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When we were signing up for fracking under our land, we contacted the Ohio Dept of Natural Resources fellow who's responsible for tracking such things (groundwa
by cpr 11y ago
When we were signing up for fracking under our land, we contacted the Ohio Dept of Natural Resources fellow who's responsible for tracking such things (groundwater contamination), and he said he had seen no evidence in 30 years of drilling (including recent) fracking. That's a pretty strong statement from the person whom you'd assume feels responsible for environmental protection
- ceejayoz 11y ago> That's a pretty strong statement from the person whom you'd assume feels responsible for environmental protection Heh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolving_door_(politics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolving_door_(politics) I'd expect them to be made up of folks with cozy ties to industry, just like the Federal version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerals_Management_Service#Gifts.2C_gratuities_and_the_revolving_door https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerals_Management_Service#Gi...
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- cpr 11y agoAs I said, he'd been there 30 years. If that's a revolving door, it ain't spinnin' very fast. I'm as cynical as anyone, but in this case I don't think it's warranted.