Results of Fracking Are Irreversible

As of Wednesday, May 9, 2012

I am not a scientist nor a geologist, only a person concerned with what nature has provided for us. It would be a shame to upset the balance of things in the belief that a new enterprise could be financially beneficial when, in fact, it may be destructive.

I’m referring to fracking. In all that I’ve read, the results of fracking are irreversible. Therefore, if our aquifer is contaminated we can’t restore it to its original condition.

All businesses, schools, churches and homes are dependent on clean water. Without it, businesses will move away, churches and schools will close, and homes will become worthless.

County and state taxes will become nonexistent in these areas. I’d like to think that the home I’m planning to leave to my children will be an asset they can live in or sell, not a dried-up hulk on a piece of barren land.

I ask our legislators to carefully consider their decision on allowing fracking in our state. We need stringent controls, including the cost to relocate businesses, churches, schools and personal homes if the aquifer is contaminated.

Paul Fruiesen

Foxfire Village

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JD 1 year ago

contact Jerry Tillman and voice your concern. Then he can read from a pamphlet that one of his lobbyist buddies gave him to tell you it all in your head.

jdekornfeld 1 year ago

This is a very good point. Getting more energy out of the ground is potentially a very good thing. If it comes at the expense of our water supply, which is already under great pressure you have to really wonder if it is worth it.

The_AnonymusProfit 1 year ago

A good friend of mine is employed by a Global company whos occupation is to clean contaminated water supplies. I asked him about the dangers of fracking as I figured he would be the best source of unbiased information. He has no agenda hes just a geologist employed to clean our water after we make it dirty.

What he said was that the only way to clean water that has been contaminated by fracking is to set it on fire. After that the normal water purification process of chemicals, coal/sand purifiers, boiling etc can manage the rest, the problem is that it is very hard to set fire to underground water basins as the explosions themselves can be damaging. I personally am against this process, expecially when one considers that we have more accessible oil and natural gas then any other nation on earth, when one considers that it is impossible at our current rate of consumption to ever run out of the stuff.....

Bflat 1 year ago

Remember, all folks that voted and elected Tillman, must be for fracking or they had their heads in the sand and didn't know. People just line up and vote mindlessly without really knowing what an incumbent has been doing or is going to do. That is why we have so much trouble in our government. Does anyone really care anymore?

SH59 1 year ago

Once it starts there's no going back. I think its ignorant thinking that drilling for natural gas is going to make a big difference in our economy, The price for natural gas is so low it's not profitable these days and once they start drilling we are all going to regret our representatives choices. We are in a drought state and water is the most important ingredient to fracking. Just wait for the reports of people's farms not being inhabitable because the water has been polluted to the point of driving people off their land.

SH59 1 year ago

It's not like we don't have examples of other states experiences. Just Google it and you will see so many examples of what a disaster fracking has been to them. I can't believe North Carolina won't take measures to make sure the same mistakes aren't made here. Why can't we take charge of the Gas companies rules and make fracking more responsible to the citizens of our state?