Fracking: Carbon Dioxide and Natural Gas

April 8, 2012 Dear Senator Greg Ball, The current practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) began in America in the late 1990s and has been wreaking havoc on the demean and the lives of the American people since. In case you are unaware, fracking is the process advantageously diggers use to extract cancel gun for hireolene and oil from the earth. They use pressurized mixed bag of water, sand, and chemicals to form veins (or fractures) in the rock in order for the natural gas or oil to escape.Although this process is an affective way to produce the natural resources from the earth, there are repercussions that are being ignored by the rise up companies. For instance, there were several private surface in Dimock, Pennsylvania soil with methane caused by the fracking done by Cabot Oil and Gas. The people living run into these wells were not able to use their water. Although the gas comp both denied any kind of fault, they compensated the residents financially and built a new transmission line to bring clean water in.In December, 2011 the EPA sent out letters to the residents carnal dwellledge them their water was safe to drink. But in January of 2012 the EPA retracted its position and told the gas company to immediately take care of the problem. Another problem that has veritable due to fracking is pollution around the dig sites. Emissions associated with combustion include due north oxides, sulfur oxide, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. Another expelling problem is the emission produced from the natural gas.Gasses such as methane, ethane and liquid condensate and vaporizable organic compounds (VOC). VOCs have been proven to cause birth defects, neurological problems, and cancer. Most recently, in March of 2012, officials in Ohio are blaming the wastewater produced from fracking for a series of recent earthquakes. What my goal would be from you Mr. Ball, is that you would introduce a circular to the senate that would encourage regulation on fr acking from the federal level.If the federal government would set up the way fracking is done in America, it could execute many lives and help save the environment. Bad cut techniques, design and execution are some of the reasons the drilling wreaks so much havoc. This is something that could very easily be specifyd by inspections of the wells. I also believe that the chassis of wells being drill needs to be regulated. In Pennsylvania alone, there are 3,500 wells. This number is too high. Having that number of wells in such s baseborn area, is inviting problems.If the federal government would make some regulations on how many wells per square mile are aloud, it would cut down of a plenty of the damage being done. It may also be possible to regulate how far from civilian dwellings a well should be bore. If the wells were drilled several miles from any home, the chances of it endangering people and animals would decrease. Mr. Ball I appreciate you winning time to read this le tter and listening to my concerns. I am self-confident that you love this country as much as I do and will try to put an end to hydraulic fracturing as we know it today. Sincerely,