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Ithaca's Food Web: Farmers speak out about natural gas drilling via hydrofracking - 0 views

  • In what appeared to be acute poisoning, 16 cattle died on a Louisiana farm last April after drinking fluid next to a natural gas drilling rig.
  • In Colorado, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzine and xylene have been found in drinking water from wells, there were 206 spills suspected in 48 cases of water contamination, and methane, the most common contaminant found in water wells, blew a pump house off its foundation, forced the evacuation of homes and turned tap water flammable. 
  • Residents in PA are suing a gas company for contaminating drinking water, which led to health problems.
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  • In Wyoming, the EPA found elevated levels of carcinogenic chemicals  in 11 private water supplies and preliminary results found that fracking activities are a possible source.
  • In April 2006, a gas well explosion in Texas killed a well service contractor. Five hundred people in the City of Forest Hill were evacuated. 
  • farmer in Pennsylvania describes the contamination of his pond and loss of vegetation and wildlife.
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