Adding List of Ohio Organizations Working to Provide Citizens with Information About Fracking

I am adding, in the right side-bar, a list of organizations that provide information about fracking in Ohio, along with links to the organizations' websites.

If you are affiliated with an organization that is not listed, and would like your organization's site included, feel free to leave a message to have your site considered and added.

Beautiful Fall Day in Ohio

It is turning out to be a beautiful fall day here in Ohio, and I just want to wish everyone reading this a nice weekend.

(I'm sorry to stray from the theme of this site, but this post isn't about fracking, I'm just in a pleasant mood and enjoying this sunshine so much I wanted to pop in and say hello and send positive thoughts out to everyone reading this.)

Fracking Jobs in North Dakota

Another not-Ohio-centric post, but interesting.

According to one recent report, a small town in North Dakota has more jobs than it can be filled thanks to a frac-drilling boom. The report says for every job filled, another 1.5 jobs open up. The town's unemployment rate is less than 1% compared to over 9% for the rest of the US. The comments at the end of the article are almost more interesting than the article.

I can't and wouldn't argue the benefit of bringing jobs to any community, as mentioned before, my concerns are related to the environmental impact.

I still believe it is unethical to take fracking to the large scale it is rapidly reaching when it is so fraught with risk - but that is just my personal view and obviously a different view than the one held by big oil and the government, and apparently, the majority of those reading the linked report.

Fracking Ads and Paid Surveys

I just finished taking one of those paid surveys - well - I didn't finish, it "timed out" after I had answered 46 of the 65 questions. This survey was put out by the "2nd largest producer of natural gas in the US." If you're wondering what the 2nd largest producer of natural gas in the US pays for a 65 question survey, the amount is one dollar.

So darn, I won't get my one dollar since the survey timed out and they got thought-out, well-considered answers to 46 two-part questions. That's okay, I'll be okay without the dollar and it was interesting and informative seeing the process they use to develop ads that will sway people to allow them to drill on their property.

The questions they asked were written to only partially  inform and to totally sway landowners and community stakeholders to allow drilling. They wanted to know which ads would inspire "me, the survey-taker" to allow them to drill in my community.

The survey also asked, the second part of each question, how I felt after reading each proposed ad. Did I feel threatened? Did I feel curious? Did I feel unconcerned? Did I feel indignant? Did I feel hopeful?

I varied between threatened, curious, and indignant, because, truly, nothing about hydro-fracture gas drilling leaves me feeling hopeful or unconcerned.

A lot of the ads talked about how the drilling process is 100% safe IF the casing is properly cemented and IF half a dozen other things go 100% perfectly. Well, how often is anything this life is 100% anything? And, how often in this life does everything go 100% perfectly?

A couple of the proposed ads mentioned the recycling of water, but even then, at some point the contaminated water is going to find its way to a disposal site, and then the list of "safety IFs" begins again. IF the injection well is properly cased... IF the well did not break through the water table and contaminate the local wells when originally dug it MIGHT be safe to dump toxins into it... I could go on and on, but that's the gist of it.

So to round up this slightly rambling post, don't just believe the propaganda that's handed to you. If someone is trying to hand you propaganda, there is almost always more to it. These companies are researching to find the ideal ads to sway residents into signing without thinking. It's how they make their money, and lots of it.

Whether you are for or against this type of drilling and the completion fluid disposal that follows, you owe it to yourself to be an informed citizen. If a company tells you something is 100% safe, check around. If it was 100% safe, this site and the many, many other sites like it would not exist.

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Common Problems of Storage Tanks

 

Author: richelleloughney

The water from a well system is often directed into your home. The well system has some form of storage tank which serves as the container connected to your home's piping system. Over the course of time, these storage tanks are susceptible to breaking and other maintenance issues.

One of the common problems that may occur in storage tanks is the loss of water quality, especially with underground water storage tanks. According to several studies, water in storage tanks may get contaminated for several reasons. One, there may be a chemical contamination in the water source that eventually find its way into tanks. For instance, storm water that gets into the water system is more polluted than other water sources.

Aside from the reduced water quality, leaks and damages are also a main concern. Corrosion and deterioration are primary sources for these. For instance, a water tank that holds thousands of gallons of water needs to be replaced because of leaks and damages. This can be very costly, especially if the damage is extensive. A lot of professional surmise that leaks in storage tanks are attributed to faulty concrete coverage, insufficient interior waterproofing and improper maintenance.
Some also look at the possibility of inconsistent application of regulations as the cause of storage tank issues. For instance, some regulatory boards issue the use of channel systems for storm water into the underground water and storage system. This can become a primary source of contamination of water sources located in these underground storage systems such as Field Erected Tanks.

Costs for installing water storage tanks such as Frac Tank Alternatives have become considerably high during the recent years. Underground water storage systems, for instance, generally cost twice as much as above-ground systems. Underground storage systems typically needs longer pipe runs, conduit and electrical wires. Aside from that, accessing these may also prove to be a challenge thus making maintenance more costly.

It can be very inconvenient if there is damage in your storage tank. For repair and maintenance, you can contact Frac Tanks repair services to evaluate the damage and determine if your storage tank needs to be replaced. It may, however, be expensive to have your tanks repaired, especially if the damage is extensive.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/industrial-articles/common-problems-of-storage-tanks-5281554.html

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Audio Recordings of EPA/Public Hearings about Fracking

If you were not able to attend the recent EPA meetings, or if you went but want to hear it again, you can still be "in the know" as to what was covered at the meetings. The EPA has released audio recordings of the September, 27, 28, & 29 meetings about "public hearings on the proposed standards to reduce air pollution from the oil and natural gas industry."