Monday, April 1, 2013
The Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner plans additional oil drilling and fracking town hall meetings.
I want to thank the voters of Oakland County for their support of my candidacy for Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner. My time serving as Oakland County Commissioner was an honor and the most rewarding experience of my life. I have had the opportunity to serve with so many dedicated public servants and community volunteers, at the county, region, state and national levels. We can be truly proud of the people who work for us and those who volunteer in so many important capacities. From the beginning, I focused my efforts on green building and sustainability, both as county policies and in public/private planning and economic development efforts. I have worked with dedicated public employees in these areas also, through the …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Food & Water Watch – a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit – will discuss ways to protect water and food resources during the kickoff of its southeast Michigan campaign Thursday at Birmingham Unitarian Church in Bloomfield Hills.
Are you worried what fracking may be doing to the local water tables? Do you research genetically engineered food before going to the grocery store? If so, you'll want to check out the kickoff event for Food & Water Watch's southeast Michigan campaign, happening this Thursday at the Birmingham Unitarian Church, located just north of Big Beaver on Woodward in Bloomfield Hills. "We don't pick the easy fights, but we are committed to working with and supporting concerned and passionate citizens," a press release from the nonprofit says. "We look forward to bringing like-minded people together to not only provide an overview of these two urgent campaigns, but also to draw connections, build strong relationships, and brainstorm so that we can …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The 'emerging issue' of fracking, which has proven controversial among some Oakland County homeowners and municipalities, will be discussed Wednesday at West Bloomfield Township Hall.
A town hall meeting is planned this week to address oil and gas drilling projects across Oakland County. Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash will lead a panel discussion with experts who will discuss the impact of the oil-drilling leases. The meeting is planned for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the West Bloomfield Township Hall, 4550 Walnut Lake Road. “This emerging issue is an important one for our region, and my office will hold these kinds of meetings around the county so that our residents can be informed and learn about topics that can affect our quality of life,” said Nash in a press release. Speakers include Joe Curry, of the Michigan Groundwater Association, Hal Fitch, from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, …
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Approximately 100 turned out to hear from activists, elected officials, and industry experts on the controversial issue involving natural gas underneath area waterways.
PONTIAC — Three hundred, twenty-two thousand, six hundred and nine. Activist LuAnne Kozma won't deny that it's a lot of signatures required to get her favored proposal for a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," on the Nov. 2014 ballot, but after a special town hall meeting on the subject, she feels optimistic. "I don't think we can rely on the current state government, or frankly, the future government to do this. It's a power that we, the people, have, and we need to do this for ourselves and future generations," said Kozma, the campaign director of the Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan. Approximately 100 turned out to the Oakland County Commissioners Auditorium Wednesday night to learn more on the subject and to …
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
What's "fracking"? Find out in a town hall Wednesday night, that will look at the impact of new state-issued leases allowing fracking—a drilling process for oil and natural gas—in areas of Oakland County.
A town hall Wednesday night will look at the impact of new state-issued leases allowing fracking—a drilling process for oil and natural gas—in areas of Oakland County and elsewhere. The meeting, called by Oakland County Commissioners Jim Nash (D-Farmington Hills) and Craig Covey (D-Ferndale), is at Oakland County Commissioners’ Auditorium, 1200 N. Telegraph, in Pontiac, Michigan, on the Oakland County campus, from 6-8 pm. Sept. 12. Fracking—or hydraulic fracturing—is a process that involves digging deep wells up to 2 miles deep, and then filling them with millions of gallons of a water/sand/chemical mixture, according to a release from the commissioners. The wells are then given bursts ofintense pressure to loosen rock formations to …
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12:19 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
"PetCoke" The Pictures above were taken over the 4 day period of Easter, What you see is, The piles of Petcoke, from the river, from the gate, you see it piling higher at the curb area, the long street is Fort Street, get away to the down river, aon of the few trucks that were covered, (they were in a hurry, Get er done. I have a ton more, This came from Marathon oil, river rouge (?) stocked plie… more ›