Post by steev on Jul 9, 2013 19:14:41 GMT -5
There have been mentions of house parties to view this sequel about fracking; I was too late to get in on the one in my area, today.
Being in California, where water has ALWAYS been a fought-over commodity, given our Mediterranian climate (six-month hot/dry season, at least); where we are in our second drought year (happens fairly regularly, droughts), and global climate change promises drier/hotter weather, and population growth demands more water, I am a tad concerned about a Big-Oil process that uses and pollutes a great deal of water. I may be ignorant/half-baked, but I think I need food more than I need oil/natural gas/multi-national profits. I get no dividends from energy-corporations. Admittedly, I could have bought Exxon stock, but I bought land; I'm so short-sighted. The city of San Jose, which took the place of the Santa Clara Valley's highly-productive farms, has been sinking for years, thanks to pumping, and here comes sea-level rising. Duh!
Those of you in the rest of the US (25% of your fresh produce/fruit is grown in California) and the world, who are pleased to receive produce from California, may want to look into this fracking bullshit, if only to see whether it could have a negative impact on your lifestyle or grandkids.
Personally, I'm kind of intrigued by the notion of getting both my water and my natural gas from the same line. Does that mean I get hot water on demand, or is my toothbrush flammable?
Being in California, where water has ALWAYS been a fought-over commodity, given our Mediterranian climate (six-month hot/dry season, at least); where we are in our second drought year (happens fairly regularly, droughts), and global climate change promises drier/hotter weather, and population growth demands more water, I am a tad concerned about a Big-Oil process that uses and pollutes a great deal of water. I may be ignorant/half-baked, but I think I need food more than I need oil/natural gas/multi-national profits. I get no dividends from energy-corporations. Admittedly, I could have bought Exxon stock, but I bought land; I'm so short-sighted. The city of San Jose, which took the place of the Santa Clara Valley's highly-productive farms, has been sinking for years, thanks to pumping, and here comes sea-level rising. Duh!
Those of you in the rest of the US (25% of your fresh produce/fruit is grown in California) and the world, who are pleased to receive produce from California, may want to look into this fracking bullshit, if only to see whether it could have a negative impact on your lifestyle or grandkids.
Personally, I'm kind of intrigued by the notion of getting both my water and my natural gas from the same line. Does that mean I get hot water on demand, or is my toothbrush flammable?