Produced water, now expensive to dispose of, may become a valuable byproduct in the future. So the industry is pleased to have won a court battle over who owns it. I wonder if they’ll pony up the cash to pay for the harm it does when it pollutes local wells and streams.
The energy industry is notorious for doing the bare minimum in terms of ethical and legal protection of the environment. Here’s more news of environmental concerns.
They want to overturn the ban on fracking in the Delaware Watershed. Support Delaware Riverkeeper! Texas is making a big mistake. (Not their first.) Shall we stop buying food grown in Texas?
Land use ordinances and other municipal constraints can be employed to protect citizens from the ravages of fracking. Read about it.
The Energy Industry has long spread disinformation and done cover-ups to avoid public outrage at their actions. That’s why it is important to note reports of wrongdoing, even though they may not be here in Pennsylvania. Citizens should not trust or rely on fossil fuel producers to be responsible for the far-reaching costs and effects
So you’d like to contribute the water your wells produce to help alleviate the water shortage, but you need a bit of protection? Why? [T]he oil and gas industry is hesitating to expand this effort [to reuse produced water] unless it can be sure it is shielded from liability after it hands off the water.
It’s called a “permit” because our society is accepting as necessary, something that is not otherwise desirable.