| September 13, 2010 | ||
| September 15, 2010 |
EPA sets meetings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced a new venue and dates for public meetings on the agency’s upcoming hydraulic fracturing study.
Originally scheduled for Aug. 12 at Binghamton University and then rescheduled for the Oncenter Complex in Syracuse, N.Y., the meeting will now be at the Broome County Forum Theater, 236 Washington St., Binghamton, N.Y., on Sept. 13 and 15.
The hearing is the fourth and last by the EPA around the country to get public comment on its study. Critics say hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which blasts chemical-laced water into the earth, could poison water supplies. The industry says it’s been used safely for decades.
Four identical sessions will be conducted, noon to 4 p.m. and 6 to 10 p.m. each day.
People who pre-registered to speak at the Aug. 12 session by e-mail will be sent an e-mail from the Cadmus Group requesting they select one preferred session in which to provide verbal comment. The e-mail notification will provide instructions on how to choose a session. Speakers who pre-registered using the telephone registration will be contacted by phone to confirm their preferred session.
Pre-registered attendees who opted not to give verbal comment will be asked to indicate the session they would like to attend via the registration website – http://hfmeeting.cadmusweb.com. The site will open at 9 a.m. Friday.
EPA expects room-capacity crowds. Pre-registering will help EPA plan meeting logistics and increase the likelihood that people will be able to attend their preferred sessions. Individuals may pre-register for the meetings online at http://hfmeeting.cadmusweb.com or by calling 1-866-477-3635.
Online and telephone registration will remain open through 5 p.m. Sept. 10. Those who are not pre-registered may still register to attend or provide verbal comment on the day of the meeting. Verbal comments from individuals registered on-site will be accommodated as time allows.
For information, call 1-866-477-3635 or e-mail hydraulic.fracturing@epa.gov
I am looking for some helpful information, hopefully the Shaleshock community can help.
What political stances are our politicans taking on the issues around Hydrofracking, actual clean energy, etc.?
If there was a list of
*State Assembly & Senate
*Governors of states with current fracking or with large gas deposits
*Members of the House and Senate
also,
Businesses that support Hydrofracking or are against the EPA completing a sensible study on the Horizontal Drilling *AND* the complete picture of the Hydrofracking process (stimulation, collection, hazardous chemical transportation to & fro–including the hazardous liquid taken out, in lagoons, kept in the ground, etc. the COMPLETE process) so that we may first speak to business representatives letting them know that we will vote with our $ and support businesses who care about our precious clean water, air, and land.
Thanks!
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