U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unable to find link between hydraulic fracturing of shale oil formations and ground water contamination:
“EPA: Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking Water Resources – Executive Summary”
EPA – US Environmental Protection Agency | External Review Draft – June 2015Since the early 2000s, oil and […]
Linked below is a New York Times article reporting that the Environmental Protection Agency, with appointees under the Obama Administration, have absolved hydraulic fracturing from accusations by hysterical “environmentalists” that the process is a danger to drinking water. As you will see from earlier postings I’ve not bought this propaganda. While we must always protect […]
September 22, 2014
The National Academy of Sciences has published a study seeking to establish a link between the process of hydraulic fracturing and intrusion of methane into ground water.
To quote a summary of the study:
“Noble gas data appear to rule out gas contamination by upward migration from depth through overlying geological strata triggered by […]
Recently, a good friend expounded upon the supposed dangers of water pollution from hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells. As an investment advisor who considers himself an environmentalist, albeit a practical environmentalist, I decided to seek out a credible study on the topic.
The Groundwater Protection Council, a non-profit organization with members consisting of state and […]