Comments on: County Board Tackles “Fracking” Concerns

By: Rod Johnson

Rod Johnson — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:32:55 +0000

I’ve been through the Irish Hills in the last few months and don’t remember anything out of the ordinary. What should we be looking for? Derricks, bulldozers, vampires?

By: Afraid Of Vampires

Afraid Of Vampires — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:47:39 +0000

I was at a recent Washtenaw County Commissioners meeting where one Irish Hills resident described what is going on in that region as an old vampire movie. Once you remove the garlic from the window sill and the vampires get a sense that you’re vulnerable they are in the room and sucking you dry. You will never get rid of them, they will control your soul… the oil men are the vampires. The DEQ is aiding them.

Go to the Irish Hills area, google it, see it for yourself, and see what MIGHT happen to Washtenaw County if we’re not vigilent.

Many of us are not opposed to oil development altogether. We just think that oil development in residential areas (Washtenaw County and Irish Hills qualify) is a dangerous thing. There are too many people living in these areas to allow this kind of industrial chemical processing.

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By: George Hammond

George Hammond — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:30:46 +0000

Regarding fracking concerns, one thing that county residents can do is volunteer with their local watershed council. There is one for the Huron River [link] and the River Raisin [link]. These groups are non-governmental not-for-profit organizations that work to protect the natural resources in their watersheds. They organize teams of volunteers to test for water quality in the streams and rivers in the county. They are one of the groups that is likely to detect surface water pollution first if it occurs. They always need more help, both volunteers to go out and take water samples, and of course funds too. Spring is a busy time for them. Both are organizing big sampling events right now, to collect the stream insects that are indicators of water quality and pollution in streams. Please help pass the word about these organizations.

By: Mark Koroi

Mark Koroi — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:35:30 +0000

One wonders why the County continues to stall on the Douglas Smith FOIA request.

If the video does not incriminate anyone, then let us all see it.