DID YOU KNOW? "What I learned was very disturbing. "There have actually been three accidents at the well. And there have been two chemical releases. Not much is known, but noxious odors accompanied by headaches, body aches, and inability to sleep were reported by residents over a twelve mile radius in Benonia and Golden Townships in December and again in May The Emergency Management Coordinator was unaware that fracking was under way. Small fire departments were dispatched five and six times a day for two week periods to respond to the complaints. Hydrogen sulfide was noticeable among the odors. This gas is very poisonous, corrosive, flammable, explosive, and heavier than air. There is no contact person at the Riley 1-22 well and so, they could not assess the hazard level. We learned that the drill bit broke off several thousand feet down in December and that one of the attempts to remove it involved forcing liquid nitrogen into the well. Among other things, this resulted in extinguishing the flare and so methane was released into the air for a two week period. Flowback also occurred at this time, with the escape of chemicals and gasses. Mishandled flowback occurred again in May, with another release of chemicals and gasses. Although the “Right to Know Act”, which was enacted after the Bhopal gas tragedy which killed an estimated 8,000 people in India from a Union Carbide gas leak, mandates that County Emergency Management officials have documented information about chemicals used in all industrial processes before they are brought on site, the Emergency Manger still does not know what chemicals were released to the environment. This is because the “Halliburton Loophole” exempts the fracking industry from all environmental regulation and oversight..." more
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:32:20 +0000
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