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thenewgreen · 4897 days ago · link · · parent · post: Fracking Wastewater Poisoning the Ground

I remember the first time I heard the phrase "Fracking", it was being uttered by Diane Rehm. I couldn't believe she could be so foul mouthed.

As for how much "information" we will need before we change our behaviors, if history is any indicator it will take tangible and indisputable harm to occur directly to a population center in a non-subjective way. -Sad but true.

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fr33lunch · 4897 days ago · link ·

It seems like you may be thinking of a very specific example...No?

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