Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, has many environmental impacts everyone should really be worried about.
A few of those are (1) air pollution, which stems global warming and accelerates climate change, (2) water contamination through uncontrolled pollution, (3) seismic activity which is inducing as many as 108 earthquakes in eight days in West Texas, (4) health risks from air and water pollution that is causing respiratory issues, other health problems and even death; and (5) noise pollution. The latter four affects West Texas communities situated near fracking activity, but the first item affects everyone on planet earth.
That being said, if you were hard up for billions of dollars, would you be greedy enough to prostitute yourself without stopping to think about the consequences for your family, your friends, your constituents and mankind?
A former president, who is now running for reelection was quoted as saying the following to oil tycoons and big oil execs, “Give me $1 billion and you can wreck the environment.” Also “Give me a billion and I’ll scrap climate policies” plus “Give me $1 billion and I’ll help you wreck the planet. According to various print and television reports, he said this as he sought $1 billion from each one for his 2024 campaign in a deal worth $110 billion to energy giants. Besides the www.msn.com website and The Washington Post, there’s actual audio and video recordings to support this fact. Just Google it.
As one news source reported that at a private meeting at his Mar-a-Lago Club, he told some of America’s top oil executives that he is willing to immediately reverse dozens of President Biden’s environmental policies and stop new one from being enacted on his first day of presidency, if they agree to pitch in to return him to the White House.
Think about it, this former POTUS, is willing to risk making the climate crisis worse and creating a more dangerous world for his own his children just so he can make money from oil companies, who in turn will benefit from little taxation and regulation they would avoid thus multiplying their profits as their workers and their families, who live near the oil fields are put at a higher risk to exposure to toxic pollutants and radioactive material.
In short, he straight up told oil companies he will sell out the American people and be their puppet if they each contribute $1 billion. As it stands, the contaminants released through air and water from fracking are linked to a range of health issues including lung diseases, respiratory illness, abdominal pain, nervous system disruption, anxiety, depression, reproductive issues, “cancer” and even “death.”
These health issues have been ongoing for decades. Then there’s the staggering number of earthquakes in West Texas – the most recent one during the last week in July being a 5.0 quake. These, according to news reports, are related to oil and gas extraction. Again, one can find numerous detailed articles on this increasingly alarming occurrence by Googling “Fracking and earthquakes.”
In closing, I ask our readers to bone up on what is never addressed or discussed during presidential campaigns. Winters are getting to wear one rarely needs to put on a heavy coat and as can be seen and felt, summers are getting unbearably hotter. And you can make a difference in the future of your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
As John Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what ‘you’ can do for your country.” So, please VOTE for the candidate you feel will do for our country and not for himself. Otherwise, we’re fracked.