The results are already in. There have been countless chemical evaluations of contaminated water due to fracking wells. It is obvious who the offenders are in this industry. Disclosing chemicals is simply a formality. It is no secret anymore. These North Carolina legislators are among the most immoral people ever to be voted into office.
By Molly Redden
Mother Jones
...As hydraulic fracturing (click here) ramps up around the country, so do concerns about its health impacts. These concerns have led 20 states to require the disclosure of industrial chemicals used in the fracking process.
North Carolina isn’t on that list of states yet – and it may be hurtling in the opposite direction.
On Thursday, three Republican state senators introduced a bill that would slap a felony charge on individuals who disclosed confidential information about fracking chemicals. The bill, whose sponsors include a member of Republican party leadership, establishes procedures for fire chiefs and healthcare providers to obtain chemical information during emergencies. But as the trade publication Energywire noted Friday, individuals who leak information outside of emergency settings could be penalized with fines and several months in prison.
“The felony provision is far stricter than most states’ provisions in terms of the penalty for violating trade secrets,” says Hannah Wiseman, a Florida State University assistant law professor who studies fracking regulations....
One thing citizens have to ask is "Why is the petroleum industry in such a hurry to flood the market with their products?"
By Brianna Mordick
May 7, 2014
Natural gas extraction (click here) and related activities, including hydraulic fracturing and the underground injection of wastewater, can cause earthquakes. We know this to be true. The occurrence of so-called “induced seismicity” or man-made earthquakes is a documented phenomenon around the globe, including in the United States, Canada and Great Britain.
If North Carolina proceeds in opening the state to the oil and gas industry, the issue of induced seismicity must be further scrutinized.
The North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission and state lawmakers in Raleigh have slapped together 120 rules in just 18 months to throw wide open the door to fracking in our state. In their rush to give the oil and gas industry everything it wants, our “public servants” have not adequately addressed the issue of induced seismicity. It would be prudent for North Carolina legislators to re-examine this issue immediately at their Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy meeting Thursday and begin a new public comment process....
We have witnessed North Dakota permitting a glut of oil onto the market monopolizing freight lines and maximizing oil pipeline capacity. We have witnessed the USA infrastructure stretched to breaking causing horrible fires and deaths. Why?
Because there is no time like the present to make hay. People are being educated and made aware of the very present dangers of hydraulic fracturing. Citizens will begin to move in the direction of alternative energies. There is no capacity for the USA to export natural gas. Many countries are aware of the dangers of the climate crisis. We just had a stunning review of the dangers to the USA if it continues on this path of carbon pollution.
Hydraulic fracturing is not about energy independence. The USA has many, many alternatives possible for local governments to harness free sources of energy to make it work for their communities. Companies can build their own alternative power plants. Buildings can place wind turbines on their roofs and power an entire hotel. There is no need for natural gas and the global community has been preparing for their own energy independence.
Now, I ask. Why would the petroleum industry be pushing past the safety of citizens of the USA?
Only one reason.
Profits, here, profits, now.
By Molly Redden
Mother Jones
...As hydraulic fracturing (click here) ramps up around the country, so do concerns about its health impacts. These concerns have led 20 states to require the disclosure of industrial chemicals used in the fracking process.
North Carolina isn’t on that list of states yet – and it may be hurtling in the opposite direction.
On Thursday, three Republican state senators introduced a bill that would slap a felony charge on individuals who disclosed confidential information about fracking chemicals. The bill, whose sponsors include a member of Republican party leadership, establishes procedures for fire chiefs and healthcare providers to obtain chemical information during emergencies. But as the trade publication Energywire noted Friday, individuals who leak information outside of emergency settings could be penalized with fines and several months in prison.
“The felony provision is far stricter than most states’ provisions in terms of the penalty for violating trade secrets,” says Hannah Wiseman, a Florida State University assistant law professor who studies fracking regulations....
One thing citizens have to ask is "Why is the petroleum industry in such a hurry to flood the market with their products?"
By Brianna Mordick
May 7, 2014
Natural gas extraction (click here) and related activities, including hydraulic fracturing and the underground injection of wastewater, can cause earthquakes. We know this to be true. The occurrence of so-called “induced seismicity” or man-made earthquakes is a documented phenomenon around the globe, including in the United States, Canada and Great Britain.
If North Carolina proceeds in opening the state to the oil and gas industry, the issue of induced seismicity must be further scrutinized.
The North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission and state lawmakers in Raleigh have slapped together 120 rules in just 18 months to throw wide open the door to fracking in our state. In their rush to give the oil and gas industry everything it wants, our “public servants” have not adequately addressed the issue of induced seismicity. It would be prudent for North Carolina legislators to re-examine this issue immediately at their Joint Legislative Commission on Energy Policy meeting Thursday and begin a new public comment process....
We have witnessed North Dakota permitting a glut of oil onto the market monopolizing freight lines and maximizing oil pipeline capacity. We have witnessed the USA infrastructure stretched to breaking causing horrible fires and deaths. Why?
Because there is no time like the present to make hay. People are being educated and made aware of the very present dangers of hydraulic fracturing. Citizens will begin to move in the direction of alternative energies. There is no capacity for the USA to export natural gas. Many countries are aware of the dangers of the climate crisis. We just had a stunning review of the dangers to the USA if it continues on this path of carbon pollution.
Hydraulic fracturing is not about energy independence. The USA has many, many alternatives possible for local governments to harness free sources of energy to make it work for their communities. Companies can build their own alternative power plants. Buildings can place wind turbines on their roofs and power an entire hotel. There is no need for natural gas and the global community has been preparing for their own energy independence.
Now, I ask. Why would the petroleum industry be pushing past the safety of citizens of the USA?
Only one reason.
Profits, here, profits, now.
