VIDEO Pete Seeger & Mark Ruffalo Protest Oil & Gas Industry
source: http://frackaction.com/content/pete-seeger-and-mark-ruffalo-speak-out-albany-0
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Ruffalo, a Sullivan County resident who recently appeared in the film The Kids Are Alright, held up a jar of water from a Pennsylvania town where the method of hydraulic fracturing (or hydro-fracking, for short) has contaminated the water supply. He warned that New Yorkers could suffer the same fate unless the state legislature takes action in the coming days.
Seeger, a longtime environmental activist, composed a song about fracking for the event highlighting the similarities between natural gas extraction and oil drilling: “And when 'drill baby drill' turns to 'spill baby spill,' God’s counting on me - God's counting on you.”
Hydro-fracking is a dirty, dangerous method of extracting gas from underground rock by drilling a well in the rock and then pumping thousands of gallons of a toxic soup of chemicals into the rock to create fissures that release the gas trapped inside.
Many companies are seeking to ramp up gas production by starting hydro-fracking operations in NY state this year.
Hydro-fracking has contaminated water across the country from Pennsylvania to Colorado and its effects are the subject of the new documentary GASLAND.
NY's Dept of Environmental Conservation holds the authority to grant permits to oil and gas companies. The Dept has stated that it plans to allow hydro-fracking to begin despite pressure from a massive grassroots campaign has been waged across the state to "kill the drill."
One grassroots organization that has decided to fight the oil and gas industry on hydro-fracking on the national level is Frack Action.
www.FrackAction.com
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toyotabedzrock
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http://current.com/news/92559203_the-marcellus-shale-the-politics-of-gas.htm
Heres another current story on it.
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toyotabedzrock
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KSirys
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This is something everyone should be aware of!!! Great Post!!!
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KSirys
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LIBERALCONJOB [removed]
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KSirys
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LIBERALCONJOB:
sorry, i don't understand stupid... please try again...
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KSirys
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figgdimension
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there spill in Pennsylvania was covert and successfully hidden from the public there dirty secret is out .
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figgdimension
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davidstein
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Mr. Seeger advocated for deep geothermal energy yesterday. Deep geothermal uses precisely the same technologies used in natural gas development:
• A large diameter borehole (much larger than boreholes for natural gas development) is drilled 12,000 – 40,000 feet deep
• Protective casing is cemented in place
• Fracturing fluid (water, sand and additives) is pumped at very high pressure to create fractures in the target formation so that heat exchange can take place
It is surprising that some environmentalists champion this technology when it is applied to deep geothermal power, but demonize the same technology when applied to the shallower natural gas bearing shales. - 2 years ago
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davidstein
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telcod
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Good for you Pete. Let the banjo ring. My belief is that we are still "waist deep in the Big Muddy. And the big fool says push on." Name your own big fools. Fuck Capitalism, cause it has no problem fucking you. "From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed"
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telcod
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freecrack
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every notable name that feels compelled to speak out about this is a sad reminder of how behind we are as a culture.if we all accepted the inherant evil that has and is unfolding they neednt comment, but as we exist as blissfull morons tweeting about whatever self important shit we obsess over, they have to call attention to what we ignore.
ill be proud when a concensus is reached that no longer requires notable names to point it out to us. - 2 years ago
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freecrack
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Haley35
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Nice
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Haley35
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ScottyT
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After watching the HBO documentary "Gasland," and spending some time on the Western Slope of the Colorado Rockies, it really concerns me as to whether the oil and gas industry even bothers to look at matters past their own bottom line. I mean, if the BP oil disaster has taught me anything, is that these companies aren't prepared to deal with the environmental consequences in the event of an emergency.
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ScottyT
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mario_a
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ScottyT:
I've been meaning to watch "Gasland." I'll have to check it out.
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mario_a
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ScottyT
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mario_a:
It's definitely an eye opener.
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ScottyT
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toyotabedzrock
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mario_a:
Yeah it's really shocking what has been going on.
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toyotabedzrock
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czar3030
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Tell congress by filling out this form!!! http://frackaction.com/content/tell-congress-repeal-halliburton-loophole
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czar3030
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artemis6
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YES !
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artemis6
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czar3030
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The link is actually www.frackaction.com ! People need to start working together before its to late.
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czar3030
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captainplanet71
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czar3030:
thanks, fixing the link now!
spread the word about this and FrackAction.com
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captainplanet71
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czar3030
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captainplanet71:
I'm in Full gear man! Thanks for sharing with me all the info !
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czar3030
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onechance
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Love it when ppl use their platform for good. Nice work guys.
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onechance