Fake Harvard Study Says Old Folks Living Near Fracked Wells Die More

A new study out of Harvard University purports to link fracking with early deaths of senior citizens. It is fake research. Here's the main finding of the study: Senior citizens who lived closest to fracked shale wells (including seniors in the PA Marcellus) had an early death risk 2.5% higher than people who did not live close to the wells. If it were an opinion poll we would say it's within the margin of statistical error. In other words, these "researchers" didn't find a darned thing. And yet the headlines have already begun in fake news media...

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