Hydraulic Fracturing In The Marcellus Shale
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2012-05-16/hydraulic-fracturing-marcellus-shale
The Marcellus Shale which lies beneath a number of Northeastern states including Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia is thought to be one of the largest known gas fields in the world. Hydraulic fracturing techniques have allowed oil and gas companies to tap into these reserves as never before, and with such success that supplies now exceed demand, and prices are at near record lows. The operations have been a boost to local economies, but there are important environmental and health concerns yet to be addressed: Please join us to discuss natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale.
Guests
Erik Milito
director of upstream and industry operations, American Petroleum Institute
Amy Harder
reporter, The National Journal
Fred Krupp
president, Environmental Defense Fund
David Brown
toxicologist, and an adviser to the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project
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Well said, sharecropper. It takes no mental processing to see that this is a win/lose situation. Corporate greed wins/ Americans lose.
They can't. These companies commit violations left and right, and very often they respond to complaints with settlements that include non-disclosure pledges by the complainant, so the public really doesn't get the whole story about the damage that they do. No state government could afford to employ the number of qualified technicians to oversee in any consistent manner the thousands of frack sites within their jurisdictions, and that is why the precautionary principle should rule in deciding whether fracking should be legal or not, but unfortunately, government in general tends to be reactive rather than proactive in these matters. In other words, they don't take action to prevent, but only to punish after the damage is done. It's like the maxim of "An ounce of prevention, etc." has no place in our system of free enterprise since companies have learned to externalize the cost, that is let society pay, as in the world of finance.
We can't. These companies commit violations left and right, but we never get the whole story because of the non-disclosure settlements that they make with the victims. Government can't afford to employ the huge numbers of technically qualified people to monitor the thousands of sites where fracking is done on a consistent basis, and these companies can't be self-policing because they are not sworn to "scout's honor". That's why fracking should be banned altogether, and this talk about proper regulations is just talk, for public relations. The time worn maxim of "an ounce of prevention, etc" has no place in a society where corporations enjoy the benefits and society pays the cost, and this is reflected in the policy of government, which is reactive instead of proactive. Government by nature is always behind the curve.
You can be sure that fracking will create plenty of jobs: doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, hospital workers, etc. to attend to all the victims of the air and water pollution created.
We can't. These companies commit violations left and right, but we never get the whole story because of the non-disclosure settlements that they make with the victims. Government can't afford to employ the huge numbers of technically qualified people to monitor the thousands of sites where fracking is done on a consistent basis, and these companies can't be self-policing because they are not sworn to "scout's honor". That's why fracking should be banned altogether, and this talk about proper regulations is just talk, for public relations. The time worn maxim of "an ounce of prevention, etc" has no place in a society where corporations enjoy the benefits and society pays the cost, and this is reflected in the policy of government, which is reactive instead of proactive. Government by nature is always behind the curve.
You can be sure that fracking will create plenty of jobs: doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, hospital workers, etc. to attend to all the victims of the air and water pollution created.
We can't. These companies commit violations left and right, but we never get the whole story because of the non-disclosure settlements that they make with the victims. Government can't afford to employ the huge numbers of technically qualified people to monitor the thousands of sites where fracking is done on a consistent basis, and these companies can't be self-policing because they are not sworn to "scout's honor". That's why fracking should be banned altogether, and this talk about proper regulations is just talk, for public relations. The time worn maxim of "an ounce of prevention, etc" has no place in a society where corporations enjoy the benefits and society pays the cost, and this is reflected in the policy of government, which is reactive instead of proactive. Government by nature is always behind the curve.
You can be sure that fracking will create plenty of jobs: doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, hospital workers, etc. to attend to all the victims of the air and water pollution created.