Comments on: Commentary: In the Absence of Strong State/Federal Regulations, Local Zoning and Bans Are Needed https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2012/11/09/commentary-in-the-absence-of-strong-statefederal-regulations-local-zoning-and-bans-are-needed/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sharron Burgess https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2012/11/09/commentary-in-the-absence-of-strong-statefederal-regulations-local-zoning-and-bans-are-needed/#comment-13531 Sharron Burgess Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:58:47 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=6633#comment-13531 Hopefully, corporations will begin to understand that the general public wants more information than the hype they put out. The public wants to decide for themselves whether the benefits of any products/services outweigh the detriments. This decision is based on truthful, well researched information on both the short term and long term effects/impacts of the corporation's product/service. Until corporations change the business ideology to include this thinking, you're right, the government needs to intervene. Also more of the public need to educate themselves about these impacts, instead of accepting the corporation's hype. The final decision is a two way street.   Hopefully, corporations will begin to understand that the general public wants more information than the hype they put out. The public wants to decide for themselves whether the benefits of any products/services outweigh the detriments. This decision is based on truthful, well researched information on both the short term and long term effects/impacts of the corporation’s product/service.

Until corporations change the business ideology to include this thinking, you’re right, the government needs to intervene. Also more of the public need to educate themselves about these impacts, instead of accepting the corporation’s hype. The final decision is a two way street.
 

]]> By: Randal S Mick https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2012/11/09/commentary-in-the-absence-of-strong-statefederal-regulations-local-zoning-and-bans-are-needed/#comment-13509 Randal S Mick Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:37:05 +0000 http://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=6633#comment-13509 I think that most people would agree that natural gas has potential to be a great energy source, its just these generic drilling programs where cutting cost and production are king that are the problem. This needs to be done on a smaller scale and then studied for all aspects. There needs to be an effort to find alternatives to hydraulic fracturing methods like propane fracks. Using the amount of freshwater for all of these monster payzones is crazy and destructive. They could even use coal mine runoff instead of fresh water. There needs to be an effort to plug all of the abandoned wells especially if there are new horizontal wells in a radius of these abandoned wells. With all of this in mind I think we need to prioritize at best. I think that most people would agree that natural gas has potential to be a great energy source, its just these generic drilling programs where cutting cost and production are king that are the problem. This needs to be done on a smaller scale and then studied for all aspects. There needs to be an effort to find alternatives to hydraulic fracturing methods like propane fracks. Using the amount of freshwater for all of these monster payzones is crazy and destructive. They could even use coal mine runoff instead of fresh water. There needs to be an effort to plug all of the abandoned wells especially if there are new horizontal wells in a radius of these abandoned wells. With all of this in mind I think we need to prioritize at best.

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