18 Nov
Water Pollution: Why Natural Gas Is Not the Solution
Scientific American has a great article on the all too frequent side effect of drilling for natural gas: Water pollution.
In July a hydrologist dropped a plastic sampling pipe 300 feet down a water well in rural Sublette County, Wy. and pulled up a load of brown oily water with a foul smell. Tests showed it contained benzene, a chemical believed to cause aplastic anemia and leukemia, in a concentration 1,500 times the level safe for people.
The results sent shockwaves through the energy industry and state and federal regulatory agencies.
Our water supply is far too delicate and precious to sacrifice it for a non-renewable energy source. We must explore and build a wind/solar energy infrastructure.