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walkingman

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22. As someone that lives in Texas and is living with the results of fracking
Wed Aug 14, 2024, 09:54 AM
Aug 2024

on a daily basis - I like Harris's position. Fracking is not considered an environmentally safe way to produce energy. Fracking has many potential environmental risks, including water contamination, air pollution, earthquakes and has several health risks, including respiratory and neurological problems, cardiovascular damage, endocrine disruption, birth defects, cancer, and premature mortality.

Not only does the initial damage impact people but the aftermath is felt fot decades. Not only locally but worldwide. These industrial players simply do not care about their damage, and the state and local regulatory agencies are basically owned by the fossil fuel industry.

Leaking wells, orphan wells, methane leaks, the god-awful smell for miles....

I don't think she has any reason to apologize for being environmentally friendly. There is nothing more important than our health. Not even the almighty dollar. ☮

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If Harris wants her campaign to be about the future, she must include plans for a fossil fuel free future Fiendish Thingy Aug 2024 #1
The retraining thing sounds good in a white paper. MontanaFarmer Aug 2024 #3
Retraining is a common concept when people change industries. Think. Again. Aug 2024 #6
Not saying it isn't. MontanaFarmer Aug 2024 #9
"The Government" is trying to stop the death of all life on Earth. Think. Again. Aug 2024 #10
You don't have to convince me. MontanaFarmer Aug 2024 #13
Harris hasn't gone into Penn. and talked about fracking... Think. Again. Aug 2024 #14
I know she hasn't. MontanaFarmer Aug 2024 #16
It doesn't have to be bad politics at all... Think. Again. Aug 2024 #18
But Biden's Infrastructure Act does just that Fiendish Thingy Aug 2024 #12
Excellent Idea! Think. Again. Aug 2024 #19
Trump can't shake his sexual preditor past... LakeVermilion Aug 2024 #2
Ye, and then it gets posted here for some reason. Think. Again. Aug 2024 #7
Well, In Some Parts of PA Deep State Witch Aug 2024 #20
Oh, sorry LakeVermilion Aug 2024 #21
Alternative energy sources will need to be cheaper than fossil fuel energy sources Shermann Aug 2024 #4
Alternative energy sources ARE cheaper than fosdil fuel energy sources. Think. Again. Aug 2024 #8
They will keep blasting out bullshit to see if something, anything will stick. nt. Voltaire2 Aug 2024 #5
Fracking is not a reason why people vote for president arlyellowdog Aug 2024 #11
Fracking doesn't sway voters in Pennsylvania. lees1975 Aug 2024 #15
I live in PA and not that many jobs are dependent on the fracking industry FakeNoose Aug 2024 #17
As someone that lives in Texas and is living with the results of fracking walkingman Aug 2024 #22
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