Hydro-Fracking — ever heard the term? I hadn’t til I was in upstate NY this last year and asked about it. This isn’t an easy subject and it’s certainly not a pretty or fluffly topic to hear about but it’s one that could affect you, your family, the house you live in, the water and food you drink and eat and the animals that are part of your live– even the very air you breathe.
I have a commentary from someone who lives in an area where corporate America is trying to start “fracking” and also 2 videos that give you more information about what its PLUS a link to one that show how quickly fracking can affect you (in as little as a week, there could be serious health repercussions).
While we need alternative energy sources, we need SAFE alternative energy sources– not ones that put everyone around the area at risk for toxic pollution via air, earth and ground water.

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