I call on the elected officials of South Carolina to permanently ban the practice of fracking for gas as unsafe for clean water, air, and a liveable climate. Fracturing bedrock for gas is an inherently dirty and unsafe technology. Cement and pipes at these great depths and pressures leak, as the industry's own documents show.
Why is this important?
There are more than 27,000 wells in the US and each well uses 1-8 million gallons of water and 80-300 tons of chemicals each time it's fracked (wells can be fracked up to 8 times). The fracking industry remains exempt from Clean Water, Safe Drinking Water and Clean Air Acts, hazardous waste disposal and other federal regulations. This is absurd! Please help keep our water safe!
