Tell The U.S. Coast Guard to KEEP FRACKING WASTE OFF OUR RIVER BARGES

This Friday, when we're all tired of turkey, the comment period closes on another turkey:

PLEASE COMMENT BEFORE NOV. 29TH

Action
Notice of availability and request for comments.
Summary
The Coast Guard announces the availability of a proposed policy letter concerning the carriage of shale gas extraction waste water in bulk via barge, and invites public comment. The policy letter specifies the conditions under which a barge owner may request and be granted a Certificate of Inspection endorsement or letter allowing the barge to transport shale gas extraction waste water in bulk. The policy letter also defines the information the Coast Guard may require the barge owner to provide and specifies the additional requirements the Coast Guard is considering imposing on such barges. Upon reviewing comments received on this proposed policy letter, Coast Guard will issue the final policy letter and specify its effective date.

WV Sierra Club to present incontrovertible evidence of blatant transgressions by Marcellus shale gas drillers

It has become all too apparent that people removed from the fracking phenomenon really have no idea of the range of problems associated with industrial scale gas drilling.  Setbacks, spills, unethical landmen, inspectors not responding or misbehaving, threats and intimidation by drillers, lack of sediment/erosion control, poor waste management, open pits/ponds, hazardous waste not identified, underground injection well problems, noise, fumes, streams contaminated, heavy truck traffic, accidents, explosions – the list goes on and on..

Many people have suffered serious impacts, but their stories are frequently written off as emotional exaggerations.  The surge in industrial scale drilling sites has caused major problems with our water, our land, our air and our health and officials have failed to respond appropriately.  There is also strong evidence that the leadership of the WV DEP has turned a blind eye to important parts of the studies presented to it recently by West Virginia University. This was all too apparent from the reactions of several legislators during a recent DEP report on those studies.