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Citizen’s Alert -
April 12, 2010
WATCH needs your help in protecting the water supplies of Lambton and
Kent counties from the hydraulic natural gas wells proposed by Mooncor Inc.
These wells could introduce natural gas and benzene into the ground water,
waterways and atmosphere and have dramatic repercussions for the health and well
being of the citizens of Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton.
See video link below from the state of
New York on what this process does
to drinking water supplies.
See the Bloomberg article with regards to a prohibition on this type of drilling
in the US:
"House and Senate bills introduced in June would force producers to wait for the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a permitting process. They’d
then have to get approval from the agency for each well. The EPA said March 18
it will spend $1.9 million to study risks associated with fracking. EPA
Permits:"
We have no such process here in Ontario and until there is WATCH believes we
should not be risking drinking water for future generations for short-term
economic profit, most of which will leave the community.
Thank you,
WATCH Board of Directors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AR7KjldMQI
http://www.energybulletin.net/node/52235
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aINvzI7k5xYY&pos=15
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in response to a chemical company's spill into St. Clair River.
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