(task) Wes Wilson's EPA Oped

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fracking, petrochemical political economy, environment, fraud, racketeering

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> Date: June 17, 2015 at 7:28:20 AM EDT
> From: susan van dolsen <svand58@aol.com>
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> Thanks for sharing this, Marge. I posted it to the Love NY: Don't Frack it Up! Facebook page. Wes Wilson has it right!
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> "The growing body of science says that fracking causes water contamination, air pollution and with high leakage rates of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is a climate disaster. EPA’s clean power plan credits utilities for greenhouse gas reductions when they switch from coal to fracked gas. This credit is based on EPA’s calculation that the methane leak rate from fracking is 2 percent, and that the heat trapping character of methane is only 25 times greater than CO2 from coal. Both calculations are incorrect and therefore exaggerate the climate benefits of methane. Current information indicates methane is 86 times more heat trapping than CO2 over the short term, and the amount of methane leaked from fracked wells, according to field measurements by NOAA scientists, ranges from 4 percent to 18 percent.Unless the methane leak rate is reduced to less than one percent, the political promise that replacing coal with natural gas is better for climate protection is hollow, a hoax."
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> From: Margery Schab <mschab@aol.com>
> To: Susan Van Dolsen <svand58@aol.com>; Madelaine And Jonathan Piel <madpie2@aol.com>; MaryAnn Johnston <mryjhnstn@aol.com>; Mary Anne Sullivan <maryannedsullivan@gmail.com>; Beth Kelley <ekelley1@mac.com>; Elizabeth Kelley <kelleybeth@mac.com>; michael mcdonald <michael.D.McDonald@mac.com>; Gina Angiola <gangiola11@gmail.com>; Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com>; Doris Cramer <doriscramer601@gmail.com>; Clare Donohue <clare@saneenergyproject.org>; Maya van Rossum <keepermaya@delawareriverkeeper.org>; Donna Panton <panton.rillbrook@gmail.com>; John Bouvier <jvbdesigns@yahoo.com>; Joyce Flynn <joycecflynn@gmail.com>
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> In important read. Marge
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> From: Damascus Citizens DCS <dcs@DamascusCitizens.org <mailto:dcs@DamascusCitizens.org>>
> Subject: Wes Wilson's EPA Oped
> Date: June 15, 2015 at 2:28:01 PM EDT
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> http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/244856-widespread-and-systemic-contamination-found-at-the-epa <http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/244856-widespread-and-systemic-contamination-found-at-the-epa>
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> Norm, Please post.
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> Thanks,
> B
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