Our Health Or Their Wealth

   The EPA is set to crack down
on polluters, with stronger rules
and regulation. Industry has
lobbied fast and furious against
this, with millions and millions
of dollars.
   It's as if they can't see the forest
for the trees. If only they could
spend that money on safe practices,

lives could be saved. Contaminating

our air, soil, and water spewing

such toxins as arsenic, benzene,

mercury, lead, and formaldehyde

is not good for us, animals, or

the planet. Many developments

exist to contain or capture spills,

leaks, flaring, venting etc. Here I

will mention, human error which

caused a nuclear shut-down in 

south Texas on Friday.

   Our grand children will not care

about deficits, if they can't 

breathe, eat, or have pure water.

BP overstated the job losses (in

industry) to maintain big profits,

and boost bottom line. We shouldn't

have to pay to clean up their mess,

or ours. Industry should be 

more responsible, more American.

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BSEEC & Titan Engineering Hid Formaldehyde Findings In Barnrett Shale Air Study

I attended this presentation in Ft.
Worth to see how 'big cities' are
coping with the drilling boom,
and health problems associated
with it.
Wilma Subra  was said to be 'our'
Mother Teresa, informing and
empowering  the little guys.
The BSEEC panel seemed to
have only the good neighbor
playbook pat answers, to some
well thought out questions.
One really good one from Tim Ruggerio
was how much notice facilities were
given before inspection. The answer:
"at least two weeks." read Bluedaze
on formaldehyde.

EPA Considers Risk of Gas Extraction

   Yellow foul-smelling water,
do you depend on your own
water well? Could be a costly
investment down the drain.
Even public water supplies
leave a lot to be desired.
   The hydraulic fracking
method of gas extraction
takes 3-9 million gallons
of water, sand, and 590+
'secret' chemicals, how's
that for the water table? The
EPA is preparing to spend
1.9 million dollars on a study
to find out. This should
prompt families, farmers, and
ranchers to re-think the clean
energy Bridge.

More...LADY IN CHAINS

Cynthia Lee of Donie, who
recently chained herself to
a tree to prevent XTO drilling
on her land has made the paper again.

Word is she now has an

attorney to prevent pipe-

lines on her land. If they

get the pipelines in she

can never have a pond

there, dig on it, or use it

forever.

FDL says Moratorium on "Fracking" in NYS

   Cynthia Kouril
Senator Joeseph P. Addabbo Jr.,
is sponsoring a bill calling for
a moratorium on hydro-fracing
in up-state New York watershed.
It may come up for a vote in the
Senate before the end of the
current legislative session,
scheduled to resume the week
of July 12th.
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Fracas Over 'Fracking'

Damascus Citizens Reports
from Houston Business
Journal
by: Ford Gunter
   "It's going to be over very
quick, I think the EPA is
going to rule very quickly
'frac' water is carcinogenic.
They have to put it back
under the (Safe Drinking
Water Act). Everyone in the
industry says when that
happens... it's over."
Despite the best intentions of
energy icon T. Boone Pickens
and regardless of the controversy
over deep water exploration in
the Gulf of Mexico, onshore gas
operations in the United States
face a serious and distracting
problem.
http://www.damascuscitizens.org/news.html

With Every Breath I Take...

Here is a petition link to sign
for the EPA to give us clean
air in Texas. Despite Rick
Perry's absurd claim, that
Texas should be a Poster Child
for the rest of the nation in
clean air.
Unfortunately, the environ-
mental regulators appointed
by Rick Perry have received
more than 2.3 million from
energy interests in the last
three years.
American Lung Association
gives a grade of F to 21 of
30 biggest counties in the
state for their air quality.
http://www.environmenttexas.org/action/clean-air/perry-petition2