Say No to Slickwater Hydraulic Fracking!
- by: Angela Mackie
- recipient: U.S. President, Senators, Congress and State Representatives
According to the "Don't Frack Michigan" website, Encana Corporation(owns fracking sites in Mich) holds the dubious distinction of using and contaminating the largest volume of water to date for one fracking event. Mixed with a blend of toxic chemicals, this large-scale water withdrawal from ground water aquifers can never be returned to the hydrologic cycle. Extreme water use for fracking is heavily impacting the ability of farmers to grow food or raise animals.
Documents obtained from the DEQ through a FOIA request by Ban Michigan Fracking indicated that at least 40,000 gallons of the contaminated frack water was sprayed on our Michigan roads as dust control. The potential damage to plants, animals, groundwater, streams and lakes, and homeowner wells has not been studied in Michigan. We do know that in other states accidental spills and exposure to flowback fluid have killed livestock, wildlife and pets, poisoned water wells and caused a host of illnesses in people.
Records show that fracking wells are frequently operated in violation of safety regulations and under conditions that greatly increase the risk of fluid leakage and threat of water contamination. Injection wells are only required to be inspected once every 5 years and according to Michigan Oil and Gas News, abandoned wells are omitted from reporting requirements after one year.
Fracking and injection wells are unsafe. How long can we poke holes in the ground, explode containment rock layers and inject dangerous chemicals and not expect negative repercussions? Alternatives to fossil fuels exist, and by utilizing and developing them we can save our environment, our health and our economy.
Water is our most precious and valuable resource.
*Information has been gathered from website DontFrackMichigan.com
Dear President Obama, U.S. Senators, Congress and State Representatives:
Fracking and injection wells are unsafe. We need to move beyond fossil fuels. We need to end federal and state environment exemptions to gas and oil companies. End federal and state subsidies, including leasing of state land at rock-bottom prices and the permitting of large-scale water withdrawals. Multinational corporations should not be allowed to hijack our state land and confiscate our water.
Please demand the EPA and DOE to close the Hydraulic Fracturing exemptions and loopholes to the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Demand an end to Fossil Fuel Subsidies. We need to focus on Safe Renewable Energy Resources (Wind, Solar, Conservation, and Energy Efficiency). Please let us make a turn in the right direction for the health of our children, wildlife, and planet.
Thank you:)
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