President Obama's State of the Union highlighted fracking for gas and oil as a way to tackle climate change and deal with our energy problems. But, nothing could be further from the truth. In Pennsylvania, Texas and many other states, communities' drinking water has been poisoned by toxic chemicals used in the fracking process. Communities in Wyoming have severe smog problems, leading to more asthma and respiratory problems. And, now there is talk of fracking in the midst of our National Parks and Forests—some of the most beautiful and treasured parts of the US. If we allow fracking to continue to expand, we will imperil the future generations that President Obama so passionately invoked. And the same generations we are trying to protect from climate change, will be left with poisoned aquifers, devastated parks and forests, and more air pollution. That's why we urge President Obama to reverse course on fracking, focus on the significant environmental and health problems, and make sure our health and environment comes first.

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There is NO safe way to do horizontal hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") for extraction of natural gas. Ground water supplies are poisoned in the process, and the trucking of materials involved, as well as the escaped methane, create greenhouse gases that worsen global warming. This largely unregulated procedure has already caused death and illness to large numbers of people and animals, and has caused environmental degradation wherever it is located.

More than 4,000 inmates at Kern Valley and North Kern State Prisons are being subjected to high levels of arsenic in their drinking , bathing and cooking water. The levels are at least twice what the US Envionmental Protection Agency has deemed healthy..High levels of arsenic have been linked to many cancers and I believe this abuse violates our US Consitution in regards to "Cruel and Unusual Punishment"

Why do we lend money to other country's to grow our food, when we can grow our own food in our own states? Why do we consume produce from Canadian and Mexican greenhouses...when we can build our own greenhouses? Here are the top 12 benefits to take advantage of this proven and proprietary technology: 1. Permanent Jobs- 518,000 year round 2. Construction Jobs- 126,000 in 45 states 3. $34K avg. pay/yr- attractive job for returning Vets 4. U.S. owned- proven (16 years), proprietary 5. Eliminate Imports- grow 18.6M metric tons of produce 6. Highly Nutritious- bred for taste and quality 7. Food Safety- secure predictable supply 8. End Contamination- protect groundwater from bio solids 9. End Dead Zones- eliminate algae blooms and fish kills 10. Sequester GHGs- 15K tons of CO2 per year per complex 11. “Off the Grid” Ops- TF solar, nanotech highly efficient 12. Renewable Fuel- methane and diesel fuel production.

Our environment is already being impacted by oil and gas production and emissions. We will not be able to stop the ill effects of this process. Please place our ongoing initiatives into attracting businesses that are looking into new technologies and education support for our children to be able to compete in the new technology businesses.

100% no Fracturing zone in Washington state . It use's to much of our natural resources,(Water 1 million gallons a day). The chemicals used to mix in and the residuals that come out of the fracturing process can affect our drinking water be it underground or surface water and possibly depleting our aquifer. Polluted water leaves our people with long and short term health issues and expenditures, that the state of washington with have to cover. The people of Pennsylvania and Canada who are exposed to fracturing chemicals through well water and food supplies(cattle, sheep and crops ) are affected by the toxicity of the chemicals added to the soil and local water supply. Fracturing companies are out for profit and are not concerned with the long or short term effects of the waste product that they produce by the fracturing process and will claim to recapture the water that returns to the surface, but don't have the ability to clean either captured surface water nor the water left in the soil, to its original pure form it began with.

KEEP FRANKENFISH OUT OF OUR FOOD CHAIN. During the holidays, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) took a controversial step toward approving the first-ever genetically-engineered fish made for human consumption. These fish are the spawn of a company called AquaBounty Technologies and are engineered in foreign laboratories to grow twice as fast as natural Atlantic salmon. And if that’s not scary enough, the FDA isn’t even planning on thoroughly studying all the environmental risks presented by these Frankenfish before giving the green light to AquaBounty. This means these Frankenfish will be produced on a commercial scale before anyone knows what damaging impacts they may have if they invade our most sensitive natural marine environments. The FDA wants to be able to save these crucial questions for a later time, but these questions need to be answered now, before it’s too late.

Some countries have environmental protection as a main concept in their consitution. America has seen the extinction of several species of flora and fauna and the decimation of biodiversity and the pollution of air and waters. In America's past, poor environmental policy helped lead to the eugenics movement in the early 20th Century as more people were seen to cause just more pollution. Out of respect for indigenous America, to help stop Hate Crimes, it would be ethical to have an amendment to better protect America's environment. This would lead to better environmentally-friendly jobs, and help protect America's future. Panama has a strong environmental policy, and the USA broke it during the Vietnam War when they tested Agent Orange in Panama. The USA needs a better environmental outlook.

Xanterra Parks and Resorts Inc. is bidding to operate all concessions in Glacier National Park for 16 years. They are owned by one of the wealthiest billionaires in the nation, Philip Frederick Anschutz. His Anschutz Exploration Corp. is currently drilling exploratory wells to frack the Blackfeet Reservation immediately east of Glacier National Park. Fracking is one of the greatest threats facing Glacier National Park. It is unconscionable that the National Park Service would give such a coveted contract Phil Anschutz.

Maverick Farms stands to loose substantial portions of its productive ground from a proposed NCDOT project to REROUTE an existing dead-end road through our farm fields to build new culvert bridges. Please let the NC DOT know that you stand for family farms everywhere -- they are vital community resources -- and that Maverick Farms' place in building a viable community-based food system cannot be quantified.

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