Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:31:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Jennifer Young
Subject: Re: Fracking discussion board
Gene and Chatlist members,
I have a request that you continue to allow discussion of the issue of “fracking” on the front pages of the Chatlist, rather than be delegated to a “Chatroom” or discussion board. This is a very important issue for our county, that is evolving as new information is made available through media sources about places that are currently experiencing the effects of this industry.
I’d like to submit the idea that “no soapboxing” be tolerated, only links to information or articles.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Young
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Jennifer al –
As I have mentioned three previous times, the Chatham Chatlist is not a frackingcentric chatlist. (Neither is the Bynum chatlist.)
Maintaining any viable chatlist or discussion group is not an easy task. It takes time. It takes effort.
If you and others are as genuinely dedicated and interested in fracking, you all will use your time and efforts to nurture and grow the fracking discussion group.
If there is a genuine and growing interest in the subject of fracking, people will make an effort to participate in and grow the group. If not, it will wither.
I had gone ahead and set up a fracking discussion group several weeks ago at http://groups.google.com/group/fracking-in-nc
It is there, it exists, please use it.
Your challenge is to put your time and effort into making it what you wish it to be.
Are you up to the challenge?
Gene
Chatlist moderator
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I live in Western New York and right now fracking is a huge subject and is almost always in our local paper. Last year in my American History Class we watched a film called Gas Land by Josh Fox. Now before watching this film i was not really concerned about fracking. In the film. Fox interviews a lady that lives in Northern PA and sold 9 acres of her land to a fracking company. Since then her water is toxic and they can no longer drink it out of the tap. Also, they are at high gas risks and are always concerned about their house ” Blowing into pieces”. Its amazing that people can even think this process is a good thing. Yes, we are running out or fuel, and yes using the Earths natural gas could be good for our economy. But, when your water becomes intoxicated and your neighbors or your roof blows off their house (shown in Josh Fox’s flim “GasLand” what do you do next?