This is from one of those crack pot environmental groups.
January 27, 2015
By Karuna Jaggar
Most people consider fracking a climate change issue. (click here) They are able to make the connection between a potent greenhouse gas like methane and its impact on warming the planet. But methane emission leaks at well sites are only one of the many concerns of the fracking boom. The toxic process also uses more than 700 chemicals, many linked to breast cancer. Fracking threatens the necessities of life, and just as this process drives climate change, it also increases our risk for breast cancer....
When I read this the first thing that came to my mind was "Silent Spring." Rachel Carson died of breast cancer on April 14, 1964.
Cheney did it. In 2005, he undid all the protections of The Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. Amazing.
How many more Rachel Carsons are there going to be?
These are maps regarding breast cancer statistics in the USA in 2005 and 2011. This is from the CDC website (click here).
At first glance one would say well there are less breast cancer incidence in 2011 than 2005 when the Cheney energy law was enacted. But, cancer of any type is not the common cold. It takes years and in most cases two decades to develop. So, while these statistics are immediately good news, the increase in incidence won't be noted much before 2025
Fracking chemicals are known to cause breast cancer. We can't wait for 2025 to decide this method of destroying rock to find natural gas is a problem. We already know it is a problem and it has to stop now.
The 2005 Cheney energy laws were designed to eliminate environmental safety to Americans. Before their enactment the practice was obscure and illegal in the majority of states. It wasn't obscure because it was outlawed, but, the methods and outcomes to the environment and induced seismic activity was outlawed. We need to return those protections to Americans and we need to do it now.
The statistics in the USA is not a comprehensive view. The CDC needs to record cancer incidence, but, they also need to record cancer deaths in the same graphic. There have been incredible discoveries that women have benefited from in the fight against a diagnosed case of breast cancer. The incidence rate is far different than the death rate. That doesn't make it okay, either.
January 27, 2015
By Karuna Jaggar
Most people consider fracking a climate change issue. (click here) They are able to make the connection between a potent greenhouse gas like methane and its impact on warming the planet. But methane emission leaks at well sites are only one of the many concerns of the fracking boom. The toxic process also uses more than 700 chemicals, many linked to breast cancer. Fracking threatens the necessities of life, and just as this process drives climate change, it also increases our risk for breast cancer....
When I read this the first thing that came to my mind was "Silent Spring." Rachel Carson died of breast cancer on April 14, 1964.
Cheney did it. In 2005, he undid all the protections of The Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. Amazing.
How many more Rachel Carsons are there going to be?
These are maps regarding breast cancer statistics in the USA in 2005 and 2011. This is from the CDC website (click here).At first glance one would say well there are less breast cancer incidence in 2011 than 2005 when the Cheney energy law was enacted. But, cancer of any type is not the common cold. It takes years and in most cases two decades to develop. So, while these statistics are immediately good news, the increase in incidence won't be noted much before 2025
Fracking chemicals are known to cause breast cancer. We can't wait for 2025 to decide this method of destroying rock to find natural gas is a problem. We already know it is a problem and it has to stop now.The 2005 Cheney energy laws were designed to eliminate environmental safety to Americans. Before their enactment the practice was obscure and illegal in the majority of states. It wasn't obscure because it was outlawed, but, the methods and outcomes to the environment and induced seismic activity was outlawed. We need to return those protections to Americans and we need to do it now.
The statistics in the USA is not a comprehensive view. The CDC needs to record cancer incidence, but, they also need to record cancer deaths in the same graphic. There have been incredible discoveries that women have benefited from in the fight against a diagnosed case of breast cancer. The incidence rate is far different than the death rate. That doesn't make it okay, either.
