AP IMPACT: Deadly side effect to fracking boom

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

AP IMPACT: Deadly side effect to fracking boom

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In North Dakota drilling counties, the population has soared 43 percent over the last decade, while traffic fatalities increased 350 percent, to 63 last year from 14 ten years ago. Roads in those counties were nearly twice as deadly per mile driven than the rest of the state. In one Texas drilling district, drivers were 2.5 times more likely to die in a fatal crash per mile driven compared with the statewide average.

This boom is different from those of the past because of the hydraulic-fracturing process, which extracts oil and gas by injecting high-pressure mixtures of water, sand or gravel and chemicals. It requires 2,300 to 4,000 truck trips per well to deliver those fluids. Older drilling techniques needed one-third to one-half as many trips.

Another factor is the speed of development. Drilling activity often ramps up too fast for communities to build better roads, install more traffic signals or hire extra police officers to help direct the flow of cars and trucks. Drillers will sink 20,000 new wells of this type in the U.S. this year.

Last year, a truck carrying drilling water in Clarksburg, W.Va., overturned onto a car carrying a mother and her two boys. Both children, 7-year-old Nicholas Mazzei-Saum and 8-year-old Alexander, were killed.

"We buried them in the same casket," recalled their father, William Saum. He said his wife, Lucretia Mazzei, has been hospitalized four times over the last year for depression.

Traffic fatalities in West Virginia's most heavily drilled counties, including where the Mazzei-Saum boys were killed, rose 42 percent last year, to 47, from 33 in 2012. Traffic deaths in the rest of the state declined 8 percent.

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[lostinblue 1,989]

The socialist strikes again. Hate all forms of capitalism. Truck driving jobs that pay up to . $100,000 per year. Ranchers cashing million Dollar /year checks.. fast food workers making 18/hour. Schools .hospitals being built. ...... All bad from the liberals mindset.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Trouble with that reading comprehension still. You should consider taking remedial classes. Might help you out.

[luckytxn 2,264]

We also have full employment in the Houston area now and pretty much along the whole Gulf Coast. Companies are having to scour the country for workers. Ridiculous to have this much going on. Horrible that people can be doing this well. Horrors.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

We also have full employment in the Houston area now and pretty much along the whole Gulf Coast. Companies are having to scour the country for workers. Ridiculous to have this much going on. Horrible that people can be doing this well. Horrors.

I doubt that those now six feet under and their families are doing all that great.

[luckytxn 2,264]

True. I doubt there would have been an accident ever in that area if it wasn't for fracking. There was a real bad accident yesterday where a family ran into another family as they were both headed back from church. Damn church and religion. If they had been DRIVING on the ROAD going shopping instead this would not have happened.

There has just been an ACCIDENT I heard about on the HIGHWAY. A big truck (UPS) and a vehicle involved. I can guarantee the UPS truck was not involved in anything having to do with fracking so that accident was OK.

I doubt that those now six feet under and their families are doing all that well.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

True. I doubt there would have been an accident ever in that area if it wasn't for fracking. There was a real bad accident yesterday where a family ran into another family as they were both headed back from church. Damn church and religion. If they had been DRIVING on the ROAD going shopping instead this would not have happened.

There has just been an ACCIDENT I heard about on the HIGHWAY. A big truck (UPS) and a vehicle involved. I can guarantee the UPS truck was not involved in anything having to do with fracking so that accident was OK.

I doubt that those now six feet under and their families are doing all that well.

Ah, another one with reading comprehension issues. Great.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Why is that?

Ah, another one with reading comprehension issues. Great.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Why is that?

Because you fail to address the issue at hand instead making asinine comments such as this "I doubt there would have been an accident ever in that area if it wasn't for fracking. There was a real bad accident yesterday where a family ran into another family as they were both headed back from church. Damn church and religion." That's totally besides the point since nobody is saying that fracking is responsible for all accidents in these areas.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Tell you what Dog. There were some other accidents last week. I can post them and we can slam them industries as deadly side affects also and condemn them as horrible and how they need to be shut down. Want to play this game or is it that you posted this so you can get on a soap box and slam fracking industry only. If you can't understand what I was posting then you are the one with the reading comprehension problems. Many industries out there and sometimes things get shipped and there are accidents and some deadly.

So do you want to play or slam members for not playing along with your game which is a TOS violation?

[luckytxn 2,264]

If you are wanting to play let me know and when I get back from doing the yard work around our business we own I will play with you. I hope I don't have an accident so that the hair cutting industry doesn't get slammed and all get on a soap box and shut us all down. The roads are a tad over crowded this time of day.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Tell you what Dog. There were some other accidents last week. I can post them and we can slam them industries as deadly side affects also and condemn them as horrible and how they need to be shut down. Want to play this game or is it that you posted this so you can get on a soap box and slam fracking industry only. If you can't understand what I was posting then you are the one with the reading comprehension problems. Many industries out there and sometimes things get shipped and there are accidents and some deadly.

So do you want to play or slam members for not playing along with your game which is a TOS violation?

Oh Jeez. I understand what you're posting and it has NOTHING to do with the issue at hand. It is painfully obvious that you have neither consumed the actual story nor have any intent to do so. It is thus fruitless having any discussion with you on the issue at hand since you refuse to even acknowledge that there might be an issue in the first place. Done with you.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Thought so. Good luck on finding someone to play your game. Take care.

Oh Jeez. I understand what you're posting and it has NOTHING to do with the issue at hand. It is painfully obvious that you have neither consumed the actual story nor have any intent to do so. It is thus fruitless having any discussion with you on the issue at hand since you refuse to even acknowledge that there might be an issue in the first place. Done with you.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Fracking hilarious thread!

[Crashed~N2~Me 970]

Fracking hilarious thread!

Hey...I googled up on "old bean" and "old chap"...both phrases are "almost universally used by males". ..& that leads me to realize 1) = Spooky has a crush on a dude. & 2) You are fond of ExExPat.

ETA: Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Edited May 5, 2014 by Crashed~N2~Me