Minnesota
Related: About this forumSign Petition for MN DFL Gov to put moratorium on Frac Sand mining (which is along the Mississippi)
Please send to friends and family who live in MN... and then send to others also and sign. I don't care if you are in MN or not.
Many don't know of the destruction in WI from Frac Sand mining... and potential for mining in MN.. remember.. this is done along the Mississippi River which flows down to Gulf of Mexico.. It affects all of us.
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/gov-dayton-call-statewide.fb28?source=s.icn.fb&r_by=388816
Gov. Dayton: Call Statewide Moratorium on Frack Sand Mining
Protect our water, our air, our health, our Home. Ban all fracking and frack sand mining in Minnesota.
Petition Background
Fracking contaminates our water system permanently. It is detrimental to the health of humans, animals, plants, and our food supply. Our community's health and well-being should be our top priority. We do not want to lend our support to the FRACTURING of our only Home.
Response to annm4peace (Original post)
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annm4peace
(6,119 posts)I hoped signatures would be up to 2000 by now.. I still have hope.
Please help us in MN to stop Frack sand mining.
Eric J in MN
(35,619 posts)I signed.
I don't want fracking contaminating our drinking water.
FiveGoodMen
(20,018 posts)annm4peace
(6,119 posts)snip-
WINONA, Minn. (AP) Winona County commissioners on Tuesday approved a conditional use permit for the first operation to exclusively mine frack sand in the southeastern Minnesota county.
Opponents accused the board of rushing to make a decision while residents appeal an earlier board decision not to require a full environmental review of the proposed mine.
You need to slow down and think about whats in the best interest of the county and the citizens of the county, not just whats in the best interest of the mining industry, Winona County resident Joe Morse told commissioners.
The 3-2 vote came after the board rejected a motion to suspend action on the permit until after a state appeals court can hear a group of area residents appeal of an earlier board decision to not require a full environmental review, KAGE Radio reported.
Board Chair Wayne Valentine, who voted to approve the permit, said the countys land-use ordinance allows the operation.
annm4peace
(6,119 posts)Minnesota and Wisconsin are experiencing a mining boom because both states have plentiful deposits of pure silica sand, a necessary component in hydraulic fracturing or fracking. A Minnesota legislator recently compared the current demand for frac-sand to a new gold rush. This session, the Minnesota Legislature is considering a one-year moratorium on silica sand mining to allow further study of potential impacts including health risks, depressed property values, excessive noise and truck traffic, water pollution and disruption of the tourist industry.
Tittle became interested in frac-sand mining two years ago after an oil company secretly acquired land near his mothers house in Hay Creek Township, near Red Wing, MN. The company announced plans to build a 150-acre open pit industrial silica mine
As neighbors organized against the oil company, Tittle learned that mines were already operating in nearby Wisconsin. He produced a series of short YouTube videos on frac sand mining that got more than 10,000 views in the first three months. Current views exceed 55,000.
In November 2011, Tittle embarked on a more ambitious project, crowd-sourcing $6,800 in small donations to make his first feature-length documentary film, The Price of Sand. Tittle interviewed more than four dozen business owners, small town mayors, farmers and truckers. The Price of Sand tells the stories of real people and as Tittle says, explores the real price of frac sand, not just in dollars, but in lives, communities and the future of our region.
Silica sand from Minnesota and Wisconsin is transported by rail to fracking operations in North Dakota and Texas and other major oil fields. Huge trains carrying uncovered loads of silica travel through the Twin Cities, and can be seen regularly in the St. Anthony Park rail yards.
When frac-sand arrives at an oil field, it is mixed with water and chemicals, and injected into wells under high pressure. The hard, round grains of sand are wedged into cracks in the oil-bearing rock, and keep them propped open after the fracking fluid has been cleaned out. Oil and gas are then extracted.
To show what huge open pit frac-sand mines look like, Tittle had to be resourceful. Since many mines arent visible from public property, he built a custom mount for a sports action camera and attached it to small airplane. This low-altitude video footage presents a striking view of what may be in store for Minnesota.
The Price of Sand also includes Tittles original footage of airborne silica dust and microscopic sand particles. A University of Wisconsin Eau Claire professor explains how the dust affects humans,and why it is toxic. A Wisconsin farmer tells about the asthma she developed after a frac-sand mine opened near her home.
a kennedy
(29,710 posts)annm4peace
(6,119 posts)I hope more sign. there has to be 1000's would be against it if they only knew of the mining
glinda
(14,807 posts)Hula Popper
(374 posts)Signed and sent to others. Thanks for being here.