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They want to make the people think that them pump jacks out there are good for ‘em. Get rid of the stigma behind oil pollution.
Just recently an earthquake was felt all the way in west Texas after it originated near Odessa/Midland. Someone with critical thinking skills will say “oh that’s bad, the fracking is causing earthquakes we should investigate further” vs the mind numbness that they want which consists of “let’s keep goin till something bad happens yeah?”
I wonder what their ground water is like out there. I hear the air has a certain chemical smell to it too.
I didn't stay long as I was making my way down from NM to Houston to visit a friend. I regretted going that way to make stops in Roswell and Balmorhea as it's pretty barren and dried out in those parts.
It's a different dried out from Arizona to me. The parts I did drive around in reminded me of the logging camps of my youth in remote areas. Industrial and dirty. The old school practices of dumping waste as it is the middle of nowhere hasn't aged well but when it comes to a job many are willing to overlook much.
Alberta is much like this with 1000's of abandoned oil wells and tailing ponds that the taxpayers are on the hook for long after the outfits have taken the profits and run.
Who cares about earthquakes and pollution. Screw that give me my jobs first. So what if we can't live without water longer than 2 or 3 days.
It's a shame Albert's recent government is doubling down on oil after years of neglecting the power grid and then canceling any more investment into existing alternative power like wind turbines and solar.
After my time living on just solar during my travels in AZ I can see these areas with so much sun having a easier time with solar than the wet climate I come from and it's a shame they only block further investments into it to protect oil. They are the perfect places for solar and wind.
China has become a leader in the production of solar and they need to do something as one of the world's largest polluters. These things can take decades and further stalling reinforces in my mind it's still short term profits above all else. Good luck everyone...
Here's a map of America that shows how many contaminants are in the water and the percentage they are over EPA minimum reporting standards.
It's not good.
edit -- and if you want to see what might be a reason behind some southern states' issues, check out Gadsden, AL with 7 pollutants at 4320% over limits; Bremen, GA with 3 pollutants at 3266% over limits; or Pensacola, FL with 12 pollutants at 4350% over limits.