As MDN reported two days ago, the Maryland Dept. of the Environment (MDE) held a public hearing in Baltimore to elicit feedback on changes to the state’s proposed fracking regulations–already the tightest, harshest such regulations in the country (see Maryland Holds Hearings on Fracking, Crazies Turn Out to Complain). As we’ve said, for years, we find such public hearings nothing more than freak shows–a circus for anti-fossil fuel nutters to carry on. We’ve seen (and heard about) everything from poetry reading to mimes to “die-ins” at such events. The nutters are nothing if not creative. Another such hearing was held Wednesday night at Garrett College in far western Maryland. And sure enough, the nutters turned out again. This time it was literally a circus–complete with a dog and a pony in attendance…
As MDN reported two days ago, the Maryland Dept. of the Environment (MDE) held a public hearing in Baltimore to elicit feedback on changes to the state’s proposed fracking regulations–already the tightest, harshest such regulations in the country (see 