The most powerful letter

This letter is the most powerful, concise and well referenced argument I've yet seen on the dangers of fracking.

It is from a large number of health & medical organisations, professionals and scientists urging New York State to extend its ban on fracking.

Concerned Health Professionals of New York to New York State

• Evidence linking water contamination to fracking–related activities is now indisputable.

• The structural integrity of wells can fail. These failures are common, unavoidable, and increase over time as wells age and cement and casings deteriorate

• The disposal of fracking wastewater is causally linked to earthquakes and radioactive contamination of surface water. It remains a problem with no solution. 

• Air quality impacts from fracking–related activities are clearer than ever.

• Community and social impacts of fracking can be widespread, expensive, and deadly. 

• Industry secrecy contributes to unsettled science