Tag: “No” on fracking NC
NC Governor Flip-Flops on Fracking
by admin on Mar.14, 2012, under Real Estate
I guess if you spend enough time around people with deep pockets who dangle the words “jobs” and “energy” and “gas” in front of you, if you aren’t paying enough attention, you can be “persuaded” to do something stupid.
Well, I can’t, but apparently that’s exactly what happened to North Carolina’s Governor Bev Perdue after a dog-and-pony show to the State of Pennsylvania. Read the full story here.
“From what I saw, fracking can be done safely if you regulate it and put fees in place to have inspectors on the ground,” she said. “I think the challenge for us will be to determine the capacity of our supply and whether the folks who live in this community are willing to move forward.”
“Move forward?” You mean forward as in ruining drinking water? Potentially fracking in areas where over 90% of residents live 100% on well water?
And that’s a lot of “ifs” Bev. The same lack of inspectors for other things like mines, quarries, coal plants, etc., etc. are already a problem in North Carolina. Now we’re supposed to believe that “inspectors” will stop things inherently wrong with fracking.
Bev made this decision like so many others – it won’t be in HER backyard, or in HER neighborhood.
Rose Cottage Ltd is taking part in the NCCN fundraising campaign with a big focus on Earth Week – April 16th – April 22, 2012. If you can donate $5 or $10 towards making sure US residents and North Carolina residents get unbiased facts regarding hydrofracking, it will make a better planet for all of us.
