Does anyone ever ask natural gas promoter T. Boone Pickens about Fracturing?

[NNN0LHI]

I have seen him on TV twice now today and it seems logical to ask his opinion of the practice of Fracturing to obtain natural gas seeing he is in the business and has spent millions promoting it. Is he for or against Fracturing? Anyone know?

He is on Ratigans show now and the question never comes up. Why is that?

Don

[livetohike]

1. No, they all just worship at his feet and cling to his every word

instead of doing their job and question him. Worthless and pathetic interviewers.

[Swamp Rat]

2. T. Boone Pickens has a fractured brain

[Bozita]

3. Thom Hartmann often says that big-name guests won't return if asked tough questions.

That gives 'em the upper hand.

I believe Pickens qualifies as "too big to ask."

[NNN0LHI]

4. Guess we won't be seeing him on any real news shows like KO or Rachel then?

Morning Joe and Dylan Ratigan is about the only shows we will see him on. Because they play the game well.

That alone says a lot.

Don

[Whisp]

5. can you explain what fracturing is?

I guess I could google it, but it seems everyone else knows what this is but me.

and if I do google it, who should I believe?

[valerief]

6. Injecting poisons into the ground and our waterways in order to extract natural gas.

I don't know exactly what it is, but that's the result of it.

[Whisp]

7. thank you!

[Bozita]

8. You'll find this video helpful ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZe1AeH0Qz8

It's from the HBO documentary, "Gasland."

[Whisp]

9. SON OF A BITCH!!!!

I have NEVER heard of this before now. And all the time Pickens is on, CNN does not even ask anything about this.


fuckkkkkkkkkkk!

this made me flip right friggin out

[NNN0LHI]

13. Today he was on MSNBC twice without being asked about it

Once on Morning Joe and the other time on Dylan Ratigan's show. Not one hard question on either show. Just a lot of ass kissing by the shows hosts.

Don

[FBI_Un_Sub]

10. Fracturing

Is injecting a burst of high pressure fluid (like salt water, steam, live steam, etc) into an oil bearing formation. The oil is NOT one big pool, but is distributed a porous rock formation.

The reverberations of the high pressure injection "fractures" some of the formation, thereby liberating the product. It is also used to increase recovery of salt, potash, etc.

[Trachimbrod]

11. What are the poisons?

It's obvious that you don't know exactly, or even approximately, what it is.

[NNN0LHI]

12. If its that obvious to you that must mean you know what the poisons are they are using

Why don't you just tell us what they are instead of playing cat and mouse?

Don

[piratefish08]

14. how's this? many are known carcinogens. watch Gasland.

This is Pennsylvania’s list of more than 80 chemicals and compounds used in hydraulic fracturing:

Source: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection:
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
1,3,5 Trimethybenzene
2,2-Dibromo-3-Nitrilopropionamide
2.2-Dibromo-3-Nitrilopropionamide
2-butoxyethanol
2-Ethylhexanol
2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one
5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazotin-3-one
Acetic Acid
Acetic Anhydride
Acie Pensurf
Alchohol Ethoxylated
Alphatic Acid
Alphatic Alcohol Polyglycol Ether
Aluminum Oxide
Ammonia Bifluoride
Ammonia Bisulfite
Ammonium chloride
Ammonium Salt
Ammonia Persulfate
Aromatic Hydrocarbon
Aromatic Ketones
Boric Acid
Boric Oxide
Butan-1-01
Citric Acid
Crystalline Silica: Cristobalite
Crystalline Silica: Quartz
Dazomet
Diatomaceus Earth
Diethylbenzene
Doclecylbenzene Sulfonic Acid
E B Butyl Cellosolve
Ethane-1,2-diol
Ethoxlated Alcohol
Ethoxylated Alcohol
Ethoxylated Octylphenol
Ethylbenzene
Ethylene Glycol
Ethylhexanol
Ferrous Sulfate Heptahydrate
Formaldehyde
Glutaraldehyde
Glycol Ethers
Guar Gum
Hemicellulase Enzyme
Hydrochloric Acid
Hydrotreated light distillate
Hydrotreated Light Distilled
Iron Oxide
Isopropanol
Isopropyl Alcohol
Kerosine
Magnesium Nitrate
Mesh Sand (Crystalline Silica)
Methanol
Mineral Spirits
Monoethanolamine
Naphthalene
Nitrilotriacetamide
Oil Mist
Petroleum Distallate Blend
Petroleum Distillates
Petroleum Naphtha
Polyethoxylated Alkanol (1)
Polyethoxylated Alkanol (2)
Polyethylene Glycol Mixture
Polysaccharide
Potassium Carbonate
Potassium Chloride
Potassium Hydroxide
Prop-2-yn-1-01
Propan-2-01
Propargyl Alcohol
Propylene
Sodium Ash
Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium Chloride
Sodium Hydroxide
Sucrose
Tetramethylammonium Chloride
Titaniaum Oxide
Toluene
Xylene

http://www.weny.com/News-Local.asp?ARTICLE3864=9154484

[valerief]

16. Thanks. I knew they listed them from the Senate hearings and from Gasland but I'm no scientist. nt

[Lone_Star_Dem]

15. I know that 2-BA (2-butoxyethanol) is going to be the one to take down this under regulated practice

It's one of the toxins found in the Wyoming drinking water which is used in hydraulic fracturing. There is no other environmental or industrial way for it to have gotten into the water supply there.

This time they can't weasel out of it by saying it came from some place else.