76 U.S. Drought Pits Farmers Against Frackers U.S. Drought Pits Farmers Against Frackers Environment  (tags: fracking, Frack is Whack, activism, activists, environment, destruction, ecosystems, protection, humans, healthconditions, conservation, water, pollution, politics, business, environment, dishonesty, news, society, SustainableDevelopment, usa, polit ) Cal - 290 days ago - news.mongabay.com Drought has created a standoff over water supplies in the U.S. Midwest between energy producers and farmers, reports Bloomberg. Natural gas and oil producers have been forced to seek new water sourcesas they mull calls from farmers and activists to recycl add comment send green star

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John S. (232) Wednesday August 1, 2012, 3:47 am Thanks,noted. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Alexandra Rodda (172) Wednesday August 1, 2012, 3:53 am Hope that this reduces fracking. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   pam w. (185) Wednesday August 1, 2012, 8:16 am I think fracking has come & gone....too many people know too much about it. It'll stop....reluctantly, maybe....but, people will demand and end to it. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Phil Heinlein (467) Wednesday August 1, 2012, 5:56 pm Get ready for more water battles in the coming years as global warming heats up. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Robert B. (52) Wednesday August 1, 2012, 7:43 pm May this be the beginning of the end to fracking. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Joan Mcallister (225) Wednesday August 1, 2012, 10:00 pm Interesting just maybe this will help end fracking, one can only hope. Thanks Cal send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Robert O. (13) Thursday August 2, 2012, 1:44 am No good can ever come from fracking. Thanks Cal. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Arielle S. (269) Thursday August 2, 2012, 8:23 am We can live without fracking and even without gas but we cannot live without food.... send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Dave C. (138) Thursday August 2, 2012, 8:54 am noted.... thanks.... send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   JL A. (164) Thursday August 2, 2012, 8:56 am farmers have a vested interest in safe water which would automatically pit them against frackers who don't send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.   Jennifer C. (154) Saturday August 4, 2012, 5:12 am Thank you. send green star | flag as inappropriate Why is this inappropriate? Send Report Cancel Your report has been submitted to Customer Service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later.

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