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Letter to the Newspaper
Our community faces a public health crisis of unprecedented proportions. My research leads me to believe that the cluster of unexplained illnesses that the people of this town have experienced over the years are the direct result of gas company drilling practices. The gas company uses the procedure to create fractures in rocks. They then inject fluid into the cracks to force them open more, with the result that the larger fissures allow more oil and gas to flow out of the formation. More oil and gas can be extracted from a given area of land.
It started out with what we all assumed were just unrelated illnesses: irritation of the eyes, nose and throat. These may sound like allergies, but no. For the really unfortunate folks in our community, more severe symptoms showed up, like hypotension, metabolic acidosis, hemolysis, pulmonary edema and even coma, even rare and deadly diseases. But here is the zinger: we have too many cases of these illnesses for a community our size, far too many.
I became concerned after a chance remark by the school nurse about the number of children who apparently suffered from allergies, but whose symptoms did not respond to the usual allergy treatments. I had read about other communities where people had experienced symptoms after nearby gas company drilling, called fracking.
Knowing that the local gas company had also used fracking in our area was just too much coincidence. That is when I began to research the possibility that the medical problems were related to the drilling.
I decided to investigate further, to look for other reports of illness, other statistical anomalies. I interviewed several local doctors, I made phone calls to the CDC and EPA, and I researched articles online about the effects of fracking.
Here is what my investigation found: According to Reuters, "U.S. government scientists have for the first time found chemical contaminants in drinking water wells near natural gas drilling operations, fueling concern…
Works Cited
Cernansky, R. (2009, October 15). Natural gas drilling harms eyes, causes tumors, destroys air: The ugly truth behind the 'natural' energy source. Planetgreen.com. Retrieved October 2, 2011 from: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/gas-drilling-harms-eyes.html
Hurdle, J. (2009, August 27). U.S. finds water polluted near gas-drilling sites. Reuters. Retrieved October 2, 2011 from: http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/08/27/idUSN27311701
Junkins, C. (2010, December 19). What's in the water?: Fracking chemicals under microscope. The Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register. Retrieved October 2, 2011 from: http://theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/549992/What-s-In-The-Water-Fracking-Chemicals-Under-Microscope.html?nav=515
Kimball, J. (2011, April 17). Congress releases report on toxic chemicals used in fracking. 8020 Vision. Retrieved October 2, 2011 from: http://8020vision.com/2011/04/17/congress-releases-report-on-toxic-chemicals-used-in-fracking/
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