I’m afraid you are justified in your anger and disbelief in the hyper-capitalist’s “dominion over all things” mentality. Yes, you are correct when you say they are insane. The hyper-capitalist doesn’t care one whit about the future. They can’t see past the next quarterly profit report. They believe they are omnipotent and un-godly wealth will somehow prevent their destruction while the rest of the planet dies. Truly they have lost their minds in the pursuit of more.
Thank You Jerry for never stopping to point out the ongoing assault on our natural environment. A few months ago, when we first learned of the newest attempt of Big Oil & Gas to drill near our fragile and protected areas, we tried to connect with national grassroots organizations who have successfully joined together to stop fracking in our Public Lands. Because fracking has been specifically exempted from many federal environmentally protections thanks to lobbying by then VP Cheney, most of the real action to stop fracking is happening at the state level. Trying to get our “environmental champion” Gov. Rick Scott to actually protect Florida’s drinking water by implementing a ban on hydraulic fracking is a huge challenge, but we have to keep trying..
I urge everyone to get more educated about the direct threat to our most essential resource: clean drinking water. Quoting – “Hydraulic fraturing (fracking) for oil and gas produces massive volumes of toxic and even radioactive waste, the disposal of which is high risk for drinking water resources, results in thousends of accidents, leaks and spills each year threaten rivers, streams and shallow aquifers; pumps hazardous pollutants into the air, consumes millions of gallons of water for each fracked well and generates potent greenhouse gases …”
Please join the effort of Food&Water Watch and sign the registered petition No. B5519GMZ94 to ban Fracking Nationwide and/or
petition No. O18KG9085-G to ban Fracking in Florida
more info http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Question: You said: ” a formal proposal was put forth by Kanter Real Estate, LLC. They filed an application with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection todrill an exploratory oil well 12,000 feet deep.” Has the application been approved? Was a permit issued? Is there any public review process in Florida, any opportunity for public comment, before a permit is allowed? Is there any way that concerns, other than making money, can prevail over the permitting process?
I’m afraid you are justified in your anger and disbelief in the hyper-capitalist’s “dominion over all things” mentality. Yes, you are correct when you say they are insane. The hyper-capitalist doesn’t care one whit about the future. They can’t see past the next quarterly profit report. They believe they are omnipotent and un-godly wealth will somehow prevent their destruction while the rest of the planet dies. Truly they have lost their minds in the pursuit of more.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denialism
Thank You Jerry for never stopping to point out the ongoing assault on our natural environment. A few months ago, when we first learned of the newest attempt of Big Oil & Gas to drill near our fragile and protected areas, we tried to connect with national grassroots organizations who have successfully joined together to stop fracking in our Public Lands. Because fracking has been specifically exempted from many federal environmentally protections thanks to lobbying by then VP Cheney, most of the real action to stop fracking is happening at the state level. Trying to get our “environmental champion” Gov. Rick Scott to actually protect Florida’s drinking water by implementing a ban on hydraulic fracking is a huge challenge, but we have to keep trying..
I urge everyone to get more educated about the direct threat to our most essential resource: clean drinking water. Quoting – “Hydraulic fraturing (fracking) for oil and gas produces massive volumes of toxic and even radioactive waste, the disposal of which is high risk for drinking water resources, results in thousends of accidents, leaks and spills each year threaten rivers, streams and shallow aquifers; pumps hazardous pollutants into the air, consumes millions of gallons of water for each fracked well and generates potent greenhouse gases …”
Please join the effort of Food&Water Watch and sign the registered petition No. B5519GMZ94 to ban Fracking Nationwide and/or
petition No. O18KG9085-G to ban Fracking in Florida
more info http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Question: You said: ” a formal proposal was put forth by Kanter Real Estate, LLC. They filed an application with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection todrill an exploratory oil well 12,000 feet deep.” Has the application been approved? Was a permit issued? Is there any public review process in Florida, any opportunity for public comment, before a permit is allowed? Is there any way that concerns, other than making money, can prevail over the permitting process?