A public forum to gauge how a potential ban on oil and gas development could play out in Lafayette, and in a likely ensuing court battle, will take place in early March.
Tag: public debate
DRBC adds hearings, extends comment period on fracking
The RiverReporter.com news desk discusses the January 23 public hearings in Waymart, PA. Those public hearings will focus on the new hydraulic fracturing rules proposed by the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC). If you want to go, you must register by January 22.
Also, the DRBC announced that it has added two hearings to its schedule and has extended the written comment period from February 28 to March 30. Written comments will be given equal weight with oral comments at the public hearings.
Submit them ASAP.
Anti-Fracking Activists Could Clamp Down on New Developments With Ballot Initiative
Anti-fracking activists behind a proposed 2018 ballot initiative will have their first public hearing at the Capitol at 2 p.m. today, January 4.
Research group calls for public inquiry into fracking practices
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) is pushing for a public inquiry into fracking operations in B.C. The call for a formal inquiry comes after a 2013 report emerged showing that the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission estimated there may have been 900 instances of leaks, known as gas migration.
Research group calls for public inquiry into fracking practices in B.C.
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.
http://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/opinion-newly-disclosed-data-shows-need-for-inquiry-into-fracking
VIDEO AND PICTURES: Residents voice opposition to fracking at public debate
VIDEO AND PICTURES: Residents voice opposition to fracking at public debate. Chairman of Eckington Against Fracking, David Kesteven (left), MP for North East Derbyshire, Lee Rowley (centre) and operations director at Ineos, Tom Pickering.
Catskill Mountainkeeper hails DRBC fracking prohibition regs
LIVINGSTON MANOR – Catskill Mountainkeeper is praising the Delaware River Basin Commission’s revised regulations that prohibit high volume hydraulic fracturing in hydrocarbon bearing rock formations in the Delaware River Basin.
https://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2017/December/05/frack_regs_CM-05Dec17.html
DRBC Proposes Rules Prohibiting Fracking Natural Gas Shales In The Delaware Watershed, Sets Hearings
The Delaware River Basin Commission late Thursday posted revised draft amendments to its regulations and comprehensive plan to prohibit high volume hydraulic fracturing in hydrocarbon bearing rock formations within the Delaware River Basin.
http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2017/12/drbc-proposes-rules-prohibiting.html
Public meeting to discuss SW gas exploration
South West landholders will attend a public meeting in Dardanup on November 21 to discuss opposition to a new gas exploration lease covering the region.
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 that another scientific review “won’t be enough to fully address the true risks of deploying this brute-force technology throughout northeast B.C. Current realities dictate that we need a wide-ranging public inquiry.”
http://theprovince.com/opinion/op-ed/kenneth-green-attack-on-fracking-by-b-c-activists-ignores-science-that-practice-is-safe