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Is hydraulic fracturing the answer especially when you take in consideration the environmental impact it is having?

Hydraulic fracturing is polluting the underground water which comes up through the cracks caused by the fracturing of the rock & ends up in our water ways. I think we have enough pollutants to deal with above & below the ground now!!

Topics: Environmental degradation hydraulic fracturing
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    Kevin Morrison

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    Jan 16 2013: This is one more example of how money is dictating how we destroy our world and make it less inhabitable. Big oil does not care about the ECO system, nor do they care about public health and all they really care about is how much more money they can make!

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      Jan 16 2013: Now now there is no way to know what they do or do not care about, and saying that they don’t care about public health is the same as saying they don’t care about their own health nor their families’ health.

      Humans often disagree on how to have a happy, healthy and prosperous planet, but to say someone you disagree with on the “how”, does not want the same goal is unfair.
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        Kevin Morrison

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        Jan 16 2013: I have a friend that works in ND and that is what he does. Now I am not going to say names but he has confirmed that they know exactly what they are doing to the environment and that they don't care in the least! So before you assume that I am assuming I recommend you know the facts because I DO!

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          Jan 17 2013: I’m not saying rather they or wrong, I’m just saying that only they know what they care about and you can not. If they said that you only cared about the ego system and don’t care about the world economy, I would say they are wrong to think they know what you care about.

          I have no idea what ND is and don’t care; because in all the places I have work in none of them did I know what the people at the top care about.
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        Kevin Morrison

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        Jan 16 2013: If you do not believe this is a real problem then maybe the link below will show you just how big it is and just how careless big oil really is!

        http://www.indiegogo.com/fracturedland
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        Jan 17 2013: Don - I am not a tree hugging owl lover and I believe in keeping the world moving. That is the trouble with those that have your point of view. You don't care, you don't know and you probably voted for Obama. Who knows, the fact is it is easy to know that they do not care. They are smart, and they know that what they are doing is harming the earth and the lives of everyone that lives near one of these sites. To anyone with half a brain that is saying that they don't care. ND stands for North Dakota and is the largest site in the US.

        Not sure why you are even commenting because it is obvious that you are one of those people that could care less. Unless it is happening to you you just don't care and that is the problem with the people in this world.

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          Jan 17 2013: Kevin, If you think I’m a Chairman MaoBama supporter and don’t care about others than I’m clearly coming across wrong and I likely made some wrong assumptions as to your comments.

          Sorry!

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