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If a Little is Good, More Must be Better, Right?

March 4, 2019 THREATS, Federal Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

The following reminds us of the July, 2016 meeting where the DEP tried so hard for hours to convince a rational and intelligent public that it was fine to increase toxins and carcinogens in our […]

Fracking Wastewater Accumulation Found In Freshwater Mussels’ Shells

October 30, 2018 Federal Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels, Other Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

Can kickers who want to appoint a committee to study fracking more no longer have excuses; they are showing their inability to read or think. The more we learn about fracking, the worse it becomes. […]

3 Big Myths about Natural Gas and Our Climate

July 31, 2018 Federal Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels, Other Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

Natural gas may burn cleaner than coal but it carries negative baggage since it comes from fracking with all the methane leaks, process water, and greenhouse gases; plus it is dangerous. Natural Gas is […]

Definitive Study — Natural Gas No Better Than Coal

July 4, 2018 Federal Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels, Other Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

We have been reporting here for years that the methane leaks from natural gas production negate any advantage that energy source has over coal in regards to benefits to the environment. A definitive study […]

Six Times The Allowable Toxins

May 16, 2018 Water Quality Threats, THREATS, Federal Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, State Government Threats Leave a Comment

WLRN of Miami South Florida has published the following disturbing information. Disturbing because it makes one question the competency of some water officials in Florida. It seems that the Fort Lauderdale official’s first concern is […]

Science Shows Dangers From Fracking PSR Compendium, 5th Ed.

April 19, 2018 Federal Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Environmental Threats, THREATS, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels, Water Quality Threats - Wastewater, Other Water Quality Threats Leave a Comment

The Physicians for Social Responsibility have published the fifth edition of their Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking, which documents beyond the shadow of a doubt the health issues […]

Fracked Gas Worse For Climate Than Coal

April 13, 2018 Environmental Threats - Climate Change, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, Environmental Threats, Federal Government Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels, Other Water Quality Threats 3 Comments

Time and new studies are bearing out what environmentalists have been saying all along, that the methane in natural gas may make it worse than coal in the long run. Fracking is the culprit, and […]

Maya Van Rossum & The Green Amendment

March 28, 2018 Environmental Threats, Federal Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Chemicals, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats, Environmental Threats - Fossil Fuels, Other Water Quality Threats 1 Comment

Delaware Riverkeeper Maya Van Rossum spoke in Gainesville Monday, March 26 to a group of people interested in clean air, pure water and a healthy environment. She has recently published The Green Amendment: […]

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