On Fracking - FOR PROFIT, and FOR a Hellish Explotation of America

The maps shows 'Fraccidents' - accidents, often catastrophic, resulting from the practice of Fracking - the extraction of Natural Gas entrapped in deep shale rock pockets, by hydraulically fracturing the rocks. Fracking agents used to fracture such rocks include water mixed with both known and undisclosed chemicals (read Carcinogens, and Radioactive Isotopes).

In addition to the risks of assured water table contamination - fracking fluids ultimately find their way into natural water bodies (regardless of what the Oil & Gas companies say) fracking also releases huge volumes of Methane gas - deadly, and silent - that ultimately spreads out and up, and into unsuspecting communities.  Containing such toxic residuals is very expensive, and fracking site operators are simply looking the other way.  That is morally repugnant, but highly profitable thing to do.  All of the fraccidents on the map are listed at http://bit.ly/KMqLgG

This video, on YouTube, delves a bit into the real lives of those impacted:

As of now, there are NO safe ways to frack (again, regardless of what one may have seen on TV and print ads).  For obvious reasons, the Oil & Gas companies will not spend the monies to develop "safe for humans" technology - costs too much and reduces profit. The moral dysfunction of an Oil and Gas operators, and the Republican (and Democratic) politicians that support fracking, in lieu of campaign contributions, is a staggering shame.

Fracking is not the first time USA Inc. has profited by literally killing Americans, and it won't be the last.

When they are caught violating statures, regulations or citizens' rights, as usual, the fracking operators will either pay a fine, or settle a lawsuit, and continue fracking until all the viable Natural gas is extracted. Life goes on.  Such is life.  But, such fines and penalties pale in comparison to the profits to be extracted. Oil and Gas companies are investing more in political donations to block legislation, and in PR advertising - of the "Fracking is safe" kind.  It is absurd, for that money that can otherwise help develop the technology needed to frack alongside human safety is being spent on spreading falsehood to bend public opinion.

The human, and environmental costs of fracking, and resulting toll on our communites is too much.  If such "Human Safe" technology cannot truly be developed, the United States should ban fracking forever. I have a hard time believing we cannot develop such technology.  That is simply bull.

The costs of unregulated, unsafe fracking are too high. America belongs to its people, and not to Oil & Gas corporate interests, or dysfunctional politicians.