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America's Most Endangered Rivers For 2012

Started by Guest_Drew_* , May 15 2012 10:50 PM

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#1 Guest_Drew_*

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Posted 15 May 2012 - 10:50 PM

American Rivers List of American's Most Endangered Rivers for 2012

http://www.americanr...red-rivers.html

#2 Guest_EricaWieser_*

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Posted 15 May 2012 - 11:03 PM

I used to live near the Grand River in Ohio and I know people who were offered money for the natural gas on their land near there. Is fracking actually harmful to the rivers? I've only ever heard of one fracking spill in the news. Do routine fracking activities affect local rivers and how frequent are accidents?

Edited by EricaWieser, 15 May 2012 - 11:03 PM.

#3 Guest_ashtonmj_*

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Posted 16 May 2012 - 06:21 AM

This bothers me in so many ways...in part because it is going to create a huge headache for me at work. The ranking is clearly stated as subjective.

#4 Guest_Drew_*

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Posted 17 May 2012 - 11:41 AM

I used to live near the Grand River in Ohio and I know people who were offered money for the natural gas on their land near there. Is fracking actually harmful to the rivers? I've only ever heard of one fracking spill in the news. Do routine fracking activities affect local rivers and how frequent are accidents?

Does this answer your question? http://www.cnn.com/2....html?hpt=hp_t2

#5 Guest_EricaWieser_*

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Posted 17 May 2012 - 12:01 PM

Does this answer your question? http://www.cnn.com/2....html?hpt=hp_t2

No. Politicians writing laws are not who I go to for scientific data or risk analysis. They could ban dancing and it wouldn't make it dangerous.

Edited by EricaWieser, 17 May 2012 - 12:01 PM.

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Posted 01 June 2012 - 08:07 PM

Erica, I think he meant the fact that the tap water can become flammable in areas where fracking is being done. Also the fact that the companies are unwilling to disclose the ingredients...that raises a red flag for me anyway.

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Posted 02 June 2012 - 08:35 PM

No. Politicians writing laws are not who I go to for scientific data or risk analysis. They could ban dancing and it wouldn't make it dangerous.

I totally agree, definately need the scientific input along with data from the local communities more than politicians viewpoints (unless they agree with the data).

#8 Guest_rjmtx_*

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Posted 03 June 2012 - 03:18 PM

The water consumption that goes along with fracking is also a concern. All that water they shoot into the ground comes from somewhere, and it has to be surface or ground water. Either way, they can pull a lot of water out.