Fracking Companies Selling Their Waste Water to Farmers for Our CropsBy Heather Callaghan It should not then be surprising that companies like Chevron are extending their magnanimous offer of crop water in the form of fracking waste chemicals for a price, of course. If one didnt know any better, it almost appears that we are systematically being undercut and sickened to death (she said sarcastically). After all, we already use our own baked sewage sludge to fertilize non-organic crops. And no, the treatment does not stop heavy metals, hundreds of chemicals, drug residues and stomach virus that reside on or within the plants. Thats why the name biosolids was picked for the practice. Care2 reports that Big Oil has farmers over a barrel, so to speak.To the tune of of 21 million gallons of waste water per day soldto Kern County for farmingfor $30 per acre-foot, and potentially damaging the end product our food. Untreated, untested. They are getting rich, while normally theyd be required to pay for disposal. Scientist Scott Smith conducted independent tests on the waste water only to find traces of oil as well as high concentrations of methylene chloride (considered a carcinogen) and acetone in the water. Chevron denies that they use those chemicals, hides behind trade secrets and claims safety. It is also unfortunately salt-ridden. Wait, how are these companies able to frack up Californias wazoo in the midst of a crisis (8 barrels of water to 1 barrel of oil), and pollute farming groundwater? They own larges chunks of the land! Sort of conjures up that one scene from There Will Be Blood. (Nearby farmland be damned source) For some, that revelation might pose an ethical obstacle oh, private property, in that case we cant complain. Ill give you two reasons to complain. Owning land does not give a company the right to poison it, but especially not the right to destroy nearby land i.e. poisoning crops. They are responsible for the waste they produce, as unfortunate as it is to produce toxic materials at all (again, we need innovation). Furthermore, being a corporation should not be a Get Out of Crisis and Profit-for-Poison Free card. And for all this talk of cutting energy use and reducing footprints these companies create prints that would scare Godzilla. Yet, regulators and politicians are encouraging the recklessness. No testing necessary. But selling the waste water for crops? Like its an act of generosity? Now is that just plain absurd or full-blown psychopathic? Definitely check out this essay and this blog post for more sources and information. Also see Food Not Fracking. Heather Callaghan is a natural health blogger and food freedom activist. You can see her work atNaturalBlaze.com and selfnewsPost.com. Like at Facebook. Recent posts byHeather Callaghan: 