A former president of the Colorado Medical Society calls the current hydraulic fracturing boom in the state’s gas and oil industry an “experiment in …
Vera Scroggins, of Citizens for Clean Water, writes:
I called OSHA months ago to check out the silica dust clouds on the frack sites and they inspected the WPX Gas Site known as Wootton at 1283 Mill Road, Liberty, Pa. …
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New Report: Fracking Poses Health Risks to Pregnant Women and Children
Air and Water Pollution from Secret Use of Toxic Chemicals Poses Serious Health Risks to Most Vulnerable …
As chefs and proprietors of New York City restaurants, we care a …
The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) has sent a letter to New York State Governor Cuomo urging him to reject the Revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) due to a conflict of interest on the part …
You Have to See It to Believe It: What It’s Like to Have Fracking in Your Backyard
Residents in industry-friendly West Virginia share their experiences, photos and videos. April 15, 2013
From Alternet, by Tara Lohan
SHALETEST AIR TESTING SHOW ELEVATED BENZENE LEVELS IN THE BARNETT SHALE
Based on results of a recent air study, benzene is still elevated around natural gas
production facilities in the Barnett Shale.
Barnett Shale– During the month of October 2012 …
Editor’s Note: Phillip Doe leaves no stone unturned in describing the dangers and destruction …
This document makes a very important point, which is that any moratorium period should be devoted not only to studying health impacts, but also the economic impact issues.
Alison Rose Levy speaks with two guests: Dr. Larysa Dyrszka, MD of Concerned Health Professionals of New York, a group that calls for a …
One of three outside consultants tapped to assist with New York’s health review of hydraulic fracturing said it’s “absurd” that there hasn’t been an in-depth, national review of the gas-extraction process’ …
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/us/boom-in-north-dakota-weighs-heavily-on-health-care.html?_r=0
Dr. Gary Ramage treating a patient at McKenzie County Hospital in Watford City, N.D. The hospital now averages 400 emergency room visits per month. –Matthew Staver for The New York Times
WATFORD …
