Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald’s peer-reviewed paper, “Impacts of Gas Drilling on Animal and Human Health,” was just published this month in New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy. It’s written in science-speak, such that that “strongly implicates” really means “we are quite sure,” as Susan Phillips asserts in her summary of the study on NPR’s blog, StateImpact: “Even without detailed information on the toxins resulting from gas drilling, the authors of the study say they have no doubt natural gas drilling operations killed or injured the animals they reference.” ...The study points out another research obstacle. Animal owners who have reached a financial settlement with an energy company often have to sign a non-disclosure statement, which prevents them from discussing the case. Their conclusion? Halt drilling until more data can be collected, and the health impacts could be better documented.... protectingourwaters.wordpress/2012/01/23/animal-and-human-health-impacts-from-gas-drilling-peer-reviewed-study/
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 22:05:31 +0000
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