Water worries threaten U.S. push for natural gas

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PAVILLION, Wyoming (Reuters) - Louis Meeks, a burly 59-year-old alfalfa farmer, fills a metal trough with water from his well and watches an oily sheen form on the surface which gives off a faint odor of paint.

He points to small bubbles that appear in the water, and a thin ring of foam around the edge.

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A recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency suggests he just might have a case -- and that the multi-billion dollar industry may have a problem on its hands. EPA tests found his well contained what it termed 14 "contaminants of concern."

It tested 39 wells in the Pavillion area this year, and said in August that 11 were contaminated. The agency did not identify the cause but said gas drilling was a possibility.

http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE5900FD20091001

[thunder rising]

1. gas drilling is a "possibility" because 14 "contaminants of concern." show up in wells all the time

:eyes:

Hey, those 14 just show the fuck up .. outta nowhere. All over the place.

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2. The gas drillers would like to bring this blessing

to the acquifers of Pennsylvania and New York.