Would Nichols Hills be happy with a "transformed" water supply?
Mr. Chief Executive McClendon lives in Nichols Hills which gets its water from wells charged by ground water.
Would the good affluent folks of Nichols Hills be happy to have their water wells "transformed" by the vandalism of fracking used in Mr. McClendon's technology?
"Today the town of Nichols Hills has 19 deep wells operating when needed, and there is sufficient pure water to take care of the needs of the town. At that present time, the town of Nichols Hills is not dependent on Oklahoma City for its water supply... "
( http://www.nicholshills.net/sectionindex.asp?sectionid=63 )
Why does McClendon think other locations in America would be glad to have their ground water "transformed" by the vandalism of fracking?
clip "We've completely transformed the natural gas industry, and I wouldn't be surprised if we transform the oil business in the next few years too," says Aubrey McClendon, chief executive of Chesapeake Energy, which is using the technique.
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clip Environmentalists fear that fluids or wastewater from the process, called hydraulic fracturing, could pollute drinking water supplies. The Environmental Protection Agency is now studying its safety in shale drilling. The agency studied use of the process in shallower drilling operations in 2004 and found that it was safe.
complete story at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110209/ap_on_re_us/us_shale_oil
or http://yhoo.it/fOXbN5
This is an excerpt of an article originally published by Oklahoma Citizen.
