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DESCRIPTION:As the extraction of oil and gas becomes more complicated, energy companies 
 are turning to more complicated methods of bringing these substances to the 
 surface and eventually to market. One method is hydraulic fracturing, or 
 "fracking" -- a well-stimulation process that involves blasting huge 
 amounts of water mixed with sand and dozens of chemical components deep 
 into the earth, breaking up rock formations to free up oil and gas trapped 
 beneath that rock.\n\nWhile employed around the country for both oil and 
 gas, in California fracking is mostly used to drill for oil. Many health 
 care experts and environmentalists feel that the method and related 
 processes of fracking pose serious consequences for our health, the 
 environment and the future of the world's climate. South Bay environmental 
 activist Brian Haberly agrees, and will share his concerns at the next 
 meeting of Peace Action of San Mateo County.\n\nFracking has taken place in 
 California for almost 60 years, and while the technology has evolved, there 
 is evidence that chemicals used in fracking or released during the process 
 are contaminating underground water supplies.\n\nThe process can also 
 release dangerous chemicals into the air, such as methane, a greenhouse gas 
 30 times as potent as carbon dioxide. The possible result of climate change 
 brings with it a number of anticipated health and environmental effects 
 such as heat waves, extreme weather events, flooding, sea level rise, 
 worsening air quality, crop damage, and social instability and 
 conflict.\n\nBrian Haberly is the chair of 350 Silicon Valley's Stop 
 Fracking team and a director of the local Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter's 
 Executive Committee. His work has lately centered on Measure J in San 
 Benito County, one of three ballot measures in California aimed at a 
 fracking ban. Taking place after election day, part of his talk will 
 involve the outcomes of these measures as well as next steps for the 
 fracking issue.\nThe UUSM is wheelchair accessible.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/10/24/18763273.php
SUMMARY:Environmental activist Brian Haberly speaks on fracking in California
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo\n300 E. Santa Inez\nSan Mateo, CA 
 94401\n\nhttp://www.uusanmateo.org/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/10/24/18763273.php
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