Fracking videos: February 2015

no sane civilisation poisons it's own water supply. Water is life.

http://www.refracktion.com/index.php/myth-busting/myth-8-fracking-water-usage-is-minimal/
http://www.refracktion.com/index.php/myth-busting/myth-8-fracking-water-usage-is-minimal/

John Hobson...

I do wish apparently intelligent people would stop repeating the rubbish spouted by the Royal Society about operating a well for 10 years using the same water as a golf course for 1 month. When I asked the Royal Society where this bizarre statistic came from they pointed me towards a trail that ended up with a promotional industry article from Chesapeake Energy which made this claim. Perhaps Will might want to consider the fact that Royal Lytham in the heart of PEDL 165 uses about 5,000 m3 of water a year, whilst fracking a well uses about 19,000 m3 in a month. For the analogy Will quotes to be true the golf course would probably have to be in Dubai in high summer. It's time respectable academics stopped trotting out this misleading silliness. Just saying

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17 FEB

Today (Monday 16 February)

Friday 6 March.
http://www.thonline.com/news/breaking/article_fb191072-c373-11e4-9c86-9bc87b7364e4.html#.VPjmTrDhmHk.twitter

http://ecowatch.com/2015/03/06/oil-bomb-train-explosion-galena/

Fracking Bomb trains. Fracking accidents: The logistics of energy transportation. Comparing the reports of the Hindenburg with the oil trains / pipeline spills.

http://www.npr.org/2015/02/25/389008046/a-hard-look-at-the-risks-of-transporting-oil-on-rail-tanker-cars

It was interesting to see in the main stream news today about the huge train carrying frack oil exploding… oh yeah it wasn’t in the msm news.

One thing that's very important to remember is that one of the "waste" products from shale gas fracking is millions of barrels of fracked OIL condensate. What are we going to do with all that oil? Burn it? Spill it? The side effect of the fracked oil will have a massive. Impact on co2 levels and risks of water contamination.

Whatever someone thinks about shale OIL best or worse thing ever it should be factored in to the co2 emmissions and environmental impact of shale fracking operations.

The process of fracking that is primarily focussed on extracting shale gas that has a side effect of producing millions of barrels of oil and the oil is just ignored in all the co2 calculations? Or the environmental impacts?

Even when it bursts into flames and plunges into people's water supply? Fracking doesn't contaminate water supplies?

Fracking needs to include byproducts such as fracked oil in its impact calculations.

It is ridiculous that fracked oil is not included in any study of the impact of fracking on human health.

As for uk deposits http://www.carbonbrief.org/blog/2014/05/carbon-briefing-the-what,-where,-and-how-much-of-uk-shale-oil/

To put this in context. Transportation via bomb trains and pipelines of Oil and gas from frack fields and tar sands have an incredibly poor safety record in the us. This is indicative of the american approach to health and safety regulations. In this case transportation of oil.

Erin Brockovich

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Five Things to Know About the Fayette County, West Virginia Train Derailment

On Monday, a 109-car CSX train derailed along the Fayette-Kanawha county line, causing crude oil to spill into the Kanawha River, giant fireballs to stretch hundreds of feet into the air and one home to catch fire.

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has placed Fayette and Kanawha counties under a state of emergency as emergency officials continue to respond.

Here are five things to know about Monday's derailment:

1. The train was hauling Bakkan crude oil from North Dakota, which is considered dangerous by federal regulators.

According to a January 2014 report from Bloomberg Business, the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration said crude oil produced in this region may be more flammable and dangerous to ship by rail than that of other regions. The agency came to that conclusion after a four-month study.

2. Water sources continue to be limited for those in the affected area and testing has begun. Both intakes are now reopened. Water samples indicate no traces of the crude oil.

West Virginia American Water initially closed two intakes, one in Montgomery and another further downstream in Cedar Grove. State Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina said the Montgomery treatment plant, which remains shut down, still had water in its reserves as of 10 p.m. and the Cedar Grove intake has been reopened. The Cedar Grove treatment plant continues to monitor approaching water for signs of crude oil from the derailment.

Members of the West Virginia National Guard's 35th Civil Support Team have begun drawing samples to test for the spilled crude oil. Personnel from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection are on site assisting in gauging the potential threat to the area's water.

West Virginia American Water, with help from the West Virginia Department of Transportation, is providing two 8,000 gallon tankers to supply Montgomery General Hospital and a nearby long-term care facility. The water company is also providing potable water for customers serviced by the Montgomery intake.

3. Shelters are being established for those in the affected area.

While local responders had estimated that as many as 1,000 area residents might be affected, only 85 were in local shelters late Monday evening, according to the news release from the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety.

Nonetheless, shelters for those who had been evacuated are open and CSX has established a community outreach center.

4. West Virginia officials refused to release oil train shipment data last year.

In October 2014, Ken Ward of the Charleston Gazette reported that state officials refused to release information provided by CSX regarding the company's shipment of crude oil through West Virginia. Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management director Jimmy Gionato said information, requested by Ward and the Gazette via a Freedom of Information Act request, contained “trade secrets or confidential locations” that would be exempt from public disclosure. Oil shipment data is required to be filed with state emergency response agencies, as per the Obama Administration.

5. Many questions about the incident remain unanswered.

CSX says the amount of crude oil that spilled into the river is currently unknown. The company also says the cause of the derailment is under investigation.

State public safety spokesperson Lawrence Messina says that initial reports of one or more train cars winding up in the river does not appear to be the case.

'Five Things to Know About the Fayette County, West Virginia Train Derailment

On Monday, a 109-car CSX train derailed along the Fayette-Kanawha county line, causing crude oil to spill into the Kanawha River, giant fireballs to stretch hundreds of feet into the air and one home to catch fire.

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has placed Fayette and Kanawha counties under a state of emergency as emergency officials continue to respond.

Here are five things to know about Monday's derailment:

1. The train was hauling Bakkan crude oil from North Dakota, which is considered dangerous by federal regulators.

According to a January 2014 report from Bloomberg Business, the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration said crude oil produced in this region may be more flammable and dangerous to ship by rail than that of other regions. The agency came to that conclusion after a four-month study.

2. Water sources continue to be limited for those in the affected area and testing has begun. Both intakes are now reopened. Water samples indicate no traces of the crude oil.

West Virginia American Water initially closed two intakes, one in Montgomery and another further downstream in Cedar Grove. State Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina said the Montgomery treatment plant, which remains shut down, still had water in its reserves as of 10 p.m. and the Cedar Grove intake has been reopened. The Cedar Grove treatment plant continues to monitor approaching water for signs of crude oil from the derailment.

Members of the West Virginia National Guard's 35th Civil Support Team have begun drawing samples to test for the spilled crude oil. Personnel from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection are on site assisting in gauging the potential threat to the area's water.

West Virginia American Water, with help from the West Virginia Department of Transportation, is providing two 8,000 gallon tankers to supply Montgomery General Hospital and a nearby long-term care facility. The water company is also providing potable water for customers serviced by the Montgomery intake.

3. Shelters are being established for those in the affected area.

While local responders had estimated that as many as 1,000 area residents might be affected, only 85 were in local shelters late Monday evening, according to the news release from the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety.

Nonetheless, shelters for those who had been evacuated are open and CSX has established a community outreach center.

4. West Virginia officials refused to release oil train shipment data last year.

In October 2014, Ken Ward of the Charleston Gazette reported that state officials refused to release information provided by CSX regarding the company's shipment of crude oil through West Virginia. Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management director Jimmy Gionato said information, requested by Ward and the Gazette via a Freedom of Information Act request, contained “trade secrets or confidential locations” that would be exempt from public disclosure. Oil shipment data is required to be filed with state emergency response agencies, as per the Obama Administration.

5. Many questions about the incident remain unanswered.

CSX says the amount of crude oil that spilled into the river is currently unknown. The company also says the cause of the derailment is under investigation.

State public safety spokesperson Lawrence Messina says that initial reports of one or more train cars winding up in the river does not appear to be the case.'

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Kelly Stair In Charleston , WV . All the rivers around are now contaminated. Thanks for sticking with the story . You have the most information I've read yet .

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Christina Whitt Francis Sorry won't let me post pictures.

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John Veramy http://americablog.com/.../clean-natural-gas-methane...

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Diane Allison- Stroud I don't understand it. Weather warnings were known. Insanity.

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Susan Dennis Massey Those cars can hold 180k pounds. Do the math CSX!!!

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James Langdell Rachel Maddow's show on Tuesday had an excellent explanation of why the crude from North Dakota is more explosive than typical crude oil. There's processing required elsewhere (even in Texas) that removes the most volatile components (such as propane) ...See More

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Julie Long Gallegos So even if your state requires processing of crude in order to be less flammable, anything coming from ND that is unprocessed can haul right through your state and mess it up. NICE.

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Becci Chitti aren't these clean water act violations - shouldn/t the be fined and stopped from operating?

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Catherine Gristina-Rushin Get um!

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Anglia Haramis Boy they really want that pipe line don't they

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Kathi Ann Ashford Only one way out Solar and hydro power and wind.

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Erin Deskins Ann Marie Glenn

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Edward Adelbert Slavin Evil for WVA government to withhold information on toxicants based on "trade secrets."

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Owen Lightfoot Wow it is a crazy fact that at least once daily the accidents occur in the USA.

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Janice Hicks Lets talk about Infrastructure , ROADS , , OIL PIPES busted on the Kalamazoo River still not cleaned up and WATER PIPES , Jobs for Americans . The USA is falling apart while Gov talks about Wars, OIL , Measles and Jobs for ISIL's And Nuclear Wa...See More

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ML Jackson Thank you for your work ms Erin

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Kathy Turner It's just incredible. Thank you Erin.

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Doris Hoefer-Knapp Oh my God

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Michael Daniels Yes and my family live right up there also .. That's very sad you know

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Melinda Timpf GET THE HELL OUTTA THE AREA!! Do not go home or, better yet, buy a respirator (not just a flimsy mask), get some of your stuff & plan on staying out!! If you need more convincing, just read some articles on Mayflower, Arkansas or any of other Bakken or tar sands spills. Read the truth, not the oil company lies. They will lie & tell you it's safe!! For real

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Heather Houchins It's all about the $$$ so sad and the pipelines are wanting to come through and continue distraction... West Virginia your beautiful, and being destroyed so men can line their pockets

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Lina Diamond Wow

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Virginia Kozur Enough!!!

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Scott Mercer Unfortunately they'll use this as support for Keystone.

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Aimee Jusino Unbelievable

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Brooke Rawson Hi Erin, Just wanted to point out that this was a piece written by Dave Mistich at West Virginia Public Broadcasting: http://wvpublic.org/.../five-things-know-about-fayette-co... (posted Tuesday morning). I appreciate the attention that you're bringing to these events, but I think it would be helpful and empowering to the region to highlight local reporters as well. Thanks!

Five Things to Know About the Fayette Co. Train Derailment

On Monday, a 109-car CSX train derailed along the...

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Kevin Lord I'm with Melinda Timpf ^ don your respirators if you are down wind... particulates falling out of that toxic smoke cloud are going to be hazardous to all living creatures in their path, from what I hear.

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Gene S Madder http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/CFM/nceaQFind.cfm?keyword=Dioxin
Black smoke Massive Release ...ERCS should be responding The Plume Im sure is being tracked and that's where the public should look for any further health concerns that may pop up in the future...

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The Issue"Dioxins" refers to a group of toxic chemical...

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Gene S Madder Level B supplied air for U techs dont let them tell you level C is ok .
butyl outer suit . same with ppe glove's and boots ..full face positive pressure ..
You know the drill ....See More

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Cindy Williams http://youtu.be/hcguIfLO3Ls this video was posted on Twitter.

CSX Oil Train One Hour Before It Derailed at Mount Carbon, WV.

CSX oil train K080-04, led by CREX 1349, heads east...

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Jim Easterly What happened?Was it environmentalest?

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Jim Wolf Thanks for the update Erin.

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Bob Woods Those dipsticks got what they voted for. Less government regulations and pro big business. Talk about trickle down. Hope they like it but it seems some are taking government handouts. What's up with that WV........

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Paul Rest The Republicans refuse to do anything! Anything!!

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Dustin White In WV republicans and democrats are interchangeable

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Edie Harter Cleveland 20 years from now, there will be a documentary about the birth defects, bizarre cancers and autism/mental health issues. That's if there's anyone left to make or watch it.

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Terry Robinson These must be the jobs they claim the fracking and shale oil industry will be providing. They will end up employing 50 or so for KXL but we will be paying for the thousands to clean up all the accidents.

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David Inglis What's the beef? West Virginia wanted these things to be this way. So just suck it up, and stop complaining.

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Dustin White No David we didnt "want" these things....West Virginia is a resource colony where our politicians are owned by industry and has been that way for 150 yrs. So dont think they WV people wanted any of this, we have been so beat down and oppressed that people think there is no hope.

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Dustin White Actually...as an on the ground organizer in WV who lives a about and hour away and has been to the crash site...luckily the cold water and ice kept what oil was spilled contained...it is NOT moving down through the Kanawha River. We dodged a BIG bullet with that. And it looks like no tankers made it into the river. Plus the last of the evacuated people returned home today.

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Amie Nicol Childers Republi-cants SuCK

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Gerral Schulz The tank cars were the most modern up to date design. Pipelines are still the safest mode of transporting petroleum product.

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Zen Constant We have issues happening here in Canada! The railway system is so in need of upgrades and improvement to infrastructure - it's as though Canada is setting up a climate to push for the pipeline - when in reality they simply need to upgrade the rail syst...See More

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Zen Constant This took place Sunday morning - they still aren't sure of the exact amount of the spill...

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Zen Constant 19 miles away from the spill site*

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Marcelene Brown Praying for all of you

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Punkie Kirkbride Always Always blame every environmental problem on fracking and the oilfield... So just where would any of you be without it?? I hope you never drive a car, fly on a plane, buy shoes, use a refridgerator.. I hope you never use plastic for anything, I h...See More

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Greg Hunter I wish all the oil was gone now.

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Marcelene Brown No words

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Zen Constant Be passive Punkie all you want - the fact is people aren't opposed to things - they just want to ensure that there's more stringent safety and rules for companies so that disasters of these sorts don't happen (big oil companies get cart Blanche when it comes to safety, etc.)

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