Feeling sick when I read this!! OMalley totally ignored thousands who attempted to educate him on the realities of the toxic process of Hydraulic Fracturing and what comes with the whole package!! Governor O’Malley Caves to Oil and Gas Interests, Opens up Maryland to Fracking foodandwaterwatch.org/…/governor-omalley-caves-…/ “Governor Martin O’Malley’s announcement today that his administration will release regulations on fracking next month ignores the tens of thousands of Marylanders calling on him to keep fracking out of the state. “The Maryland Governor, who touts himself as a progressive champion of the environment, cowardly announced right before the Thanksgiving holiday that Maryland will move forward with fracking. He leaves control of fracking’s regulation in the hands of pro-fracking Governor-elect Larry Hogan, someone who sees fracking as a “goldmine” for the state’s coffers. The fact that O’Malley is praising Maryland’s fracking rules as the strictest in the country means nothing considering Hogan will likely change the rules or dismantle them completely.” “O’Malley said that, “Maryland can’t afford to stick its head in the sand here,” but it is the Governor, himself, who is turning a blind eye to the mountain of scientific evidence showing fracking cannot be safely regulated. Given Governor O’Malley’s failure to adequately protect Marylanders from the harms of fracking, it is now incumbent upon the incoming Maryland legislature to keep fracking out of the state.” Governor O’Malley Caves to Oil and Gas Interests, Opens up Maryland to Fracking | Food & Water Watch Despite evidence showing that fracking is inherently dangerous to the environment and public health, Maryland Governor Martin OMalley has announced... FOODANDWATERWATCH.ORG
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 21:42:26 +0000