“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” ~Aldo Leopold

I simply do not understand why anyone, under any circumstance would enable our water, land and air to be contaminated with deadly chemicals. Don’t we all need a healthy planet to thrive and survive? Yes, it can be explained away as greed and thoughtlessness but we all need to live on this planet; does greed cloud our judgment so much that we would put our families at risk?  Does greed reign higher than what we will leave our grandchildren and their grandchildren?

A long time ago, I read a wonderful quote that resonates with my ethos….

Treat the Earth well.
It was not given to you by your parents,
it was loaned to you by your children.
We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors,
we borrow it from our Children.
~ Ancient Indian Proverb

If we just stop to think about our actions and how they will be our legacy to our children, and their children, perhaps we can focus on renewable energy and not shortsighted destructive, polluting nonrenewable energy procurement.  Hydraulic fracturing (aka – fracking) is a natural gas extraction technique in which a massive volume of water, sand, and chemicals is injected underground at high pressure to break up rock formations, allowing oil or gas to flow up the well.

Listen up folks! Natural gas is nonrenewable! That means there is a limited supply and once it is gone, we will need to find yet another source of energy. Why don’t we simply focus our efforts on renewable energy? Besides fracking pollutes our water, land, and air that we need.

Fracking drilling site

Right now, the citizens of the earth are deciding whether or not to ban Fracking in their towns, counties, states and countries. Entire countries (France and Bulgaria) have already decided that the detriment to the environment out weighs the financial benefits and voted to ban Fracking. Why are we still debating it here in New York State?

Please watch this short film and learn more: “The Sky is Pink” — a film addressing the myth of “safe fracking” and illustrates how the industry-hired “experts” muddle the evidence against fracking in the media.   The Sky is Pink

“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.”   ~Ansel Adams

For more info about Fracking:                                                                                            New York Times’ Drilling Down Series                                                                             Food & Water Watch

And to learn more about the battle in New York State:                                                     Toxic Targeting

Fresh drinking water is more important than oil.

I really just needed to share.