The Woodlands by Rich Waters from Butler County, Pennsylvania

Residents in Butler County, Pennsylvania share their fracking experience. Film shared courtesy of Nature Abounds' friend Rich Waters, a local photographer and videographer who is documenting how fracking is changing the lives of his neighbors in Southwest Pennsylvania.

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[NatureAbounds]

For anyone interested, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette did a follow-up here, and it's article is in today's paper. YouTube doesn't allow you to share the link, but it's easy to find. Please keep sharing the video.

[korboismywaifu]

People need to stop looking to politicians for help, they are helping big business, they are helping their wallets.

[eKWIPChallenge]

I am the curriculum developer for a non-profit that has a program to connect schools around the world to discuss and solve global issues. One issue we are tackling is safe drinking water. I linked to the YouTube version of this video for our online version of the program. We are working with schools that do not have Internet connections, and would like to distribute hard copies of our program resources. Can I get permission to download and distribute this video for educational, non-profit use?

[FatherJack77]

sounds like you are making their argument quite clear in your own words and probably because you are such an idiot that someone needed to point it out to you before you'd get. ( though you still cant hear them we can see it). So you anyway moving on, you protested against fracking and now the best you have to offer is abuse to those that are suffering? Is the best that we can do against fracking "get out of their way" and let the gas wells pop up everywhere?

[RedEyedMustelid]

Pennsylvania is in the top five of states in the US that have problems with sink holes/natural land subsidence. With our history of coal mining, deforestation, and gas mining (prior to fracking), it's no wonder that we have thousands of miles of contaminated water sources. These people are just looking to blame someone for a mess that was left behind by companies that disbanded decades ago before environmental regulations stated that they had to clean up after themselves.

[RedEyedMustelid]

bullshit. My family lives approximately 10 miles from this location, and there is nothing like what these people are saying going on! How much are these people getting paid to say this crap? Fracking isn't the problem. Check into the other crap that has happened in this area, like acid mine drainage left over by disbanded companies.

[Douglas Shields]

so let’s just sacrifice our fellow citizens, and move on. Pretty sad commentary form an empty headed fool.



[Craig Schade]

they are now testing water wells up to 4000 feet from the drilling sight, and guess what...a lot of the wells are ALREADY hazardous and the sheepole don't even know it until the testers get there!!!

[Craig Schade]

we'd never have oil, cars, houses [trees needed] if the enviro weenies controlled the politicians 50 -100 years ago like they do today.

[MonsterGMClift]

You know what your fed. Open your eyes.