The breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure is facing criticism for partnering with a company that makes drill bits for fracking. For a second year in a row, the company Baker Hughes will donate money to Komen and sell fracking drill bits painted pink for breast cancer awareness. Fracking extracts oil and gas from shale rock by blasting chemicals — including several linked to cancer — deep into the ground, where they are at risk of leaching into water supplies. Over the weekend, more than 200 groups around the world took part in the third annual Global Frackdown to call for an end to fracking.
Komen Breast Cancer Charity Under Fire for Partnering with Fracking Firm
HeadlineOct 14, 2014