Brooklynites: Don’t frack our beer! [VIDEO]

Brooklynites: Don’t frack our beer! [VIDEO] | Grist

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Brooklynites: Don’t frack our beer! [VIDEO]

Brooklynites: Don’t frack our beer! [VIDEO] By Tim McDonnell and James West Does worrying about fracking make you thirst for a drink? Before you raise that pint of ale to your lips, consider the source. The brewmeister of Brooklyn Brewery says toxic fracking chemicals like methanol, benzene, and ethylene glycol (found in antifreeze) could contaminate his beer by leaking into New York’s water supply. Unlike neighboring Pennsylvania , New York state has promised to ban high-volume fracking from the city’s watershed. But environmentalists say the draft fracking regulations are weak and leave the largest unfiltered water supply in the U.S. — not to mention the beer that is made from it — vulnerable. This story was produced as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Tim McDonnell is an editorial intern at Mother Jones . James West is a producer for the Climate Desk. He wrote Be...

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@cevangelista84 » 25 May '12, 2am
@Mruff221 Thought you might find this a good read. [link]
@GordonS102 » 21 May '12, 2pm
RT @welivesimply: Don't frack our beer [link]
@CraftBeerMatt » 20 May '12, 8pm
You tell 'em @brooklynbrewery Steve Hindy! RT @grist: Don't you dare touch our beer, frackers: [link]
@thirstygecko » 20 May '12, 7pm
Brooklynites: Don’t frack our beer! [link] via @WaterWired
@grist » 20 May '12, 7pm
Don't you dare touch our beer, frackers: [link]
@jloeats » 20 May '12, 2pm
RT @FarmPlate: Brooklynites: Don’t frack our beer! [VIDEO] [link] via @grist
@mikvit » 19 May '12, 5pm
Gran verdad RT @javisalas: ¿Cómo convencer al personal de los males del #fracking? Diles que va a estropear la cerveza [link]
@BrendaAmmon » 19 May '12, 12pm
Could sand fracking contaminate your beer? Possible since chemicals drain into watershed. Concern for Hoppy Girl [link]
@juralde » 18 May '12, 1pm
RT @javisalas: ¿Cómo convencer al personal de los males del #fracking? Diles que va a estropear la cerveza [link]
@javisalas » 18 May '12, 1pm
¿Cómo convencer al personal de los males del #fracking? Diles que va a estropear la cerveza [link]
@IngleWitch » 18 May '12, 4am
“@grist: Toxic fracking chemicals could contaminate beer: [link]” finally an angle the might call people to action.
@Chefs4Marcellus » 18 May '12, 3am
RT @climatedesk: Fracking strikes fear into Brooklyn's beer-loving heart @grist [link] ^HA
@Climatised » 18 May '12, 3am
RT @globalgreen: Beer at risk? MT @climatedesk: #Fracking strikes fear into Brooklyn's beer-loving heart @grist [link]
@m_p_scott » 18 May '12, 1am
this ought to get our attention! fracking chemicals could contaminate beer by leaking into New York's water supply: [link]”
@george_schuler » 18 May '12, 12am
Nooooooo!!!! “@grist: Toxic fracking chemicals could contaminate beer by leaking into New York's water supply: [link]”
@cybercat919 » 18 May '12, 12am
And everything else RT @grist Toxic fracking chemicals could contaminate beer by leaking into New York's water supply: [link]
@Bill_Braine » 18 May '12, 12am
This will not stand. “@grist: Toxic fracking chemicals could contaminate beer by leaking into New York's water supply: [link]”
@zoolady » 18 May '12, 12am
Alarming “@grist: Toxic fracking chemicals could contaminate beer by leaking into New York's water supply: [link]”
@juellez » 18 May '12, 12am
@Grist story on NYC water supply reads like a fracking #BattleStarGalactica story. [link]
@Chipp » 17 May '12, 11pm
Enough is enough! RT @grist: Toxic fracking chemicals could contaminate beer by leaking into New York's water supply: [link]
@Sqawkin » 17 May '12, 11pm
RT @readfearn: Don't frack our beer, says New York brewer. [link]
@kixsi7 » 17 May '12, 11pm
uhoh RT @grist toxic fracking chemicals could contaminate beer by leaking into New York's water supply: [link]
@HaggsBoson » 17 May '12, 11pm
Frackng's war on beer, this may unite the US against it Chemicls may contminte beer by leakng in NY's water suppl [link] #p2
@readfearn » 17 May '12, 11pm
Don't frack our beer, says New York brewer. [link]
@grist » 17 May '12, 11pm
Toxic fracking chemicals could contaminate beer by leaking into New York's water supply: [link]
@globalgreen » 17 May '12, 10pm
Beer at risk? MT @climatedesk: #Fracking strikes fear into Brooklyn's beer-loving heart @grist [link]
@AK_TGC » 17 May '12, 10pm
Via @grist: "Don't frack our beer!" [link]
@nicdalla3 » 17 May '12, 7pm
@BrooklynBrewery thanks for raising awareness about the effects fracking would have on beer in this great video [link]
@NJSierraClub » 17 May '12, 7pm
The thought of fracking could drive many of us to the bar for a much needed beer. Before you enjoy your next beer... [link]
@MeghanVanDykDR » 17 May '12, 6pm
Don't poison my beer! @grist Environmentalists warn New York beer might become a cocktail of toxic chemicals. [link] #fracking
@carosantinelli » 17 May '12, 6pm
@BenWessel the inspiration you need to get involved again? [link]
@nicdalla3 » 17 May '12, 6pm
@_IHEARTH2O Amazing video on the impacts that fracking would have on one of my favorite beverages BEER! Watch & Share [link]
@theberks » 17 May '12, 5pm
no no no no no.. NOT THE BEER! [link] @Grist #fracking #NY
@Iglobalcast » 17 May '12, 5pm
Brooklynites: Don't frack our beer! [VIDEO] | Grist: Brooklynites: Don't frack our beer! [VIDEO]. By Tim McDonne... [link]
@jerenergy » 17 May '12, 5pm
#priorities RT @sejorg RT @ClimateDesk: Fracking strikes fear into Brooklyn's beer-loving heart @grist [link]
@grist » 17 May '12, 5pm
Environmentalists warn New York beer might become a cocktail of toxic chemicals. [link] #fracking
@traHilA » 17 May '12, 5pm
Brilliant! It's not about the water, it's about the #BEER! [link] #fracking #stopfracking
@kruggurl » 17 May '12, 4pm
RT @drgrist: Brooklynites: Don’t frack our beer! [VIDEO] [link]
@JennFriedlander » 17 May '12, 4pm
RT @ClimateDesk: Fracking strikes fear into Brooklyn's beer-loving heart @grist [link]
@AnthonyBrino » 17 May '12, 4pm
Perhaps from the same Brooklynites who kayak the Gowanus Canal, a proposed Superfund site: "Don't Frack My Beer" [link]
@cyrushomi » 17 May '12, 4pm
Just learned that #NYC's water is unfiltered! #dontfrackmybeer #activismbythepint [link]
@ClimateDesk » 17 May '12, 3pm
Fracking strikes fear into Brooklyn's beer-loving heart @grist [link]
@JanuarysJargon » 17 May '12, 1pm
Don’t frack our beer! [link] -- Grist (@grist)(this how we stop fracking, don't hurt our beer? Who cares about water, lol)
@DSMcGregor » 17 May '12, 5pm
RT @grist: Environmentalists warn New York beer might become a cocktail of toxic chemicals. [link] #fracking
@BabyBirdIt » 17 May '12, 5pm
Not the beer! RT @grist "Environmentalists warn New York beer might become a cocktail of toxic chemicals. [link] #fracking"
@MichEnvCouncil » 17 May '12, 5pm
RT @grist: Environmentalists warn New York beer might become a cocktail of toxic chemicals. [link] #fracking
@sejorg » 17 May '12, 5pm
RT @ClimateDesk: Fracking strikes fear into Brooklyn's beer-loving heart @grist [link]
@enviroline » 17 May '12, 5pm
RT @ClimateDesk: Fracking strikes fear into Brooklyn's beer-loving heart @grist [link]
@drgrist » 17 May '12, 4pm
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