tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post5798171019814839572..comments2024-03-22T04:19:26.038-05:00Comments on Laredotejas: Fracking starting to get some attention by US House democratsMaximilianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04226194637990012293noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-45483659380067857702011-04-19T12:20:33.260-05:002011-04-19T12:20:33.260-05:00Tom Wade, it would be interesting if you could get...Tom Wade, it would be interesting if you could get a spokesman for one of the local companies that's doing fracking in the Eagle Ford Shale area to appear on your show. You've got the platform.Maximilianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226194637990012293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-88718455275811220922011-04-19T06:42:04.721-05:002011-04-19T06:42:04.721-05:00Glad to hear the local groups will be inviting the...Glad to hear the local groups will be inviting the industry reps to speak. <br /><br />When I say fracking has been around for years, I am talking the fracking of vertical wells. Horizontal fracking is somewhat new. <br /><br />And to answer Max's question, yes there are many local companies involved.Tom Wadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-12596914017402357682011-04-19T00:57:02.607-05:002011-04-19T00:57:02.607-05:00Glad to hear there'll be another one coming up...Glad to hear there'll be another one coming up. The news tonight said permits went from about 30 in 2009 to over a thousand this year. I wonder if any local drilling companies are in on the deal.Maximilianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226194637990012293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-23643813851387905202011-04-18T21:45:09.141-05:002011-04-18T21:45:09.141-05:00Agree with Maximiliano. As far as the presentatio...Agree with Maximiliano. As far as the presentation this past Sunday, the gas industry was invited to attend and there is promise that a few reps from one of the companies will be at an upcoming one. No one is relying on film makers.<br /><br />No one is attacking anyone, just asking questions and asking for disclosure of what is going into the fracking process. The current protection it has prevents from those who might be affected from knowing because of the "trade secrets".Que Fregadoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834234860762673775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-54991247273868672242011-04-18T10:28:45.578-05:002011-04-18T10:28:45.578-05:00Tom Wade, I think part of the problem is that thes...Tom Wade, I think part of the problem is that these chemicals are considered to be "trade secrets" and therefore cannot be thoroughly scrutinized by the scientific community. We don't need junk science anymore than we need junk drilling policies, which is what this version of hydraulic fracturing is. Also, you mentioned this (fracturing) has been around for years and years. From what I've read, the process which is ongoing nearby is barely about a year old, according to many sources I've read, and I don't mean left-wing sources, just good old fashioned sources,period.Maximilianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226194637990012293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-10846815776648769032011-04-18T10:06:37.271-05:002011-04-18T10:06:37.271-05:00I have looked but cannot find one validated instan...I have looked but cannot find one validated instance of fracking causing contamination of drinking water. There are cases where "exploration" (drilling the hole) has allowed already in ground chemicals to infiltrate the water table.<br /><br />And, just the statement that "29 of the chemicals used in fracking were known-or-suspected human carcinogens means nothing without quantifying the amount of chemical distributed. Basically what parts per billion were added? If you look at most MSDS sheets of the chemicals we use at home, you will find that in heavy quantities they too are listed as human carcinogens. <br /><br />What we need is real science...not junk science dictating our responses to actions that we take in this country. I have no problems with congress looking into the issue, but most of these hearings are nothing but politics, and that leads to junk science.<br /><br />I hope the local environmentalist invite someone from the gas industry to talk with them about what is taking place and not just rely on a "filmakers" view of the complicated process of producing natural gas and oil.tom wadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-75143908682353982592011-04-18T00:55:43.449-05:002011-04-18T00:55:43.449-05:00Actually I think they might just be blamed along w...Actually I think they might just be blamed along with fracking for potential causing some earthquakes in our area. I mean, after all, with all those gyrations and all that weight concentrated in a half-square inch heel pounding repeatedly into the earth. Wait a minute, that's it- the city will probably cite the beer runs for not being built up to code in an area that's known for having an eXcessive amount of fault lines.Maximilianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04226194637990012293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263319419466632140.post-90404661992479988782011-04-18T00:28:59.724-05:002011-04-18T00:28:59.724-05:00But what about the Beer Runs? Who will save the B...But what about the Beer Runs? Who will save the Beer Runs?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489585510133991398noreply@blogger.com