Pond/Farm Ruined

Edited & Created by Pat Carullo:
Overwhelming evidence now exists that the Halliburton's gas drilling process proposed for our area causes contaminated drinking water, carcinogens in the farmland and food chain, torn-up roads, risk of explosions, toxic air pollution, plummeting real estate values, and screeching noise polution.

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[Kee2Oz]

I really I am sorry man.I used to fish at a pond that is now a superwalmart.The road down the street where I used to walk my dogs became a subdivision forever changed.No more squirrels,foxes,deer,or armadillos,just more generic houses when there are lots houses for sale in the papers.

[dragnairesgames]

hey i live around there and my family had no money entill range came range save my family and if it wernt for range my family would be living on the streets

[whipkeys]

Is this how we are suppose to expect to live as Americans today ? Our rights removed by corporate greed,lieing politicians who have their hands in the drillers pockets/lobbyists. We loose over the drilling companies?????

[veenakelly]

I'm sorry for your loss. Thanks for sharing

[rabidpensfan]

@bentonhunter

Yeah, you have me there. I guess since I use gas, electricity, and plastic, I don't have a right to ask the companies that are extracting the raw materials that make this possible to do so safely, and responsibly. I don't have the right to ask them not to taint drinking water and soil for God knows how long since I use the products/services they provide. Nah, why would I have the right to demand that they not cut corners and compromise our quality of life to bloat their profits.

[bentonhunter]

@rabidpensfan When you stop using using plastic, when you stop using electricity, and you stop driving, or using gas powered transportation...you can come preach.

[WaterfrontConsultant]

One more  thought. Never allow contaminated materials to be stored above a pond ! This gentleman not only allowed the location of the contaminants, but he also let them "seal" the pit with flimsy plastic liners that are notorious for leaks. The least that should have happened would be to use a thick layer of clay to more permanently seal the site.

[WaterfrontConsultant]

A couple thoughts..... if all the weeds were suddenly killed in this pond, there should have been a fish die-off soon after because decomposing vegetation usually knocks down the oxygen levels in the water. It's very odd the landowner did not experience a massive fish die-off.

If you are going to invite an industrial drilling company on to your farm, the intelligent thing to do is do your due diligence! There is no excuse for being naive!

[rabidpensfan]

@boobtrie

You are right, Haliburton doesn't drill the wells, but they do Frack them, which is the topic in this video. And yes, we do use petroleum products, but generally, we don't dump them into aquifers, ponds, streams, or drink them. Again, that is the topic here. The topic isn't that Natural Gas or Oil is produced, it is the fact that lies, corner cutting, and greed is leading to irresponsible extraction of theses substances that has substantial effects on our lives...... RETARD!!!!!