There a hundreds of thousands of people all across America that are dying from water and air polluted by hydraulic fracturing, which is becoming the main way that gas companies are extracting natural gas here. Fracking pumps tons of chemically filled water deep underground, which contaminates the surrounding land and water, the same drinking water that people rely on for their way of life.
The only reason that this is allowed by the US gov is because of whats called the “Cheney Loop Hole” in the 2005 Energy Act. Whats really appalling about this, is the huge conflict of interests; Cheney was CEO of Halliburton right before he was elected as vice-Pres, and the technology used in fracking is owned by Halliburton.
If you haven’t seen the documentary Gasland yet, please watch it, but prepare yourself to be shocked at how badly our environment is being polluted and how our government is so corrupt that it openly supports the oil and gas companies.
