tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8020176484615158642026-06-27T23:56:25.772-07:00Separating fact from fiction when it comes to hydro-fracture gas drilling...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-42857560903066896662015-11-06T11:29:00.000-08:002015-11-06T11:30:56.073-08:00

The announcement came today that President Obama has rejected the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline due to its economic instability going forward. The Bad Economics of the Keystone XL Pipeline While many environmentalists would have liked to see the pipeline shut down for its negative environmental impact, the President has halted its development in the Northern US for other reasons -

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-42901690325680154922015-11-05T07:56:00.002-08:002015-11-05T07:56:59.641-08:00

The People's Climate Movement is led a National Day of Action on October 14. While this year's event is over, you can see where events were held and to be active next year, to find a National Day of Action Movement near you, or the nearest one, click on this link to go the site's map. Or, to learn more about The People's Climate Movement, click here and visit the about us page.

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-37038344688789386752015-02-07T22:37:00.001-08:002015-02-07T22:37:14.294-08:00

Just sharing a quick link... As Fracking Booms In Ohio, Legislators Act Modestly To Address Public Safety Concerns

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-47116304752038766082015-02-07T17:37:00.001-08:002015-02-07T17:37:22.821-08:00

The Frack Facts Facebook Page associated with this site has seen some activity lately, more than what's happening here, so I wanted to make sure anyone interested has a chance to keep up with information dropping there.

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-64830768511899088352014-08-04T07:00:00.000-07:002014-08-04T07:00:04.085-07:00

Nothing to do with fracking - just a friendly article on enjoying gardening (a relaxing environmental escape) Here are ten spring gardening tips to help make gardening an enjoyable experience and a brief buying guide for garden supplies. After a long winter it is like a breath of fresh air to start thinking about putting in a garden. Gardening can be hard work as well as great exercise - not

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-24427799739324937962014-07-14T22:26:00.000-07:002014-07-14T22:26:00.327-07:00

Basic information about material safety data sheets, or MSDS for short. How Material Safety Data Sheets Are Used The acronym MSDS stands for Material Safety Data Sheet. OSHA, the Environmental Protection Agency, as well as state and local agencies govern the administration of material safety data sheets. MSDS sheets provide information about chemical hazards encountered in the workplace. What

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-33188907177589027592014-06-25T15:23:00.000-07:002014-06-25T15:23:06.425-07:00

I have been SO lazy about updating this site... Sorry, dear readers, for the lack of activity here. If you follow the Frack Facts facebook page, you'll see there was a bit of activity there recently, mainly from folk in other countries as they become aware of the fracking debate and its spread across their lands. Check back for updates, as there are a few links and data I plan to share here.

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-931423932356614362014-01-23T09:00:00.000-08:002014-01-23T09:00:00.956-08:00

Last month, a Pennsylvania real-life legal drama about the rights of municipalities to keep fracking out of their communities ended with a  supreme court ruling in favor of... the municipalities. This was obviously a source of relief for fractivists and not such a good thing for hydraulic fracturing drilling (gas and oil) companies. The debate - and the fighting - about these fracking

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-69434076592703315582014-01-14T09:00:00.000-08:002014-01-14T09:00:06.858-08:00

For those, of us who grew up watching Mickey Mouse's antics, and sleeping beauty fall in love with Prince Charming, the name Disney means wholesome entertainment. So, when many parent's hear radio Disney is presenting a shoe called Rocking in Ohio - the connection to the name Disney means no alarm bells go off in our heads. After failing to quell the curiosity and satisfactorily answer

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-68029972498859718382014-01-08T09:00:00.000-08:002014-01-08T09:00:04.074-08:00

This short post is just to provide a link to the most recently published (September 2013) Ohio fracking map. The dots on the map represent wells and sites where well permits have been granted. You can put your cursor over the color-coded well dots to get more information about each well. The name of the site hosting this information map is Innovation Ohio, and you can view the map by simply

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-10343589941164901452013-12-30T03:22:00.002-08:002013-12-30T03:22:14.694-08:00

Well, if you're reading this, you made it through 2013 with us. Ohio, Frac, and the Environment would like to wish you a healthy and prosperous 2014! May the coming year be filled with blessings, peace, and joy for you and yours! Check back often, sign up for email updates, or follow our RSS feed for updates as we have a lot of great information and changes coming for 2014. and... once

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-17073680645397706722013-06-14T21:35:00.001-07:002013-06-14T21:37:16.769-07:00

(Sarcasm Alert!) So, here's a big shock... They did a fracking boom study, including "state employment data, academic research and a week-long tour of half a dozen factories in Ohio" and guess what... the job results were lower than expected - as in - the explosion of jobs they told us would happen if Ohio allowed fracking - never happened and is not likely to.  Feel free to

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-23982903229264969772013-05-01T19:45:00.001-07:002013-05-01T19:45:11.054-07:00

Very pleased to see this effort as this aspect of the fracking brine issue is exactly what drew me into this topic and inspired this blog. Press Release from the Ohio Statehouse Representatives Bob Hagan, Denise Driehaus Senator Michael Skindell, along with Alison Auciello of Food and Water Watch Ohio, Brian Kunkemoeller and Doanna Carver of Morrow County P.O.W.E.R, introduced

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-59799002074937728552013-04-13T08:06:00.002-07:002013-04-13T08:06:20.644-07:00

With Earth Day coming up, April 22, it seems like the perfect time to think about the impact of fracking and fracking brine disposal. Instead of sharing my thoughts on this, this time, I would like to hear what you, my readers, think. Tell us: Based on all the information you have read and studied, do you think fracking is a dangerous path, or do you think it's safe?

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-2361055338945232092012-10-16T08:57:00.002-07:002012-10-16T08:57:15.200-07:00

ODNR permitted a fracking well in the environmentally-protected zone of Meander Reservoir. This is in Ohio's Mahoning Valley and was permitted without consulting the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or the overseeing Mahoning Valley Sanitary District.    

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-89804266679484220552012-10-15T16:59:00.001-07:002012-10-15T17:19:52.976-07:00

In Texas, there is a current debate over the possibility and likelihood of a natural gas company declaring eminent domain over land needed to bury pipeline "for the public good". So, what does that have to with Ohio? Well, they have some pipeline planned for Ohio, too, though the construction phase a couple to a few years away. (Expect more than one new pipeline passing through Ohio.) But,

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Solidified fracking brine. Now, they (OEPA and Natural Gas producers) want to solidify toxic fracking brine so it can be dumped at landfills, along with frac sand and assorted other natural gas hydro-fracking byproducts and fracking waste. I guess it isn't enough that our underground aquifers and water tables have been turned into a big toxic septic system, now there will be plenty of (or

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-22254098157092796172012-08-26T21:17:00.003-07:002012-08-26T22:02:41.335-07:00

If you are interested in the topic of fracking, and you probably are if you are reading this, make sure you read articles all the way through. Do not judge the information by the title, and make sure, also, to go back to the original source whenever possible. I try to always provide my original sources here to make it easy for you to confirm my information, but many sites do not offer that

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-77634006946289469862012-08-26T20:57:00.000-07:002012-08-26T20:57:06.620-07:00

If you're are against fracking, you share an interest in the environmentally unsafe practice of fracking according to the new website, Artists Against Fracking. (By the way, that is just a short list of artists who are against this dangerous practice.) While the Artists Against Fracking website is currently addressing New York's issues, it is still kind of interesting to check out the names of

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-86623408228559570532012-07-22T06:12:00.001-07:002012-07-22T06:13:43.783-07:00

I can't say I've ever thought much one way or the other about David Letterman, but after his recent stance against fracking I might pay a bit more attention. Letterman recently spoke out against fracking. To read a summary of his anti-fracking speech or to watch the video, click here. My short version summary of what Letterman had to say about fracking: Shame on the gas and oil companies

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-62817815524903024372012-07-11T22:35:00.001-07:002012-07-11T22:36:10.921-07:00

A new Department of Energy study on fracking brine, is being conducted in Pennsylvania to determine if fracking brine migrates and affects drinking water. The gas drilling company participating let researchers add tracing fluid to their hydraulic fracturing fluids before injecting the fluids 8,100 feet into the ground. The company hopes to prove with this one (out of thousands upon thousands)

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-75540197823507047072012-07-11T22:21:00.001-07:002012-07-11T22:22:24.512-07:00

A five mile stretch of road in Trumbull County is coated with 100 to 150 gallons of fluid that dried into a reddish brown residue, which the EPA thinks is/was fracking brine. A lot of the grass in the area around the (maybe) brine spill is dead, but hey, the EPA says it's not a threat. Question (for anyone with an opinion who wants to answer): How is it possible that the agency assigned

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-65648325935789889632012-07-05T12:35:00.000-07:002012-07-05T12:35:32.257-07:00

I know I have mentioned this before, but if you are on Facebook, make sure to visit the Frack Facts Facebook page, and click "Like" to get updates. I share a lot there that I don't share here, simply because of the ease of sharing on that site. I wish I knew how to make it that easy to share information here. Also, there are  alot of great anti-fracking groups sharing information on

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-80873779053878871062012-07-03T09:27:00.000-07:002012-07-03T09:27:24.976-07:00

A petition is circulating to have gas and oil waste reclassified as hazardous waste. You can read the petition and add your signature here. If you are concerned about fracking brine, your health and your family's health, and safe drinking water, please take the time to read the petition, and if you agree, add your signature - but don't put it off too long - this petition is to be submitted

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-802017648461515864.post-22444201428125291182012-06-18T16:46:00.027-07:002012-06-18T19:21:52.652-07:00

The recent revelation of a fracking industry insider that M&M's and Advil are coated in fracked food grade paraffin left me wondering exactly what food grade paraffin or food grade petroleum is and how it could possibly be safe if it's fracked. Then, I noticed this sign hanging over the bell peppers at the grocery store, wondered if it meant fracked food grade petroleum like the M&M's,

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