Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:46:57 -0500
From: Beth Bale
Subject: Mr. Glendinning’s fracking post
What a ridiculous post comparing the pouring of fracking fluids deep under ground to women’s makeup and drips of antifreeze that escape into the sewer and onto the ground. None of the chemicals you mention are being poured, pumped, into miles of underground spaces made by machines and high pressure to claim the natural gas there.
Nor are the volumes even comparable. This post seems a very flippant response to try to make light of a serious issue that needs to continue to be discussed seriously in our county.
One of the most significant issues I see with fracking for natural gas is that companies who do this are allowed to drill horizontally and potentially effect land to which they have no lease. I realize it is very deep and should not impact those above it, but the stories being shared by those who have been affected tell otherwise. If drilling were to be allowed only on the land leased to the companies I would have far fewer objections. Do many companies currently drill only vertically or have they all incorporated horizontal drilling in their practices?
Beth