Frac tanks sit on the Schwartz site awaiting call to the Juniper Group job.

Well Progress Update - no word this week. Frac tanks continue to just sit there. Halogens power up about sunset. Pickup and trailer remain on site. Angus cows periodically hang around the pad berm.

Here and there, this week, we've felt what I can only guess is drilling. There is a low rumble for three seconds, then a three second pause. This repeats for a while - then nothing for hours. We've lived with this for years. My mother can even tell what direction the bore is moving in. It's weird. Mainly this is discernable upstairs, and even on different sides of the room, there is a disparity in strength of disturbance. I told a field inspector about this one time - asking if he could please see if EnCana could let us know when they frac. He said there was no way to detect the drilling underground - that it was impossible. He also said it was impossible for the kick to happen (home page photo) on Arbaney and create a shockwave that nearly knocked my mother off her feet at the kitchen sink - and did knock a home off its foundation to the East. Impossible he said and that, in his mind, was final. We have found that when living with industrial development of this nature - anything is possible.

One of the little discussed aspects of this industry is it's effects on livestock - livestock which we often consume. In the various documentaries that have been made about this industry's impacts to rural agricultural lands, ranchers have shared stories of cattle poisoned or drowned in waste pits. This is another really good argument for pitless drilling (which can be done very economically but is not widely done). What happens to the cattle that graze around these operations? Inhaling the benzene that in the recent health study was suggested to be more of a threat within a hundred yards of a site? Who knows? No ones done a 'study' to find out. But you can rest assured, the FDA is looking out for your burger and hotdog-eating kids.

Back in 2004 when gas was found seeping around a nearby pad site, some goats had aborted kids, and samples of the animals had been sent to a lab for analysis. I never heard what those results were. I guess it was quieted. Around the same time, I received an anonymous e-mail letting me know that a herd of goats had been burned. It's just interesting the stuff that isn't talked about. It's also interesting how one day - these damages and loses and health threats are a big issue and folk start paying attention. The next day no one knows anything. Money does that to people. I've seen it happen again and again and again.
 

Entry - 06-21-08

Announcement:

The long-awaited findings from the 2 year

'Garfield County Health Risk Assessment of Oil & Gas Industry Impacts'

will be presented to the community, Tuesday, June 17^th  / 6:30-8:30pm
West Garfield Colorado Mountain College
3695 Airport Road in Rifle.

It's highly doubtful I will go to this.

First, because it costs so much in gas to move around anymore.

Second, I've learned to be wary of "studies", particularly when the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) invites my input with no framework in which to place or qualify it and then round-cans it. Also, to date and to my knowledge, no air quality studies have been conducted in our area - with the exception of a single day of monitoring when a hundred and fifteen million cubic feet of natural gas blew out into the region from the Schwartz well. But even during that horrific experience, the COGCC kept the CDPHE at arms length. And whatever "health effects" that are suspected, the folks conducting the test sure as heck didn't ask any of us about any problems we might be experiencing - even though we live with development every day. I've been around enough B.S. in the last two weeks to last a month of Sundays. My margin for absorption is thin, and since I anticipate any variety of information to come from this session, I'll just wait for the report to come out on-line, review the executive summary and details, and make my judgment then.

Remember the big air quality study? And what did the county air quality people focus on? Emissions from automobiles, wood stoves and irrigation ditch burning. By golly, they're developing a plan to deal with that. Yeah. Right. Farmers and people getting back and forth to work and staying warm is what needs to be reigned in. Give me a friggin' break.

You know that weird crap I filmed coming off the Schwartz site frac tanks a while back? Still no word back from the COGCC. I'm definitely going to have to file written complaints from here on out.

It's kind of funny. I know it sounds pessimistic, but the irony is that we ask and ask about health effects. We plead for monitoring. We beg for curtailment of emissions and other pollutants. For five frigging years. All to no avail. And then - a big health study is revealed. Do you think I'm excited and hopeful that the results are on par with real life experiences? Um... not so much. Not enough to gamble a precious tank of gas.

But you go ahead and go.

Update on this event. From newspaper reports and accounts of those in attendance, this was about what I figured it would be. A farce. I hope to have an opportunity to review what of this report may be worthy, but it sure seems like the county is slowly building a case for some kind of argument against wood stoves and car fumes - citing gasoline, wood smoke and cigarettes as comparable threats to public health. Uh huh.... whatever.

Entry - 06-21-08

Update on Pipeline thing

Got a call from COGCC inspector, and they are trying to wrap up the report on the pipeline thing that happened back in week 32. The County liaison is sort of affirming from her position what happened also.

The thing about pipelines is that jurisdiction is hideously fractured and complicated. It's weird that so much gunk flew out of the pipe and all over the valley and yet, according to the COGCC field inspector, the company attributed it to dust which had settled into the pipes during transport to the site.

That just seems like a lot of debris to send up a plume of that density for so long of a duration. But, we have to depend on the county and state resources we have - and I know all of them are overstretched. They are dealing with a lot of stuff and on top of it all, get bounced from division to division when it comes to accountability and oversight.

So, we have to take the word of the operator and hope for the best.

I really really really really hope it was only benign dust and nitrogen gas that blew out of there, but man, what kind of dusty road were they traveling down?

Update: I think this discussion is over as I've not had any further contact from any agency regarding this event. Whatever was in that pipeline - we will obviously never know. Whatever.

Standing up for wildlife as Industry stands on a red herring

Commentary in the GJ Sentinel Community Forum....

I made these comments on the Grand Junction Sentinel's forum today in response to a letter to the editor (print or forum, not sure) by Jeff Madison, where he defends the 90-day wildlife stipulations and reminds everyone to read the draft not just react to hearsay.

"Thank you Jeff, 

You make a point that I myself have stressed. It is beyond me how readily so many folks have coalesced around this issue which has been broadly mischaracterized by industry. 

As a small business owner and strong advocate for small business growth, I am astounded that opponents of this issue would oppose it to the detriment of other, viable Colorado businesses and the environment.  

But, this issue is one of the most vulnerable - dealing with the most vulnerable and voiceless among us - our wildlife and the habitat they depend upon. An easy mark for industry. 

By framing a consequence - regardless of how accurate - around fear of economic reprisal, the oil and gas industry has rallied their workers and an entire region around a red herring, in the belief that if they are loud enough, the COGCC will listen and have no choice but to buckle under the pressure.  

That's a hell of a way to craft policy.

I say YAY for Grand Junction and their economic windfall -- and double YAY for all the mom and pops and regular hump-busting folk who are puling down a living wage as a result of this industry. But, please, everyone, let us not disregard at what true cost those advances have come. 

You cannot put a price on kids' health, on clean air and water, and livability of a community. Yet, I saw a lot of otherwise reasonable people sell their souls at the drop of a hat when this industry came to town. Clamoring at the feet of a polluter to have the privilege of gobbling up some cast-off crumbs (fat crumbs though they may be). We have conveniently forgotten how loyal this industry was when it left some of the same folks high and dry in the 80's. 

Tightening the rules to create a standard of fair play, and protecting the environment can create an atmosphere of economic diversity and stability that EVERYONE can participate in and benefit from. AND preserve the environment for our wildlife populations which benefit even MORE economic prosperity. There's no reason to try and shut industry out. Industry can stay and do their thing but I say to them: Industry, bring your stuff and do what you do - but do so fairly and correctly.  

Every single boom and bust that has ever been has furthered corporate excesses of greed and abuse. The energy industry is notorious for it - with a history of such conduct reaching back a hundred plus years! We know industry hasn't got the economic incentive to do the right thing, so we have to encourage it. And why should one company willing to do the right thing, suffer economic disadvantage because another player doesn't have to? That's not good for anyone - even industry! 

Industry - stop trying to make it seem like we have to choose between critters or cash. Nothing could be further from the truth and advancing such a notion is just plain irresponsible. 

I my letter that was printed in today's Sentinel, I talked about living through some of the hell of the sad stories Mr Wagner spoke of. I wasn't kidding. If anyone reading this post wants to know what that story was and continues to be, check out this blog: www.journeyoftheforsaken

In another JG Sentinel blog the same day, Brad - an industry guy - wrote about the need for folks to come together and keep government out of it.

Brad, I sure can appreciate a lot of your comments, and most of all your attitude of reaching common ground. You are right, it's always better to come together and hammer out an accord. But please realize that in order to do so, you must have mutual need. Industry has shown its disinterest by grabbing the gold over the last five years to the detriment of everyone but themselves. It has been an atrocity. They had an opportunity after opportunity to be proactive and consistently passed. Now, we get government intervention. It may not the best option - but at least there is some intervention, and those of us at ground zero have desperately needed it all from the first time our community sat at the table with industry and thereafter experienced their extremely effective conquer and divide - status quo style of "doing things right". Their credibility is shot. Their credibility is shot and they've established both their interests and position. We have to put our faith elsewhere. We have to put our faith elsewhere.

Habitually, here's what it feels like when I'm talking to industry about any of this stuff...

Me holding a blank piece of paper describing industry's plans to be accountable forthwith: "There's nothing here...."

Industry: "Yes there is. It's a polar bear standing with its eyes closed in a snowstorm."

Kathleen Curry - Democratic State Representative  - Colorado - for her recent suggestion before a COGCC hearing in a room where hundreds of industry workers outnumbered citizens and environmental advocates nearly six to one, that the legislated and proposed industry rule changes may threaten landowner's rights and needed clarification.
 

Friend
One of these demotions isn't publicized because I respect this person as an individual, but not the corporate message they have been diligently promoting. This demotion saddens me greatly, as this person's work has contributed to fundamental and positive changes in the culture of the oil and gas industry. More importantly, they are a friend. Despite that, this demotion is only the latest casualty in the ugly furtherance of untruths promoted by this industry regarding rule changes desperately needed to bring balance to 'development' which has been allowed to threaten and degrade public health, safety and Colorado's natural environment over the past five years. Given the high standards of the Champion's designation, I cannot allow their name to stand among those who work consistently to bring this balance. They were the only name from industry on this page, and that I have had to remove it is very telling about the state of this industry's record on environmental and public health as well as the course this rule change process has taken. Once again we find ourselves on opposite sides of a deep divide. Damn it. I pray our friendship survives it.
 

City of Rifle - for their vision in establishing Rifle as an "Energy Village" and working toward sustainable energy development for their region. Thanks to their efforts, one of the largest combined solar systems in the country will be brought on-line over the next five years. From Mayor, Keith Lambert: "The city of Rifle is committed to deploying reliable off-grid power. We're doing this for our environment, for our residents and for our city's economic future." In a region currently booming from the oil and gas industry - but one which has seen an ugly bust in the late 80's - this kind of infrastructure investment in an area reaping big financial rewards and immersed in deep political pressures has taken a major force of will and exemplary vision. Rock on people. Rock on.

Ray Anderson, Chairman and Founder Interface, Inc. - for having the initiative to convert his billion-dollar carpet-manufacturing operations from a 1970's-style polluter, to a modern Earth-conscious enterprise. He and his "dream team" of 4, 000 employees are half-way to their goal of zero negative Earth impacts. They began in 1994, and with sales in 110 countries, this has been a fast-track to doing things right. Having seen his bottom line expand, in a recent interview he is quoted, thus: "This s a better way to make a bigger profit. It is a false choice to say that we have to give up the environment for the economy." Driven by his clients to be a better Earth steward and inspired by his kids to leave them a sustainable and beautiful environment, he spends some of his time sharing his vision and conversion culture with other business leaders. When he meets other CEOs he asks, "When you meet your maker, what do you intend to talk about?  Shareholder value? I don't think so. What do you stand for?" Way to lead, Mr. Anderson. A book that he said changed his life forever? "Ecology of Commerce" by Paul Hawken [ ISBN-10 0887307043  /  ISBN-13  978-0887307041 ] Maybe industry could take a lesson from this book. Oh, that's right. I don't think they can read - at least judging by their adamant need for 'clarification' of the COGCC draft rules.

Martin Vosseler - retired physician - for walking across the United States in an effort to raise awareness of the importance of renewable, solar energy. Unfortunately, his route passes just south of us through New Mexico, so we won't get to meet and walk with him out on the road. But, hopefully, you'll support his vision and effort by enacting positive changes in your own life, and encouraging the development of solar energy. From his website:  "Martin’s SunWalk is a prayer, with body and soul raising awareness and encouraging creativity that will lead to changes and actions, and making sustainable energy possible. Martin is demonstrating how each of us has a choice in how we use our personal involvement and the energy resources of our planet.  We are facing the biggest and most important challenge: To keep our beautiful planet Earth inhabitable."  What an awesome effort. check out this free-spirit's webpage at www.sunwalk2008.com  / or his blog at: http://www.martinvosseler.ch/sites/index_e.htm

The Sentinel ran a full page ad for industry touting the job-killing rule changes. I think it might have produced a reverse effect, however, at least among some as I've heard folks blast industry PR folk for pretty blatantly trying to make this red-herring fly.

On Friday I heard an ad on the radio saying the rules were "job-killing rules" to protect (and this is said with a pronounced tenor or disgust) "prairie dogs....". It's pretty sad, that no one in industry has stood up and said this effort is what it is. A misguided ruse. But - how can I expect them to. They are only protecting their bottom line. That's the problem with expecting a corporation or an association representing it to do what's right. They do what makes more money. That's the sum-total I.Q. and life's blood of a corporate "entity". We, on the other hand, should be able to see it for what it is.

The Sentinel
"Energy Companies get clarification on drilling rules"
[06-18-08]

According to the article: "A series of clarifications issued Wednesday by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission show its forthcoming rules are not aimed at killing the state’s multibillion-dollar energy industry, according to the panel’s director.

David Neslin, the commission’s acting director, said the clarifications make it clear that energy companies have a variety of options to mitigate effects on wildlife near their drilling sites before being slapped with a 90-day drilling moratorium.

“We disagree that these are job-killing rules. I think it’s unfortunate the wildlife provisions have been mischaracterized,” Neslin said."

You want to know what's really going on? Here's my take on this situation: The industry is just pulling more of the same - just like they did during the stakeholder meetings, where they outnumbered everyone else by a wide majority and then whined that they were being excluded. This is a common tactic used by bullies everywhere - it's a public relations gimmick, favored even by some attorneys - which explains industry's fascination with the technique, and is really, frankly, pretty pathetic. Let me share an example.

How to Blame the Victim - P.R. (and sleazy legal tactic) 101
A fox, hired by a farmer to stand guard over his henhouse, raids the henhouse late one night and eats all the chickens. Early in the pre-dawn hours of the next morning the media show up at the farmer's chicken coop. Feathers and blood are everywhere. Fox is standing there chewing on a chicken leg as a reporter shoves a mic in his face. The reporter says, "Mr. Fox, Mr. Farmer says you've eaten all the chickens from the henhouse you promised and were hired to guard. What is happening here?" (Farmer is back at the house loading his shotgun). Fox pulls a quill from his teeth and swallows, "I didn't eat any chickens. Look around... (he points with the chicken leg bone).... there aren't even any chickens here."

This is the problem with the oil and gas industry - as an organized coup-de-grace, they generate an enormous degree of impact. But they deny it. They are in a position to be a powerful partner. But they abuse it. They, above all others, bear a proportionate responsibility to be accountable. But they abdicate it. Why? Because they can.

There is nothing inherently bad about drilling and harvesting a natural resource. We use this resource to generate all sorts of commerce, put gas in cars, heat homes - you name it.  For a total comparative lack of investment in any other form of alternative, renewable or sustainable energy - coal, gas and oil are it. We've been backed into this corner for a long time. But, the thing is that it can be done a lot more cleanly. God knows the industry is constantly bragging about it and barraging us with empty words touting it on the television. I mean, up in Canada they have a technique where the pad is the size of a dinner plate. Why aren't they using that technology here, in our back yards? Why don't they actually do more of what they brag about? Why aren't best practices like 'green' completions and other innovations the norm industry-wide? What is bad about this industry is how this industry chooses to develop the resource. Instead of working with people, they baffle, bluff block and bully. They'd rather say anyone concerned about the environment and public health is using scare tactics - instead of examining their own practices that actually do scare the hell out of people - and for good reason.

Whereas industry says "let us operate under performance standards", such a gracious extension must be earned - and just he opposite has occurred. Plus, it will require enforcement. Right now, the COGCC cannot even afford to hire and retain inspectors. Why? Industry hires them at wages the state cannot compete with.

Industry says: 'But, we promise we'll use best practices - don't make it mandatory.' The problem is that one company might - while another won't. And why should one company do it while another doesn't and the second reaps economic benefits from cutting corners? Besides that, even within the same company I've seen vastly different standards employed among different areas of  development, between different subdivisions and between different neighbors. EnCana used electric rigs on Grass Mesa - finally - and only after the organized home-owner's association demanded it. Us out here - all nine families - no dice. EnCana put combustors on some sites - where it was demanded and there was some incentive for EnCana to 'make a deal' with the neighbors. Us? We had to beg to get one on the Schwartz site. And even then, I heard "I'll try." from stakeholder relations. When we got it, it was promoted like some major victory for landowners, even though it is a basic emission reduction unit that should damn well be required on all sites.

If industry would stop accusing everyone else, stop mischaracterizing the facts, stop throwing up harmful barriers to good development practices and really behave like responsible economic and environmental partners, the workforce would be stable, the community would be stable, better relationships would abound and unfair economic advantage among competitors would be eradicated.

But that's not what industry is interested in. I'm not talking about the industry's workers, by the way. These folk are just trying to make a decent living. I'm talking about executives, administrators, management. They want to baffle, bluff, block and bully. Because they've gotten away with it for a hundred years and they can still get away with it. Hence, they demand clarification when the rules are clearly written. They say they still don't 'understand' even though the rules are explained. If they can't read the rules, it's easy to understand why they're adverse to any form of comprehensive planning. It's just too far outside of their skill set.  Instead, they spend money (from fat, taxpayer subsidized coffers) on radio and print ads to terrorize regular working folk and muscle policy - just like they always have. And like the fox, not even pointing the finger of blame, but having the audacity to point the bone. 

I knew the rule changes were going to be a dog fight. This is really standard stuff. I've been asked by two people now (one a newsman and one a neighbor who used to say industry was great but then got screwed and moved to Carbondale) what I thought would happen with the rules. The two greatest assets that never were have already been taken down - mandatory comprehensive planning and best practices. Those are only voluntary. The one biggest incentive to planning - the 90-day wildlife stipulation - has been framed as hoo-doo policy - when it isn't. What do I think will be the end result? Rules with no teeth, no funding and no enforcement. It will appear that there is some protection for citizen safety and wildlife, but really, there will be little meaningful change from status quo. Industry will chock up another political win and we will go on as we have been as little by little, catastrophe after catastrophe is reported and forgotten in the rush to make more money. That's why I'm spending so much time writing this stupid damn blog that few even bother to read. Because someone has to give a shit - even if it's only a relative few of us still willing to stand for what is right.

Post Independent
"Garfield County Commissioners opposes severance tax initiative."
[06-17-08]

Brilliant, boys. This is so beyond ridiculous there are no words to even describe such a spectacular lack of vision - both near and far.

These two - Martin and McCown - need to find another line of work. Thank goodness McCown is heading off to greener pastures. As a Republican who cannot seem to move beyond some weird notion of party politics, he has, in my humble opinion, done nothing but disservice to Garfield County and our citizens. It will be interesting to see if McCown finds work in the very lucrative energy industry after his tenure in public office.

What sad fools, these two, wrapped right around the greasy finger of industry while citizen's endure horrendous impacts to their communities, infrastructure and services. Where is the leadership? Where? 

Martin has fared little better and only seems to have contributed positive changes when they are small and relatively benign. When it comes to taking real issues with potentially broad and detrimental impacts in hand, he doesn't seem to possess the political will to stand for anything of substance or consequence. Yet, by his failure to stand for something - he falls for anything.  

It's not that I don't think these are regular guys who could be agreeable in an atmosphere where they can do no harm - Martin is quite an affable and charming type character. And so is Larry - actually he is wonderfully gifted as a comedian - and I'm not being facetious. But, as community leaders, their record of looking after this county is beyond terrible. And they've made my family's life a living hell.  It's hard to think about them as regular guys when they use, and in my opinion, abuse that kind of power year after year after year.

When I asked the GarCo health department's air quality division about the possibility of an air monitor out here, I was told the money just wasn't there. Despite the fact that of all areas in this county - this is one of the very worst with the highest density of on-going development. Hello people. That's what severance taxes are for - to help deal with impacts caused by this industry. It's the pay to play concept. I was told the county was looking into getting a grant - oh, and that the health study was soon to be released - which it was, this week. Even though I asked about this over a year and a half ago. The really pathetic thing - they probably really don't have the money. Colorado collects maybe a third of what Wyoming does, plus, the industry takes all sorts of tax credits negating a lot of what we otherwise would have. And has the county instituted impact fees to cope with it? Not so much. So no monitor - no information - no inclusion in any 'health' study. But there's something even more pathetic. The two commissioners who keep things that way.

Post Independent
"Roan leasing prompts lawsuit: Environmental coalition wants to stop sale on about 55,000 acres"
[06-17-08]

A group of environmentalists including the Colorado Environmental Coalition (CEC) are launching litigation against the Bureau of Land Management regarding their recent decision to cough-up 34,087 acres of Roan Plateau topside for drilling - despite, of course, massive opposition from citizens and community leaders up and down the Colorado River Valley. I tried and tried for years to get the BLM to do an environmental assessment of our area, because of the critical habitat the elk and deer depend on. Nada. So, do I support this move? Hell yes. Go get 'em CEC. Of course, industry's response to this is predictable. The article quotes one of only many industry associations (this time the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States) thusly: "Those of us who work in the industry understand that the 'phased leasing that some are proposing for this area simply will not work and will actually result in more disturbance to the environment and less revenue for the state of Colorado. The truth is that from the time the Bush administration hit the ground running, the oil and gas industry was given the green light to tear the hell out of this country from the East coast to the West in pursuit of profits. And they have. This has been accomplished by "fast-tracking" "regulations" that otherwise might have brought some kind of balance. It has taken a monumental effort to even bring attention to the Roan's plight - and as you can see - it hasn't done a damn bit of good. The policy of pillage is in place and now, all these years and investments in physical infrastructure and energy sector growth later, the momentum will be tough to shut down. In fact, with only a few months left until the end of the Bush administration, there is an unprecedented push to open more areas to drilling. If you watch National Geographic's "Oil Apocalypse" I think you'll find some very interesting predictions have come true.

You know, it's interesting, the industry does these presentations where they tell the public about all the elk hanging out on pad sites. And some folks in the audience chuckle under their breath, because they think it's funny. They actually believe that elk like hanging out with industry. And they're amused that industry, is in their mind, 'exposing' the 'ruse' they believe is being furthered by folks like me. Fern feelers and enviro-wackos someone once said in some blog. I'm no BLM biologist, but I can testify that Elk don't even like it when cars go by. They may tolerate it if it only occurs periodically, but I've never seen a herd put up with being near industrial disturbance - when they have an opportunity to do otherwise. So, that suggests to me that industry is either lying or these elk have no other choice because these drilling rigs occupy lands with forage critical to the elk's survival. Despite industry's ever-amusing antics and efforts to shape public perception - a public used to being fed media and eager to consume it - I don't find it funny. I find it outrageously arrogant and insensitive to other's suffering. Others - like our wildlife - without a voice and utterly at the mercy of this extraordinarily callous and indifferent industry. But that's just me. I've found that this industry doesn't even care about people. Why on earth should I expect it to care about animals.

Post Independent
"Study finds no health crises"
[06-18-08]

While the study points out that there is no major health 'crises' when GarCo folk are compared with, say Delta folk and so on, the folks behind the study note that some trends are "worth monitoring and watching". Like respiratory conditions (ya think?) oh, and sexually transmitted diseases. That second part, um.... I wonder if that might have anything to do with the lot lizards that hang around the local hotels where all the workers live. I think it's kind of ironic that as a "local" (gasp! red flag!) I couldn't get a room in a snow storm a couple of years ago, but the big new hotel out in South Rifle has a parking lot full of industry trucks. I walked in the other day to return a rental and about eight industry workers were lounging around the lobby scoping chicks as they walked through the front door. I'm so glad it takes a two-year "study" to point these things out.

Regarding benzene - a family favorite carcinogen - the mathematician who did the modeling suggested that benzene concentrations could be significant for distances up to a couple of hundred yards - Oh, you mean like within a hundred and fifty feet of a home, where drilling is allowed under COGCC rules and has not even been addressed in the draft rules - that industry opposes? Oh. My. What do you know.

Most of the release is supposed to occur during venting and dehydration of the gas; but green completions is said to be able to reduce it by 90%. Now don't you feel better that only 22 wells from one pad might be within a hundred and fifty feet of your house - but only, let's see..... 10 percent times, um, 22 - that's only 220 % exposure is likely by industry using the very best available technology!! Hey, Joe Citizen, you're number one to us! And did anyone mention condensate tanks? No? I wonder why.

Apparently the study is some 250 pages. According to the article one of Williams Production RMT (industry folk) is going to look it over. Meanwhile the state just cranked out 2,550 permits to drill. When I get a half hour free from bull-dogging this industry and trying to keep them from mowing us under, maybe I'll also check it out. 

Benzene in the air can cause leukemia, particularly acute myelogenous leukemia. Oh boy, folks! Family night with popcorn a movie and leukemia.

Read this article. It's a good one.
 

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