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blackspade

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10. K&R

Reply to Chrom (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 01:04 PM

Jan 2014

Energy companies have been polluting for as long as they have existed.
Why is it any question that fracking will damage and pollute the environment?
Of course it does.
That fact that state agencies routinely hide (or don't collect) information about the damage should be a further indication as to the extent of the problem.

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Water in at least three U.S. states is polluted from FRACKING as hundreds of complaints are reported [View all] Chrom Jan 2014 OP

the public airwaves and free press are all we had to protect us from government lies and corruption Chrom Jan 2014 #1

maybe all the non-union, RW types who work for the fracking companies zbdent Jan 2014 #2

Some scientists say fracking is just fine and dandy. Don't believe this 'woo' The Straight Story Jan 2014 #3

This is what happens when... Berlum Jan 2014 #4

+1 posting on FB L0oniX Jan 2014 #7

What would natural common sense tell you Progressive dog Jan 2014 #9

Fracking has nothing to do with Crop Circles. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #12

+100 G_j Jan 2014 #17

Gee. No one saw that coming. nt GoneFishin Jan 2014 #5

Is it time to invest in bottled drinking water corporations yet? L0oniX Jan 2014 #6

Where do you think they get their water? AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #11

Any place on the earth that they can steal it. L0oniX Jan 2014 #15

Pretty much. AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #16

Totally. Our government wouldn't lie to us... Octafish Jan 2014 #8

K&R blackspade Jan 2014 #10

I think they're trying to poison us. Cull the population of the undersirable 99%. blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #13

yes Chrom Jan 2014 #14

Thanks for posting, spreading the info BelgianMadCow Jan 2014 #18

Kinder Morgan wants to put a co2 pipeline womanofthehills Jan 2014 #19

With an emphasis on "at least" DFW Jan 2014 #20

MIR Team (Skinner) banned Chrom hrmjustin Jan 2014 #21