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<p>It seems logical that aquifers should be protected, just like
lakes and rivers. They are living breathing entities. This seems
logical if you also include the fact that the US Supreme Court
ruled that corporations have the same rights as human beings. Yet
waterways have repeatedly been rejected as having the same
protection. Perhaps this is one war that can be won over a long
period of time and a large class action process, but perhaps we
are nearthe end anyway and we just need to wait to see how things
continue to fall apart before we make a move to try to use a
system that has repeatedly failed us and for all practical
purposes does not exist for people like us. Annie<br>
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<div dir="ltr">There is a lot that I could unpack regarding the
Hell or High Water documentary. If anyone really wants to hear
all of how I relate to this I would be happy to indulge, but in
the interest of brevity I will keep it to how this relates to
the current issues that we are dealing with. For me the best
lesson learned from this is that you can go around from one
issue to the next fighting fires or you can go for a strategic
plan that sucks the oxygen out of the fire triangle.
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<div>This is why I have mentioned previously that there is no
federal agency designated with any authority to protect
aquifers. Yes, there are other concerns regarding the barge
off-loading facility, but at the core of this issue and
several others is the protection of water quality. I hate to
think of the future that we leave behind where those that
follow have to deal with contaminated drinking water that was
the result of a short-sighted money grab to get to gas
reserves that we may not even need or at least should be
working to reduce our need on instead of continually find ways
to get more at environmental cost.</div>
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<div>If we could muster the will to fight for and get protection
of aquifers it would be a wonderful thing for us and
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<div>I do feel that Hell or High Water is a good example of
low-income minority groups being taken advantage of and in
some respects feel that citizens of the MOV and Appalachia
should relate.</div>
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<div>My 2 cents worth, I'll keep the rest to myself.</div>
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I came away from the viewing of the film, "Come Hell or
High Water" with two impressions:<br>
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1. Black lives don't matter to the government of the
state of Mississippi and that of Gulfport, MS.<br>
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2. I couldn't help but view this issue of Turkey Creek
through the lens of the proposal to re-purpose the facility
for offloading fracking waste near Marietta. The barge
off-load facility will likely result in much less damage to
our community than the development projects will to the Turkey
Creek community. Another difference is that people in our
community are not aware of the risks posed by this proposed
facility--largely due to the secrecy of key elements of the
project on the part of Deep Rock Disposal. For example, do
people on Harmar Hill know that there is a huge injection well
in their neighborhood? Other people who do know about this
facility .probably view this risk as an acceptable result of
good jobs, economic development, and cheap energy in the
region. <br>
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I'd be interested in the response of other GS members to
this film. I am not sure if I will join the discussion about
the film sponsored by Interfaith Power & Light since my
issue #2 is not shared by people outside our region. .<br>
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George Banziger<br>
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Marietta, OH 45750-1111<br>
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