8/25/14 - Donât Frack Up Our Future. Thatâs the title of a presentation at the Brighton District Library on Wednesday evening. Craig Brainard - a longtime member who also serves on the executive committee of the Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club - will be delivering a hour-long presentation about whatâs happening with gas and oil drilling in Michigan, its relationship to climate change and how it would affect resources both locally and at the state level. Details are available on our website. The Crossroads Group of the Sierra Club is hosting the program and chairperson Lee Burton says fracking has become a big concern, especially in rural Livingston County. Burton told WHMI if wells are drilled; there can be damage to roads from the trucking of water and waste as well as possible groundwater and air pollution. Hydraulic fracturing is a process where millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals are pumped underground to break apart the rock and release the gas. Residents in Conway Township were affected by a fracking operation although that well was eventually abandoned. Although that operation didnât pan out and wasnât productive, Burton does not believe it will be the last trial well in the area and feels anyone in the area should have concerns about what will be next. The âDonât Frack Up Our Futureâ Program will take place at the Brighton District Library at 7pm Wednesday. All of the programs and outings put on by the Crossroads Group of the Sierra Club are open to general public and offered free of charge. (JM)
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