Fracking it, natural gas extraction, our water and only earth for sale

©Copyrights LillyGrillzit all rights reserved 07/11/2010

July 11, 2010

It is the Solar Eclipse of 2010 . Wondering what will become of us. Will we return to dust? I am listening to Joni Mitchell on YouTube. Joni is playing and belting the song; Woodstock. One line that she sings rocked me. I did not know what it meant in 1969, but today, in 2010, many of us know, we are Billion Year-Old Carbon . Many refuse to acknowledge that, we are Golden, caught in the Devil's Bargain . Only a handful realize, how important it is that we, get ourselves back to the Garden.

In the Garden, we plant living organisms , we lovingly nurture the seeds. We sweat in, and tend a Garden. Our Garden gives back much more than we put in. The Garden is us, joining Earth, and having a part in bringing forth Life. We are enhancing the Life-Cycle. Flowering plants and trees, provide pollen for the pollinators; butterflies, bats and bees. There is a constant give and take. For prosperous life, the only decent, healthy position is one in where the give and take is equal and fair. This is the Law of the harvest. Life springs up from the Garden.

The notion of Drilling or Fracking a Garden, is a destructive one. Many times throughout history, the Earth has been referred to as a garden. The idea is becoming an obscure one. Seeing photos of Mars and the Moon, make me think they were once inhabited as Earth is, and the prior tenants were as sloppy and greedy as Human Beings. We are losing our Jungles, and Forests. We are gaining Sea and Desert. Those are not good ingredients for a healthy eco-system, a flourishing garden or sustainable habitat.

Fracking breaks the Earth's crust. Drilling operations use millions of gallons of Creek and Tributary water for fracking. The waters are polluted, unbalanced and left in whatever condition the drill crew dictates. One can hope that the drillers are nature-lovers and do the best they can not to mess things up. If their boss, or owner demands speed over ecological soundness. The area ecology suffers.

The fracking method of taking Natural Gas(es), causes earthquakes, explosions, and poisonous gases in communities. Many Incidents occur on two outlets, or wellheads. In the Fayetteville Shale, there have been explosions and fires spanning 50 or more miles apart.

After the initial Fracking has been accomplished, and Gas Extraction is a go. At "go", Gas or Diesel engines are put at the Wellheads. The Wellhead engines are the type of Engines you see on Construction vehicles, like tractors and bulldozers. Sometimes they are bigger, other times smaller. They emit or put off a lot of pollution. Wildlife and aquatic life are affected by different degrees. In our State, this year we did not have a Turkey Season. All Creeks and Tributary's have been 'trenched' with 8" pipe, 2 miles each, under Temporary use Permits (404's), even in endangered Creeks.

When we have an inspiration for something like Energy development. it is past time for us to consider the beginning of the plan to the end. To drill for Natural Gas is one thing, but what about the process? How much water use does it require? What about protected wildlife habitats? The final and most important thing we must consider, is the end or by-product. The waste-by productsfrom the drilling fluids or muds are a toxic mesh of secret ingredients that stink to high heaven, and smells like diesel.

Natural Gas drilling, with sound practices is not a bad thing. Unfortunately, a quote by an unknown author says, "People do not do what you expect, They do what you inspect" The gas drilling, oil drilling and fracking industries are mostly unregulated.(Energy). The fracking industry in our Region of the EPA, is not required to report "upset conditions". This means ifpoisonous gases, explosions, landslide or accidents occur, they do not have to be reported to the Environmental agencies. The Emergency Response agencies get notified, but they are not required to report to Environmental Agencies.

There are better ways to do things. Just because it is "how we always done it", does not mean we cannot change. Fracking is to Drilling, as Mountain-top Removal is to Mining. We cannot see the devastation of our groundwater and water aquifers, but it is just as bad. There was a chance for Congress to act on the Clean Energy Act, but it has been killed. It had passed in the House, but went no further (edited). For those who care about the Earth, please let your elected officials know that you want Clean Energy that is well thought out.

There is push for Nuclear energy. It is being masked as Clean Energy, and an answer to Coal Fired Plants. In the big picture it is not a sound or wise idea. Nuclear plants are expensive, and dangerous. A nuclear plant near any area will drive up prices in that area. Local businesses will over-price items to fit the handful of Nuclear Plant workers, so they don't miss big money. This sends the general population into further poverty, making rentals double and triple what the 'median population can afford.

As Earth temperature warming continues, there will not be an easy way to cool nuclear plant towers. Massive amounts of water are needed for cooling. Toxic Waste-By products in the Air, Water and Soil are not the way to power ourselves. We have the Sun and Methane.

Over the past 3 decades, Energy providers have moved from serving Customers, to running every aspect of our lives. We are not customers. We are slaves. In order for us to live in a Clean Energy world, we are going to have to stop our own consumption of non-renewable resources. We are going to have to change our Thinking. "Can we Get Ourselves Back to the Garden?"

Arkansas is having the earthquakes that have occurred in and around Guy, Arkansas (Faulkner County, Arkansas, North America) removed from the internet.

The United States Geologic Survey (USGS) makes these posts public, why are they having these removed? FOIA?

January 5, 2011, Lilly has inserted RSS Feeds on Shakemaps and Earthquakes, because the Arkansas Earthquakes on-line records are removed each month from the internet.