Taking Time Out From Damaging Their Environment to Dis Delaware And Our Governor
This is from Pennsylvania, whose governing agenda now includes environmental destruction, undermining their schools, disenfranchising voters, transvaginal ultrasounds for women and whatever else they can do undermine their citizens. This week, though, one of them spent part of a meeting running his mouth, showing parts of their real agenda. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary, Michael Krancer, made some remarks the other day that took a jab at Governor Markell and a really big jab at Delaware:
Another person asked Krancer about the Delaware River Basin Commission, wondering when the administration will “make it go away.”
Krancer said the governor is at “his wit’s end” with the DRBC.
He also said the issues are “being driven by the governor of Delaware,” adding he is “not confident the voters of Delaware are going to make the right decision” when choosing the next governor. Krancer also was critical of the fact the bulk of Delaware does not get its water from the Delaware River yet they are the driving force behind the commission.
“Sometimes they smell like the tail of a dog,” said Krancer of Delaware. “And it (the state) is shaped like a dog with a tail. This is the tail wagging the dog.”
The insult is certainly uncalled for (and I’m really hoping this guy gets a surcharge at the I-95 tollbooth), but look at what he wants you to know. That Delaware is not going along with the program of letting a ton of resource extraction happen, making owners rich at the expense of the environment and taxpayers. That Delaware is actually paying attention to its environment and water resources rather than to the business interests who are looking to pollute on your dime. But his comment on Delaware voters making the right decision tells the tale, right? That they need someone in Delaware sympathetic to their scheme to stick the environmental bill and impact to taxpayers. I have no doubt that if there was a viable fracking operation in DE that Governor Markell’s decision would likely be different. But this was a solid decision — one that Russell Peterson would be proud of, I think. Governor Markell’s decision is forcing the PA DEP into rethinking their discharge criteria. It isn’t as though these natural gas companies couldn’t afford better wastewater treatment.
It looks like he’s just telling his industrial friends to spend a lot more money buying politicians in Delaware.
Really good post, Cassandra! That insult is uncalled for and maddening.
PA is champing at the bit to get their fracking process started on a grand scale, which is fine, provided that the process is fully understood in terms of the environmental impact, and appropriate regulations are in place, which won’t be easy.
This should not be rushed, because the process in effect produces mini-earthquakes with little known about resultant ground water contamination, let alone the earthquake damage to the earth’s crust.
And worse, the ‘frackers’ have not even been willing to release the chemical composition of their proprietary hydraulic fluid, as far as I know. And finally, the process releases methane, which has 25 times more global warming potential than carbon dioxide.
I would like to be assured first that we know what we are doing with fracking, and finally that we have appropriate regulations in place to sufficiently reduce the impact on air, groundwater, and earth structure.
http://www.nj.gov/drbc/about/regulations/
At least our state hasn’t been on fire for 50 years.
Yeah, you try putting that fire out.
Delaware – Some of the worst public schools, corrupt governments and some of the highest cancer rates in the country…
Somne of the worst public schools – what a ridiculous statement. That could be said about EVERY state.
Kentucky, Lousisiana, Mississippi, West Virginia, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana and DC are all worse.
Nice try.
You only have to close your eyes and the republicans of Pennsylvania will ruin Delaware’s ecology like they seem hell bent on wrecking their own. Governor Peterson, oh how I wish you were here.
@Rockland, your job creators and their lobbyists are the cause of high cancer rates. Take a tax break and relax.
This guy was appointed to his position by a politically-divisive Republican governor and is there to simply parrot the anti-science talking points of the oil and gas industry.
Kathleen McGinty wouldn’t have stood for this type and propagandist crap.
Added Cancer Risk (per million) 350 in delaware, 250 nationwide. While the remarks were almost certainly partisan we could do much better in the First State, regarding @Zafo’s comment about politically divisive major ROFLMBO. Ironic? partisans on both sides don’t count in an election year. Swing baby swing. Yep. Carry on.