Coal Ash Fracking
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Fear-mongering and a misrepresentation of the facts.
…of which, you are an expert.
A study by Science magazine (that deals with factual reality) released on July 4 shows that in the areas of Pennsylvania where fracking has been done, that injecting the toxic chemicals and waste water has led to a 22,900 percent increase in earthquakes.
In spite of Tim Peck’s ridiculous comment (from where did you get your Ph.D. in Geology, anyway?), the science is in, and it is devastating. Maybe Mr. Peck can get a vehicle and join the newest ‘anti-Obama, anti-clean environment’ movement that are modifying trucks to burn coal and belch black smoke out in order to “get Obama”. I think he would fit in well with that crowd. I believe there is a chapter not too far away, in South Carolina (they also think clean air is a liberal plot, and they’re agin’ it!)