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This Bridge Fuel is Hard on the Planet and Communities

July 9, 2009 By TXsharon

Drilling related traffic fatalities are mounting:
A woman in Cleburne was killed when pipe fell off a truck onto her vehicle. The company involved, Pioneer Drilling Company, hid the driver’s extremely poor driving record.

Wrongful death case involves fatal wreck

Driver’s qualifications questioned during testimony

Quake damage:
A Barnett Shale earthquake did damage estimated at $100,000 to the Scouting Museum.

Who Pays?
As mentioned previously: Who pays for all the destruction left in the wake of natural gas production?

  • Air Pollution – Drilling emissions are part of the reason North Texas is on the non-attainment list.
  • Water Depletion – other businesses and citizens are restricted in water usage during the summer but not Big Gas.
  • Water Pollution – We already have a plume of toluene in the Trinity Aquifer. No telling what the cost will be to clean up all the pit pollution
  • Soil pollution – Who will pay for the clean-up when Big Gas moves out?
  • Property devaluation
  • Damage from drilling induced earthquakes
  • and etc.

The list of costs to communities and citizens is growing. I wonder what the net loss is.

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Sharon Wilson is considered a leading citizen expert on the impacts of shale oil and gas extraction. She is the go-to person whether it’s top EPA officials from D.C., national and international news networks, or residents facing the shock of eminent domain and the devastating environmental effects of natural gas development in their backyards.

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