23-10-2011, 01:54 PM
One of the most shocking things exposed by crusading environmental litigator Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in an epic blog piece published on Huffington Post today, is that the fracking industry's "recycled" waste water may contain radioactive materials which get discharged into our nation's rivers. Kennedy lists his reasons for early optimism on natural gas, but now decries a lack of transparency, responsibility, and safeguards to protect communities from irresponsible practices. As a member of NY Gov. Cuomo's Fracturing Advisory Panel, Kennedy's job is to "safeguard New Yorkers from the kind of calamities caused ... across our border with Pennsylvania." He is as upset with the behavior of state and federal government regulators as he is with "fast talking landsmen, smarmy CEOs" and the "right wing industry toadies from cable TV and talk radio." Among the disclosures he credits to hard hitting journalism by the New York Times are
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr
http://www.newser.com/story/131601/rober...moted.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr
http://www.newser.com/story/131601/rober...moted.html