Fracking had to be exempted from the Safe Drinking Water Act because it threatens safe drinking water. “Fracking” as a term in popular usage refers to all aspects of shale gas drilling, not just hydraulic fracturing. Best protection: Prohibit fracking town by town and state by state. Democracy, come home . . . and go green. (1:56) Music: Robert Schumann’s “Kinderszenen” (Scenes from Childhood), Op.15 – 1, performed by Martha Argerich. For non-commercial use.
Over 150 experts gathered at the 4th international water forum and agreed that water resources become policy like oil and gas. Sergei Gusachenko reports: Today some regions of the world struggle for water resources. (Alexander Stankevich, acting director of the Central Research Institute for Complex Use of Water Resources) In future water will be more and more expensive. Some politicians fear that the 21st century will become the century of wars for water resources. Scientists of the majority of countries have been thinking how to save water for many years. And Belarus is not an exception. The state program on clean water for the next 5 years was accepted this year. Br. 4 trillion will be allocated for its implementation. (Vitaly Kulik, First Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus) In comparison with last year expenses for the state program on clean water multiplied. A new program stipulates building and reconstruction of water cleaning objects. In Belarus water consumption is 218 liters daily per one person. The indicator is higher than in majority countries of Europe. But due to water-efficient technologies Belarus reduces water withdrawal by millions of cubic meters annually. (Alexander Stankevich, acting director of the Central Research Institute for Complex Use of Water Resources) Almost all cities and towns of Belarus drink water from underground sources. They are deeper, cleaner and better-protected from pollution. Only Gomel …