Wow, thanks for that video, Alison! What an amazing phenomena. And thanks for the radioactive map. I think that is a particularly deadly side effect of our addiction to natural gas.
Gay On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Alison Fromme <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here's another piece of info to throw into the mix -- this is about > wastewater (not well water): > > Interactive Map: Wastewater Samples From Gas Wells Test Positive for > Radioactivity > > http://www.propublica.org/special/interactive-map-wastewater-samples-from-gas-wells-radioactivity-1109 > > "New York's Department of Environmental Conservation analyzed 13 samples of > wastewater brought thousands of feet to the surface from 12 gas wells being > drilled in the Marcellus Shale. Of those 13 samples, 11 contained levels of > radium-226, a derivative of uranium, above the legally allowed amount safe > for discharge. One sample tested as high as 267 times that amount. Gross > alpha and gross beta represent general detections of multiple kinds of > radioactive isotopes." > > Gay, I'm not sure about your Girl Scout campfire story, but I have seen a > strikingly beautiful natural, natural gas leak in western NY. If you're > curious, here's a 30-second video of it: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ2aSUfxo14 > > Alison Fromme > Freelance Writer > Ithaca, NY USA > [email protected] > website: www.alisonfromme.com > blog: www.ithacasfoodweb.com > > > > On Nov 9, 2009, at 1:31 PM, Gay Nicholson wrote: > > A friend of mine who grew up in Cayuga County and worked on his uncle's >> farm >> has lots of stories to tell going back to the late 1800s about gas in well >> water and in surface streams from the various sources of natural gas (not >> the Marcellus Shale) in our local geology. Evidently, this is not >> uncommon, >> but I don't know how much has to do with drilling activities, or if >> Chemung >> County to the south has any history of this. It would be good to find out >> more about the history of natural gas coming to the surface in our region. >> I remember even hearing a story about Girl Scouts creating a campfire from >> natural gas at the surface near a stream?! I'd like to make sure our >> discourse on this includes whatever we need to know about this phenomena >> in >> the region. >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Jan Quarles <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Here's a short video of ignitable drinking water in Candor, NY, a problem >>> apparently caused by gas drilling nearby in the Marcellus Shale: >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.toxicstargeting.com/MarcellusShale/videos/ignitable_drinking_water >>> _______________________________________________ >>> For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, >>> please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ >>> >>> RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins >>> Questions about the list? ask >>> [email protected] >>> free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> ---------------------------------------------------- >> Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. >> President >> Sustainable Tompkins >> 109 S. Albany St. >> Ithaca, NY 14850 >> >> www.sustainabletompkins.org >> >> >> 607-533-7312 (home office) >> 607-220-8991 (cell) >> 607-216-1552 (ST office) >> 607-216-1553 (ST fax) >> >> [email protected] >> _______________________________________________ >> For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, >> please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ >> >> RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: >> [email protected] >> http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins >> Questions about the list? ask >> [email protected] >> free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > Questions about the list? ask > [email protected] > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- ---------------------------------------------------- Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. President Sustainable Tompkins 109 S. Albany St. Ithaca, NY 14850 www.sustainabletompkins.org 607-533-7312 (home office) 607-220-8991 (cell) 607-216-1552 (ST office) 607-216-1553 (ST fax) [email protected] _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
