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Some interesting bits: Total is fracking in the middle of residential areas, drilling sites hidden from view by portable walls, protected by police from invest
by sieste 3y ago
Some interesting bits:
Total is fracking in the middle of residential areas, drilling sites hidden from view by portable walls, protected by police from investigations of air pollution, while asthma rates are over twice as high as in the rest of the country.
"They [Total] don't get to go everywhere they want to go, but we have a great relationship so I'm happy with Total" (Arlington mayor after revealing a new fountain sponsored through oil and gas revenue.)
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- koheripbal 3y agoThere is no correlation between asthma and fracking. There is not even a plausible mechanism for such a causal relationship. That is a very odd point to make.
- sieste 3y agoThe video mentions a variety of hydrocarbons emitted from fracking sites (and a noticeable smell), which would be a plausible cause, no? That said, I don't have a dog in this fight and no strong opinions, and happy to be educated with better facts. EDIT: Potentially of interest - "Fracking is linked to asthma increase, study finds" https://www.proquest.com/openview/38707d6ad223efa2d5ac7f3bb8873a76/1 https://www.proquest.com/openview/38707d6ad223efa2d5ac7f3bb8...
- car 3y agoHere the publication from 2016: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2534153 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullar...
- ivanhoe 3y agoHow exactly can fracking affect the air quality, through which mechanisms? It's known to pollute underground waters and thus the soil, but air? EDIT: nevermind, I've seen another answer explaining it. Leaving the comment just for the consistency reasons...