Welcome Earth Day! I was invited to be part of this year’s United Nations of Sugar Art Collab, Acts of Green-UNSA 2016. This is a fantastic collab raising awareness of growing and serious threats to pur planet, and raising money towards the effort in the process.

I chose to focus on Hydraulic Fracturing, or “Fracking”. This is the practice where chemicals are injected into the bedrock, breaking or “fracturing” the layers of earth. Oil and Natural Gas can then be extracted. The problem is that the chemicals that are used are secret, highly toxic. Some remains in the rock, permeating ancient groundwater aquifers that take thousands of year to recover. I come from a family background of petroleum engineers, Chem Eng at Mines myself, and I tell you this practice frightens me, despite reassurances purchased by the Oil and Gas industry. Growing evidence links Fracking to fouled, toxic groundwater, health issues, and earthquakes. Support your local anti-fracking activist, and visit the Earth Guardians to see how. Made with vibrant gels and dusts from Magic Colours

Please be sure to go by the Gallery and see the 160+ artists from around the globe who contributed. Be sure to also purchase a raffle ticket – all proceeds go to National Geographic conservation efforts, and there are some pretty awesome prizes too:
RAFFLE: http://unsugarart.org/ways-you-can-help/ OR www.gofundme.com/actsofgreen
GALLERY:https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1560842744227763.1073741833.1533943890250982&type=3

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