To: President Donald Trump
Collision Course
President Obama has been saying he wants to address climate change, but in the same speeches he says he wants to speed up the permit process for new natural gas drilling -- that means hydraulic fracturing, which which recent studies have shown produce far more greenhouse gases than industry estimates, in addition to poisoning drinking water and causing health and environmental problems.
Tell President Obama he can't have it both ways: address climate change but do not fast track natural gas development. Instead invest more in renewables.
Tell President Obama he can't have it both ways: address climate change but do not fast track natural gas development. Instead invest more in renewables.
Why is this important?
President Obama has been saying he wants to address climate change, but in the same speeches he says he wants to speed up the permit process for new natural gas drilling -- that means hydraulic fracturing. New York's Governor Cuomo and New Jersey's Christie have also vowed action against the cause of the severe storms that have devastated their states in recent years.
I attended a FRACKED FOR REAL presentation this summer, given by three farmers from Pennsylvania all have leased land for natural gas development and regret it. They can't drink their water, their families have developed health problems, as have their livestock. The industry says natural gas has half the greenhouse gas impact as coal or oil, but recent studies show that the amount of methane released at all steps in the process show that there's no significant saving for the environment.
Let's ask the president not to speed up the permit process for natural gas drilling, and instead increase investment in renewables.
I attended a FRACKED FOR REAL presentation this summer, given by three farmers from Pennsylvania all have leased land for natural gas development and regret it. They can't drink their water, their families have developed health problems, as have their livestock. The industry says natural gas has half the greenhouse gas impact as coal or oil, but recent studies show that the amount of methane released at all steps in the process show that there's no significant saving for the environment.
Let's ask the president not to speed up the permit process for natural gas drilling, and instead increase investment in renewables.