Once again the environment comes LAST: My father as a teenager in the 1930s worked for a strip mining operation In Pennsylvania. The process wrecked the land. Now the fracking business...

RixPix Loc: Miami, Florida

My father as a teenager in the 1930s worked for a strip mining operation In Pennsylvania. The process wrecked the land. Now the fracking business has devastated much of the same areas. It seems that no one really cares what happens after the work is done and now it looks like the damaged areas may not be restored.

https://www.desmogblog.com/2019/12/20/fracking-oil-gas-bankruptcies-cleanup-costs-regulators

RixPix Loc: Miami, Florida

In November, E&E News reported that there's movement to allow or expand such wastewater dumping in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania, all states with major fracking industries. “Within a year, Oklahoma could get approval from EPA to start issuing permits that will allow the oil industry to dispose of briny oil field waste in waterways,” E&E wrote.

GalaxyCat Loc: Boston, MA

I am not at all worried. Jesus is going to renew the earth. It says “neither shall they learn war anymore.” He is going to rule the nations from Jerusalem for 1000 years. If everyone on earth believed God, we could all welcome Him.

RixPix Loc: Miami, Florida

GalaxyCat wrote:

I am not at all worried. Jesus is going to renew the earth. It says “neither shall they learn war anymore.” He is going to rule the nations from Jerusalem for 1000 years. If everyone on earth believed God, we could all welcome Him.

Well, isn’t that a special way to look at things. Thanks for sharing.

GalaxyCat Loc: Boston, MA

RixPix wrote:

Well, isn’t that a special way to look at things. Thanks for sharing.

I hope you have a wonderful Holiday.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

RixPix wrote:

My father as a teenager in the 1930s worked for a strip mining operation In Pennsylvania. The process wrecked the land. Now the fracking business has devastated much of the same areas. It seems that no one really cares what happens after the work is done and now it looks like the damaged areas may not be restored.

https://www.desmogblog.com/2019/12/20/fracking-oil-gas-bankruptcies-cleanup-costs-regulators

I am not opposed for almost any use of the land with one proviso. The land must be left in the same condition as when the usage began. With very few exceptions

RixPix Loc: Miami, Florida

boberic wrote:

I am not opposed for almost any use of the land with one proviso. The land must be left in the same condition as when the usage began. With very few exceptions

Well, the new EPA rules may not follow your wishes. It’s a shame, really a shame.

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

GalaxyCat wrote:

I am not at all worried. Jesus is going to renew the earth. It says “neither shall they learn war anymore.” He is going to rule the nations from Jerusalem for 1000 years. If everyone on earth believed God, we could all welcome Him.

Since you believe god made the earth and everything on it, why do you feel no responsibility to maintain it?

slocumeddie Loc: Inside your head, again

thom w wrote:

Since you believe god made the earth and everything on it, why do you feel no responsibility to maintain it?

(She) has no ability to answer your question(s) rationally..........

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

RixPix wrote:

My father as a teenager in the 1930s worked for a strip mining operation In Pennsylvania. The process wrecked the land. Now the fracking business has devastated much of the same areas. It seems that no one really cares what happens after the work is done and now it looks like the damaged areas may not be restored.

https://www.desmogblog.com/2019/12/20/fracking-oil-gas-bankruptcies-cleanup-costs-regulators

Thank God we are NOT beholden to waco environmentalists.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

RixPix wrote:

Well, the new EPA rules may not follow your wishes. It’s a shame, really a shame.

There is a boy scout moto that's appropiate here. When camping or outside for any reason "Leave it the way you found it." The US Gov't would do well to follow it

Bill 45

thom w wrote:

Since you believe god made the earth and everything on it, why do you feel no responsibility to maintain it?

Very good question. Slocmeddie gave a very good answer.

papakatz45 Loc: South Florida-West Palm Beach

boberic wrote:

I am not opposed for almost any use of the land with one proviso. The land must be left in the same condition as when the usage began. With very few exceptions

So all the skyscrapers in cities must come down at some point? Your home must be leveled?

papakatz45 Loc: South Florida-West Palm Beach

boberic wrote:

There is a boy scout moto that's appropiate here. When camping or outside for any reason "Leave it the way you found it." The US Gov't would do well to follow it

Why don't you set the example and raze your house and make a park?

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

GalaxyCat wrote:

I am not at all worried. Jesus is going to renew the earth. It says “neither shall they learn war anymore.” He is going to rule the nations from Jerusalem for 1000 years. If everyone on earth believed God, we could all welcome Him.

If Jesus does return, he is going to be really pissed off. This is the stupidest rationalization for destroying our environment anyone can ever offer. I think this was also promulgated by James Watt when he was Reagan's Secretary of the Interior. A Secretary of the Interior who believed that "since the second coming will be soon, we don't have to worry about protecting the environment". What a dumb-ass.

Guess what - Jesus didn't return for James Watt, and he isn't going to return for you. He will not return for false Christians who worship a whore-monger who assaults women and locks children in cages. So maybe - to be "conservative" - let's assume that Jesus is NOT going to make it back in our lifetime, and let's start taking care of our home!