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Topic: New Data on Wyo. Frack
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New Data on Wyo. Frack
Site Await Interpretation
Associated Press, by Mead Gruver
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Posted By:bldrrepub, 9/27/2012 12:17:40 PM
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| The meaning of reams of new data from groundwater testing in a remote Wyoming gas field where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sparked concern last year will be a matter of interpretation. Does the new science shore up damnation of hydraulic fracturing — the petroleum industry practice of blasting water, sand and chemicals deep beneath the water table? Or does it refute criticism of the technique as too much anxious hand-wringing? No one is making either claim yet.
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The USGS brilliantly released the data with no "interpretation". They keep themselves above the fray and the lawyers. No political agenda, just look at the numbers. The numbers are very different than what EPA presented.
Here is a much better balanced article
http://eenews.net/public/energywire/2012/09/27/1
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
curious1, 9/27/2012 12:38:05 PM (No. 8893776)
Most likely mw002 was contaminated from surface run-off or deliberately spiked by epa supporter watermelons.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Kurto, 9/27/2012 12:40:29 PM (No. 8893780)
...they couldn't extract enough water for a reliable sample from the well that showed the highest amount of benzene last year.
The other well is a 3% of the fed limit?
What total BS! This should end the debate, period. This proves that the enviro-whiners are wrong, again. Wrong on global warming, wrong on fracking, what hysteria will be next?
Will they learn that there is more to science than forming a hypothesis, and taking civil action?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Robinsolana, 9/27/2012 12:45:43 PM (No. 8893796)
Corrupting science since Rachael Carson.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
bob913, 9/27/2012 12:54:18 PM (No. 8893826)
I believe the millions and billions of tons of rock on top of each other and grinding and pushing back and forth might, just might produce some cracking of the rocks.
See mountains, continental plates, ocean rifts etc.
Man drilling a little old hole in the ground is hardly the cause of anything nature notices.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
bldrrepub, 9/27/2012 12:57:33 PM (No. 8893837)
Here's the other thing that drives me crazy. In the article the reporter states that the new data found benzene at 3% of the EPA limit.
The maximum contaminant level (MCL) of benzene is 0.005 mg/l (or parts per million, PPM) at 3% the level of benzene found by USGS in the water is 0.00015 PPM or 0.15 parts per billion (PPB), which, if I recall correctly, is below the detection limit for the analysis proposed by the USGS.
Insanity.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Kurto, 9/27/2012 2:44:03 PM (No. 8894165)
The 'interpretation' is obvious. A quick look at the data proves that the enviro-weenies are WRONG! The data proves that their 'concerns' are completely unfounded.
Let's get the EPA going on something much bigger. Chicken Little's fears.
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