Please watch, laugh, weep if you must, but sign the petition! We only need to look to the US to see how harmful this is. In a land where drought conditions preside over 30% of the land, they use millions of gallons of water to release gas. Water which would be better spent replenishing the land. There are other technologies we can use to provide the energy we need. We dont NEED to do THIS! It will only profit a few, not the many. And from Wikepedia... While some of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing are common and generally harmless, some additives used in the United States are known carcinogens.[1] Out of 2,500 hydraulic fracturing products, more than 650 contained known or possible human carcinogens regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act or listed as hazardous air pollutants.[1] Between 2005 and 2009, 279 products had at least one component listed as proprietary or trade secret on their Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) required material safety data sheet (MSDS). The MSDS is a list of chemical components in the products of chemical manufacturers, and according to OSHA, a manufacturer may withhold information designated as proprietary from this sheet. Most companies participating in the investigation were unable to name the ingredients of the products they use, leading the committee to surmise these companies are injecting fluids containing unknown chemicals about which they may have limited understanding of the potential risks posed to human health and the environment.[1] Without knowing the identity of the proprietary components, regulators cannot test for their presence. This prevents government regulators from establishing baseline levels of the substances prior to hydraulic fracturing and documenting changes in these levels, thereby making it more difficult to prove that hydraulic fracturing is contaminating the environment with these substances.[22] Another 2011 study identified 632 chemicals used in natural gas operations. Only 353 of these are well-described in the scientific literature. The study indicated possible long-term health effects that might not appear immediately. The study recommended full disclosure of all products used, along with extensive air and water monitoring near natural gas operations; it also recommended that hydraulic fracturings exemption from regulation under the US Safe Drinking Water Act be rescinded.[23] Industry group Energy In Depth, a research arm of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, contends that fracking was never granted an exemption from it... How can something earn an exemption from a law that never covered or even conceived of it in the first place?”[24]
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