well now.....I went to read this piece of shit put out by EID and my virus scanner alerted me of a trojan thats on this website.....so be careful if you visit this link below...once this industry uses the water, it cant ever be consumed....one major fact this lying sack of excrement group isnt telling you JOE Q. PUBLIC.....and the water industry doesnt control PA water THE PEOPLE DO....the private mafia water industry is in the pocket of the O&G industry is doesnt give two shits about how much pollution hits the streams, while their coffers keep getting filled up by the handful of elitist scum ruining the entire planet..... New Studies: Activist Claims on Fracking and Water Use are ‘Alarmist’ and Wrong northcentralpa/feeditem/2014-01-17_new-studies-activist-claims-fracking-and-water-use-are-%E2%80%98alarmist%E2%80%99-and-wrong By Feed: Energy In Depth Marcellus in Gas Industry January 17, 2014 Two new reports suggest that anti-fracking activists who claim hydraulic fracturing is rapidly depleting our water supplies are not basing those claims on hard facts. According to a new study by the UK’s Chartered Institution of Environmental Management (CIWEM), released this week, the risks to water sources are “often overplayed” by shale opponents: “Compared to other fossil fuels,” the study notes, “the overall water use intensity of shale gas is low and claims by some opponents that the shale gas industry represents a threat to the security of public water supplies is alarmist.” As the report also explains, “The volume of water used in hydraulic fracturing for shale gas when viewed in isolation appears large. However, when set in the context of national or regional water supply, it constitutes a very small fraction and compares with other industrial uses. The water industry does not for the time being appear concerned about its ability to supply a shale gas industry as a customer and there are other options for supply, such as direct abstraction, should supply from a water company not be appropriate.” (p. 5; emphasis added). While the report does mention that water supplies could possibly be constrained on the local level, it states that with proper planning and organization, these risks can absolutely be managed. The report goes on to note the great benefits that shale development could bring to the UK, especially considering that “80 per cent of our domestic heat comes from gas. It forms an integral part of the UK’s electricity generation mix.” It also points to the “example set by the US where [natural gas] has reinvigorated its economy; gas prices have halved and thousands of jobs have been created.” Importantly, CIWEM isn’t the only group to find that the risks to water supplies are “overplayed” by activists. A recent study by the University of Texas found that hydraulic fracturing and natural gas use actually reduces our overall water footprint because of the efficiency of natural gas power generation. From the report: “Reductions in monitored reservoir storage
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