If the red dots on the map are suppose to correspond to the locations of the wells on the accompanying list, then the map is grossly inaccurate in depicting the well locations. George Frantz
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." > > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
