Dimock Natural Gas Drilling

Natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale Formation is threatening our health, and our water quality. Local resident gives her account of drilling in her community.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• natural gas
• drilling
• Pennsylvania
• marcellus
• shale
• pollution
• water
• clean water action
• activism
• fossil fuel

[ljones121]

oh and for the record when they frac the wells, there is no possible way for the water to get contaminated, the wells are cased with 3 diffrent sets of pipe, and are cemented back the whole way as they drill. so the fracking fluids can't escape the well, we've been doing this for 40 yrs, so i'm pretty sure its safe.

[CleanWaterActionPA]

@ljones121 There's Benzene and other petrochemicals all over in the water around Sublette Wyoming. Fracking is the only industrial activity out there. Nothing is impossible. And they do not cement the whole way down in Pennsylvania, by the way. Under Chapter 78 of PA environmental regulations, frackers, only cement down to 100 feet below the freshwater aquifer.

For the record.

[cole909cole]

its people like you that make life so much more difficult that gas in your water has always been there you just didnt know it and your just a stingy women who wants more money they dont hurt the land and cabot oil is shipping in water constantly for whiners like you so quit complaining and cash your check

[CleanWaterActionPA]

@cole909cole there was not so much methane before that things exploded. Everyone knows there has always been methane, but the Susquehannah wasn't bubbling before the drilling started, either. 

[dmanfan420]

bigblockpwr is a liar and of course obviously supports hydraulic fracturing which HAS created water contamination, ilnesses in wildlife & residents, destruction of forrests, roads, and exploded 15 water wells in Dimock. To stop drilling call you house rep's, senators, and congressmen. Visit my facebook: Aj Beegs

[CleanWaterActionPA]

@dmanfan420 

[cazzajecko]

Yes yes the water was ALWAYS polluted..you HEARD the mining people.

[avkurt]

@ljones121 Pretty sure just does not fly with me.

We know the track record of the industry, we know how they lie to everyone, we do not need the gas right now, the list goes on. They can not do it safely in any aspect.

[dmanfan420]

@cole909cole 

[cole909cole]

@CleanWaterActionPA the susquehannah has always been a mess its disgusting water i hear jokes about it all the time like dont swim in there unless you want a third eye it was never good water and its probably always been bubbling