It started last year when I downloaded lots of free books for our Kindle – I found one called “Hydrofracked? One Man’s Mystery Leads to Backlash Against Natural Gas Drilling” and read it while on vacation in Cancun. It was eye-opening – I had no idea that this practice was taking place and I knew that things had to change.
Do you know what Fracking is? In the simplest terms, it’s a way of drilling for natural gas that involves shooting water mixed with chemicals into shale at high pressure to release the natural gas held inside the rock. Right off the bat, the whole ‘water mixed with chemicals’ should give you pause – after all, they’re sending this toxic water deep down into the earth – who knows what else they’re affecting, right? Well, that’s why the Anti-Fracking movement is gaining such ground.
It’s not an issue here in Arizona, but I believe we all need to play a part to stop environmental tragedies whether they’re in our backyard or not – and that’s why I’m helping my blogger friends behind the fabulous new endeavor, Bloggers Inspiring Change.
They’ve teamed up with environmental celebrities Ed Begley Jr. and Raphael Sbarge (who stars on hit show Once Upon A Time – one of my favorite shows!) to create a PSA – please take the time to watch it:
This is a great partnership between bloggers and celebrities who desperately want to make a change and stop fracking and hold the companies who utilize it accountable for the chemicals left behind and the families affected when their ground water is turned from clean, healthy water to an undrinkable toxic mess.
Beyond this PSA, BloggersInspiringChange.org and the various participants ask that viewers at home get involved in fighting fracking in their communities by writing to your elected officials or supporting organizations such as http://www.ecowatch.org.
For additional information on Bloggers Inspiring Change, please visit http://www.bloggersinspiringchange.org and to learn about how fracking has affected people by visiting http://www.erierising.com
I will have to read more about this! I actually never heard of it! I always learn something new being friends with you!
I like learning it!
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It’s really frightening when corporations are so concerned about making a profit that they completely disregard people’s health, the environment, etc. I know fracking is an issue in my state and I definitely need to educate myself about it more!
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Thank you for posting this. I’m featured in the video. It is a HUGE problem in my area and our governor is about the approve fracking in NY not good, and very frightening!
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Wow, that does sound scary, I had no idea. I’ve heard the term used recently, actually, but never paid much attention to what it was about. Thank you for this, I’ll definitely be looking further into it.
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This is just one more thing that people need to be aware of, and stop burying their heads. We need to stick up for ourselves!
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I recently watched the documentary Gasland and I was shocked to discover the damage fracking causes to the environment. And even more disturbed by the fact that the corporations do not seem to care about the horrors they are causing!
We definitely need to take a stand and stick up for ourselves. I never heard about this so I thank you for enlightening me!
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I’ve heard the term “fracking” in passing only. Thanks for the plain explanation. This is serious business and definitely concerning. I’m curious to know what’s going on here in Texas. Time to do some digging.