The Coast Guard is considering a dangerous new
rule to allow shipment of fracking
"flow-back" waste on our nation's
rivers via barge (full of toxic chemicals and some of which are
radioactive). This would include the
Mississippi River.
The Coast Guard is asking for public comments - deadline is this Friday 12/06.
In a barge accident they wouldn't be able to clean
up this toxic brew as they would an oil spill. Oil stays on the top of the
water, whereas this fracking flow-back would end up at the bottom of our rivers,
making cleanup extremely problematic.
Please write an email (brief is
okay) to the Coast Guard by Friday if you are so inclined.
Thank you,
Jim
Gurley
http://www.crawfordstewardshipproject.org/
