Chesapeake Malfeasance CREATES EMERGENCY as 1,000's of GALLONS of Chemically Contaminated Fracking Fluids Ruin Farm Land, POISON LOCAL CREEKS! HAPPENING NOW

 

Chesapeake Energy, who sure seems to have a LOT OF ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS seems to have a major catastrophic emergency on its hands in Bradford County, PA.  The company who insists that FRACKING has never damaged ground water can NEVER AGAIN SAY THOSE WORDS, nor can the industry.

A Fracking Well GONE WILD over night has literally poured TENS OF THOUSANDS of gallons of highly dangerous, poisonous fracking fluids onto the farm land in this once picturesque area, the volume of the chemicals so large that it has FLOODED INTO THE NEARBY CREEKS AND STREAMS, with the damage to Ground Water sure to be immense.  The deadly chemical mix is so lethal to both animals and humans that nearby residents HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.

A Chesapeake Energy spokesperson said, "thousands of gallons of fluid leaked over farm land and into a creek from a natural gas well in Bradford County."  The timing could not be worse, as President Obama just yesterday had said, "If we are going to do this, it has to be done in a way that does not POISON PEOPLE."  TOO LATE!

First responders, and other qualified personnel in a all hands on deck NATIONAL EMERGENCY are desperately trying to contain the spill of these deadly chemicals as the FRACKING FLUIDS continue to flow unabated from the WELL PAD.

The blowout occurred on the Morse family farm in LeRoy Township outside Canton, a farming community who probably jumped at the money when the landman showed up, lease in hand with his slick sales pitch...that easy money for Randy Morse who ran cattle on his land is NOT SO EASY NOW, as he and his family will NEVER AGAIN be able to drink from the brook on his land that Chesapeake Energy has forever poisoned.

Chesapeake Energy official Brian Grove trying to put lipstick on a pig said "A piece of equipment on the well failed.  Now a major response is underway to stop the leak of frack fluid and get control of the well. We've been able to limit the flow. We're still doing additional work to regain full control,"   NOTICE HERE FOLKS, that the well is STILL GUSHING dangerous deadly chemical laden toxic FRACKING FLUIDS into the environment, threatening both SAFE DRINKING WATER AND HUMAN HEALTH!

Mr. Grove went on to say, "There is no telling yet how much of that extremely salty water mixed with chemicals and sand has impacted the nearby Towanda Creek, but no gas has escaped into the air."  Can't you almost hear him saying under his breath, "Yet".

Neighbor Ted Tomlinson said "The biggest thing is the footprint on the environment. Well obviously this is a big footprint."   Thanks to one neighbors GREED, a entire community is NOW SUFFERING, PAYING THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR (un)Natural Gas FRACKING...for those not liking the tone of this article, too bad.  We have tried to WARN YOU, and now people like TEd Tomlinson are worried that their SAFE CLEAN DRINKING WATER that is just a few football fields away from this poorly managed and installed Chesapeake Energy Drilling Well has FOREVER BEEN RUINED.  It is noted here, that the IMMEDIATE HEALTH RISK IS SO SEVERE that Ted Tomlinson was forced to evacuate he and his family from their home

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Students AGAINST HydroFRACKING...Rally April 20th, 2011...We NEED A CUNY/SUNY System Wide ALERT

THE APRIL 20TH STUDENTS AGAINST HYDROFRACKING RALLY 

Curious...doesn't the CUNY and SUNY College/University systems have a means of issuing a notice on this to ALL THEIR STUDENTS?...if they do, someone should see if that can happen.

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Press Advisory

For immediate release—April 18, 2011

Students say to New York: Jump on the BAN Wagon

Coalition Stands Up for Clean Energy Future, Demands Ban on Fracking

   Who: Students Against Fracking, United for Action and other activist groups

  What: Rally against Fracking, entitled “Jump on the BAN Wagon”

 When: Wednesday, April 20^th at 12:30 p.m.

Where: Washington Square Park, NYC

On Wednesday, April 20 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. a coalition of student activists from NYU, the New School, and other universities will rally in Washington Square Park for a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the dangerous process by which natural gas is extracted through the pumping of high volumes water, sand and chemicals below ground. Hosted by Oxfam Club at NYU, the Students Against Fracking coalition will be joined by former Commissioner of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection Al Appleton, activist performers Reverend Billy and the Earthaluja Choir, student performers, activists and representatives to press the state legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to replace the existing moratorium on fracking that expires on July 1st with an all-out ban.

“As students, we’re concerned that there won’t be a future for us in New York after we graduate if our water supply is contaminated because of fracking,” student activist Ben Davalos said. Several companies have already applied for permits to drill in the Delaware River Basin, a primary source of drinking water for New York.

Millions of gallons of chemicals, such as benzene, a known carcinogen, have been injected into wells in the U.S. in recent years. Between 2005 and 2009 14 of the leading oil and gas companies engaged in fracking used more than 2,500 products containing 750 chemicals and other components. Twenty-nine of the chemicals used are either known or possible human carcinogens, regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act or considered hazardous air pollutants. The dangerous cocktail of chemicals used in the process enjoys many exemptions from federal regulations.

Because of the hazards demonstrated by this drilling practice in other areas, Students Against Fracking and its allies are calling for a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing until it is proven safe. Communities such as Quebec and Buffalo have already passed bans on fracking, which is why the students are calling this rally “Jump on the BAN Wagon,” a call for New Yorkers to join the global awakening to the dangers of this unsafe extraction method.

THE DETAILS REPEATED!

• Where:  Washington Square Park, NYC

• When: Saturday April 23rd, 12:20 pm - 2:00 pm. 

• Why: We believe the voice of the people need to be heard.  Fracking is dangerous not just for all who live in NY state today, but for the future of our lives and our planet as well.  We want to make the point to politicians that natural gas from fracking is NOT a transition fuel. We want a future that can benefit all living things, not just the gas companies... Stop Fracking and give us a Renewable Energy Future TODAY!

• Please bring costumes, signs, and everything in between.  Every body counts!

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