public about issues they have become aware of related to Marcellus Shale drilling. The first speaker was John F. Stolz, an environmental biologist, with much to share.

The overall presentations , there are 7 of them, is not a glitch free slick presentation, but they do go one into the other if you have the patience to click them through. There is much lost in poor video and poor chart work, and in going from one site to the next. Having said all that- you cannot afford to miss this. No axe to grind-just the facts as they occurred.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjIG9PTZLTg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6arAzJbymYw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGSVaY9JLcs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfJr1UGD-RI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmiePoWfjvA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=002zWq4bUS0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cf…

Thanks again Marie.
Dan
Comment by daniel cohen on March 14, 2010 at 1:01pm
Dear Marie,
Thank you for the website reference. It starts to talk about the efforts underway to recognize the challenges to us all if the vested interests are not held to careful control, but it stops before the actual experts get to present their material. Yet it does put us in touch with other video's on the same/related issues, so it's a very worthwhile reference to have.

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