# Artister mot fracking
Author: Maikailoa

Artister mot hydraulisk spräckning.

[http://www.artistsagainstfracking.com/](http://www.artistsagainstfracking.com/)

WHY IS FRACKING  
DANGEROUS?
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1.  Aquifer
    
    To drill down to the shale, one must drill through the aquifer. These drills are known to leak and sometimes even explode, releasing chemicals into this precious source of water.
    
2.  Chemicals
    
    The 2011 U.S. House of Representatives investigative report states that out of 2,500 hydraulic fracturing products, more than 650 contain chemicals that are known carcinogens. One would think that the Safe Drinking Water Act - a Federal law - would make such willful contamination illegal, but it is not being applied to Fracking.  
      
    Also, most of these chemicals are not biodegradable. Once they are introduced to the aquifer, they will remain there forever.
    
3.  Wastewater
    
    Each gas well requires 1-8 million gallons of fresh water. The used water is one of the most hazardous wastes in the U.S., containing carcinogenic Fracking chemicals,remnant oil and hydrocarbons, biocides, as well as naturally occurring radioactive materials, like radon, which is heavier than air and sinks into the communities where people work and live.
    
4.  Air Pollution
    
    There are air emissions associated with Fracking, which include methane leaks originating from wells, as well as emissions from the diesel or natural gas-powered equipment such as compressors, drilling rigs, pumps etc..

## Comment 1
Author: Maikailoa

[7/14/2012 -- Artistsagainstfracking.com -- Artists / Celebrities band together against Fracking](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsrfmFukBT0&feature=em-uploademail)
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## Comment 2
Author: Maikailoa

[Why Earthquakes Are Shaking North Texas: Scientists Investigate Links to Disposal Wells](http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2012/07/12/why-earthquakes-are-shaking-north-texas/)
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## Comment 3
Author: Maikailoa

[5/24/2012 -- USGS and MSM vs. Dutchsinse and Reality = Fracking 'spin zone' busted](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45aKY7XG49Q&feature=youtu.be)
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