Which would you rather live next to? A nuclear reactor or a drilling rig?
What a question!
But actually a nuclear reactor is neater, cleaner, and quieter than a rig, and it gives off much less radiation.
Today, I read the following surprising revelation from TxSharon (who is affiliated with Texas OGAP and "Drill Right Texas"): Because the drilling industry is UNREGULATED, rigs emit 5-30 TIMES more radiation* than nuclear reactors! We know fracking chemicals cause explosions and cracks underground, infiltrating water supply by some pathway; and causing NORM (naturally occurring (?) radiation) to come forth, also. Double trouble-mystery chemicals and NORM.
Then, if the whole mess ignites/explodes...Well, we pay a high price for cheap, "clean" energy that isn't even clean.
This is why we need to regulate the industry and DRILL RIGHT, TEXAS-even if those emission
guards cut into magnificently obscene profits.
Remember, the Mountain Creek Lake area will see drilling rigs, I predict and anticipate from conversations with an EPA employee. No secret there-just a prudent use of contaminated land!
Be ready, Oak Cliff, and armed with the truth about drilling - the positives (money) and the negatives-pretty much everything else, unless your case is very unusual and you don't mind toxic air.
Location: Dallas, Texas Topics: Dallas Naval Air Station, NWIRP, Mountain Creek Lake, oil and gas drilling, Oak Cliff industry and environment. WHY DOES OAK CLIFF HAVE TWICE THE BREAST CANCER RATE COMPARED TO THE REST OF TEXAS?
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