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limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 11:16 AM Jul 2012

Breaking: Ohio Residents Blockade Fracking Wastewater Injection Well Site

Ohio residents are blocking access to an injection well in Trumbull County this morning, protesting the failure of Ohio regulators to adequately test and monitor the dumping of toxic fracking wastewater in the state.

Trumbull County residents, along with supporters from Frack Free Mahoning and Ohio Fracktion, are gathered at the well site on Sodom Hutchings Road in Vienna Township, to express concerns about the contents of the 1,000 gallons of fracking wastewater that spilled along five miles of road in Fowler Township, a nearby residential area, on July 7.

They are demanding that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) begin testing out-of-state frack wastewater that is being injected into more than 170 wells throughout Ohio. One protester has locked himself to the gate to prevent trucks carrying fracking wastewater from entering the site.

According to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) spokesperson Mike Settles, emergency responders conducted only a simple pH test of the fracking wastewater that spilled along the roads of Fowler Township. As far as further testing for radiation, heavy metals and other chemicals that could be present in the spilled fracking wastewater, Settles explained that the OEPA doesn’t “have the resources” to perform testing unless there is a “legitimate concern” of environmental damage. However, thick, rust colored residue was still visible on the road one week after the spill.
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http://ecowatch.org/2012/breaking-ohio-residents/


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Breaking: Ohio Residents Blockade Fracking Wastewater Injection Well Site (Original Post) limpyhobbler Jul 2012 OP
I wish them luck. ananda Jul 2012 #1
So does this native Buckeye. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #17
Our heros. Take back our country. Don't let the frackers wreck it. Stand up for SDjack Jul 2012 #2
knr Coexist Jul 2012 #3
What else should we expect from the John Kasich Administration..... WCGreen Jul 2012 #4
Bravo! Everyone should do this before our ground water is all polluted! Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #5
Don't Frack My Mother otohara Jul 2012 #6
That's great, thanks for posting!!! Scuba Jul 2012 #11
My Pleasure otohara Jul 2012 #16
More power to them. Corbett's sold the whole fucking state of PA to the frackers. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #7
It's why the big $$$ put him in power here, and he is delivering. harun Jul 2012 #13
Yeah, and they got a nice fat ROI by purchasing him. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #15
Pennsylvania Statehouse Bought and Sold by Fracking Industry limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #19
Not a big cost considering the return. Industry makes that back in about 5 minutes here in PA. harun Jul 2012 #21
Yeah, and Turzai's the one who admitted that the voter ID thing is all about winning for rMoney. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #22
We need more of this sort of activism. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2012 #8
Here is a very simple way to demonstrate that the frackin water is safe. SDjack Jul 2012 #9
Link to mulitple videos of tap water on fire due to fracking: Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #20
Good for them Smilo Jul 2012 #10
Story via WOUB(Public tv/radio station) limpyhobbler Jul 2012 #12
Bravo valerief Jul 2012 #14
Looks like a pretty dangerous sulphurdunn Jul 2012 #18

SDjack

(1,448 posts)
2. Our heros. Take back our country. Don't let the frackers wreck it. Stand up for
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 11:43 AM
Jul 2012

our Freedom. We have the right to protect our children from the poisoners.

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)
4. What else should we expect from the John Kasich Administration.....
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 11:46 AM
Jul 2012

BTW, if he gets himself re-elected in 2014, he will be running for president in 2016.

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)
19. Pennsylvania Statehouse Bought and Sold by Fracking Industry
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 01:34 PM
Jul 2012

There was also this article I saw today via ecowatch.

This is money is truly stunning.

Top recipients of industry money given between 2000 and April 2012 were Governor Tom Corbett (R) with $1,813,205.59, Senate President Joseph Scarnati (R-25) with $359,145.72, Rep. Dave Reed (R-62) with $137,532.33, House Majority Leader Rep. Mike Turzai (R-28) with $98,600, and Sen. Don White (R-41) with $94,150.

Furthermore, between 2007-2012, the gas industry spent an astounding $15.7 million on lobbying the PA state legislature.
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http://ecowatch.org/2012/pennsylvania-statehouse/

SDjack

(1,448 posts)
9. Here is a very simple way to demonstrate that the frackin water is safe.
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 12:23 PM
Jul 2012
Settles explained that the OEPA doesn’t “have the resources” to perform testing unless there is a “legitimate concern” of environmental damage.



Demand that everyone involved in trucking and receiving the water at the site drink a cup of it from the tanker. If Mr. Settles refuses to drink, then you must refuse access to the site.

[Hint: if the water has color or odor, I wouldn't even hold the cup without chemical handling rubber gloves.]

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)
12. Story via WOUB(Public tv/radio station)
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 12:34 PM
Jul 2012
Concerned residents blocked access to an injection well in Trumbull County Monday morning.

They are protesting "the failure of Ohio regulators to adequately test and monitor dumping of toxic fracking waste."

A news release says the protestors gathered "to express concerns about the contents of the 1,000 gallons of fracking wastewater that spilled along five miles of road" in a residential area near Vienna on July 7.

They are demanding that Ohio's Division of Natural Resources "begin systematically testing out-of-state frack waste that is injected into over 170 wells throughout Ohio."
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http://woub.org/2012/07/16/trumbull-co-residents-protesting-fracking-wastewater

For honesty, the size of the July 7 spill was disputed. I don't think it really matters.

 

sulphurdunn

(6,891 posts)
18. Looks like a pretty dangerous
Mon Jul 16, 2012, 01:05 PM
Jul 2012

bunch of hippie-enviro-anarchist types to me. Someone should call the SWAT team and a few hundred storm troopers to protect corporate property rights and disperse this mob before things get out of hand.

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