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City, port need new approach to protests
Olympia and the Port of Olympia need a better way to handle political protests — especially over shipments of oil-industry materials through downtown Olympia.
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/editorials/article188806924.html
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Opinion: Newly disclosed data shows need for inquiry into fracking
This latest revelation of questionable actions by B.C.’s oil-and-gas-industry regulator underscores why numerous groups want the government to launch a public inquiry into all aspects of fracking, including a critical look at the commission’s laissez-faire regulation of the industry.
Opinion: Newly disclosed data shows need for inquiry into fracking
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Letter: Adding to lobbyist debate
Even though I hold similar views to some of those who spoke to our county commissioners Nov. 21, Robert Weidner’s comment as reported in the Dec. 3 newspaper, is wrong in characterizing that concerned citizens “all had the same set of notes.”
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Letter: Quality, quantity of water still an issue
Research recently released by the North Dakota State University (Grand Forks Herald, Nov. 15) spelled out the obvious on fracking and water. Water use for the Bakken oil boom consumed water at unprecedented levels, it said, and key western North Dakota aquifers declined.
https://www.grandforksherald.com/opinion/letters/4369446-letter-quality-quantity-water-still-issue
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YP Letters: Letters to farmers show fracking ambitions
I WONDER if the general public are aware that farmers in Ryedale are now being approached by the giant gas company INEOS, asking for permission to do seismic surveying on their land. This is the forerunner of fracking.
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Vaughn Palmer: Mungall’s all in on fracking review, but not moratorium
During a break from answering questions in the legislature about Site C this week, Energy Minister Michelle Mungall faced down a call for a full blown public inquiry and possible moratorium on fracking in the natural gas sector.
Vaughn Palmer: Mungall's all in on fracking review, but not moratorium
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Kenneth Green: Attack on fracking by BC activists ignores science that practice is safe
A coalition of environmental groups, community groups and First Nations bands are calling for a “full public inquiry” to “investigate the risks and harms associated with fracking.” A resource analyst with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives rejects the NDP’s proposed plan to appoint a scientific panel to review hydraulic fracturing, claiming […]
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Guest opinion: Get involved — let’s leave it in the ground
I attended a Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) meeting late last month in Denver with 350 Colorado.
Guest opinion: Get involved — let’s leave it in the ground
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Letter: Good riddance to a false hope
On Nov. 3, I read in the SJ-R that the only company with a license to frack oil and gas in Illinois pulled out, and I say good riddance.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20171106/letter-good-riddance-to-false-hope
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Frack not, Duke City resident tells county
While it’s certainly good news that Albuquerque and Bernalillo County are pursuing their own oil & gas ordinances, it’s problematic for one reason — an ordinance implicitly endorses fossil fuel production. It says, “Keep drilling … as long as you follow our rules.” The debate becomes a power struggle over […]
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