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To: The Daily Mile
The Daily Mile: Don’t accept funding from fracking company INEOS
The Daily Mile would do far better seeking funding from the many potential backers which have a long-term ethical interest in children’s health, instead of from a fracking company
Why is this important?
Running a Daily Mile may be good for children’s health, but scientific studies suggest fracking is quite the opposite.
A recent comprehensive report stated that fracking threatens the health of local residents
"1 Growing evidence shows that [fracking] regulations are simply not capable of preventing harm"
"2 Fracking and the disposal of fracking waste threaten drinking water"
"3 Drilling and fracking contribute to toxic air pollution and smog (ground-level ozone) at levels known to have health impacts."
http://concernedhealthny.org/compendium/
Not only that, fracking has been shown to have a detrimental effect on climate change, endangering children’s health and lives for years to come
“World may hit 2 degrees of warming in 10-15 Years thanks to fracking”, Says Cornell Scientist https://www.desmogblog.com/2018/04/11/climate-change-two-degree-warming-fracking-natural-gas-rush-ingraffea
For more information about INEOS
Ineos 'misled' public over fracking in Sherwood Forest https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/05/ineos-fracking-robin-hood-sherwood-forest?CMP=share_btn_tw
Desmog Uk background on INEOS
http://www.desmog.co.uk/ineos
