Thanks Erik!
She said the health, environmental, and climate harms related to fracking are “intractable and are not fixable through any regulatory framework.” “Fracking resembles lead paint or indoor smoking — no rules or regulations can make these practices safe.”
Permian Basin in Texas produces 40 percent of nation’s gas. Marcellus Shale in PA is also significant.
“Interest is growing in expanding infrastructure to get more natural gas to the Gulf Coast as LNG exports are poised to double this decade and other end-users will need to secure more supplies, a panel of midstream executives said at an industry conference last week.”
A growing movement of U.S. cities, counties & states have passed, or are pursuing, building electrification measures. See Better Buildings NY campaign betterbuildingsny.org#NYHeat
Both the @AmerMedicalAssn and the @PublicHealth have recognized the links among gas stoves, nitrogen dioxide pollution, and increased respiratory illnesses in children and have called for a transition away from gas stoves and toward electrification of home appliances.
That’s really good to know. 🥲
And here’s the compendium! Open access, peer-reviewed, searchable, 637-pp monograph on the risks and harms of fracking that’s been my life’s work for 10 years. 16 topic areas, 17 major trends, with a new chapter on gas-fired appliances including stoves. concernedhealthny.org/compendium/
The Compendium of Scientific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking and Associated Gas and Oil Infrastructure (the Compendium) is a fully referenced compilation…