To: The Maryland State House, The Maryland State Senate, and Governor Larry Hogan
Stop "fracking" in Maryland.
Please join us, and ban hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") in the state of Maryland.
Why is this important?
Hydraulic fracturing (a.k.a. "fracking") poses a risk to the air and water quality in nearly every community in North America.
With each fully utilized gas well, some 360,000 billion gallons of over 600 different types chemicals, including known carcinogens and toxins, are injected deep into the ground. It is believed that these chemicals have leaked into the groundwater of certain communities, and has irreversibly contaminated the well-water, ponds, and habitats within those regions. Methane gas concentrations are 17x higher in drinking-water wells near fracturing sites than in normal wells.
There have been over 1,000 documented cases of water contamination next to areas of gas drilling as well as cases of sensory, respiratory, and neurological damage due to ingested contaminated water.
In spite of all of these chilling facts, Maryland has still not banned "fracking" entirely. We must let our state legislators know that the short-term profits of some large energy companies are not more important than the long-term health of us Marylanders. Join me in urging our state's legislators to ban "fracking" within the great state of Maryland.
(Sources: http://www.dangersoffracking.com/, and http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/water/fracking/)
With each fully utilized gas well, some 360,000 billion gallons of over 600 different types chemicals, including known carcinogens and toxins, are injected deep into the ground. It is believed that these chemicals have leaked into the groundwater of certain communities, and has irreversibly contaminated the well-water, ponds, and habitats within those regions. Methane gas concentrations are 17x higher in drinking-water wells near fracturing sites than in normal wells.
There have been over 1,000 documented cases of water contamination next to areas of gas drilling as well as cases of sensory, respiratory, and neurological damage due to ingested contaminated water.
In spite of all of these chilling facts, Maryland has still not banned "fracking" entirely. We must let our state legislators know that the short-term profits of some large energy companies are not more important than the long-term health of us Marylanders. Join me in urging our state's legislators to ban "fracking" within the great state of Maryland.
(Sources: http://www.dangersoffracking.com/, and http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/water/fracking/)