I'm voting FOR the Community Bill of Rights to protect my property value.
Everywhere drilling increases, property values are suppressed. This is a fact. Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance Co WILL NOT offer home policies adjacent to drilling installations. Many banks are refusing mortgages as well. And it makes total sense - why would they chance it knowing the risks involved?
So this notion that those in favor of the Bill are somehow against property rights is completely false.
Also, the writer forgot to include J, #11 of the Bill i.e., "Severability." This means the Bill is a "living" document that can be amended by We the People, or even a Court, if any section is deemed unconstitutional.
PLUS, a New York Appeals Court just ruled that NY law permits local communities to ban drilling. Their state law is not that different than Ohio's.
"Though drilling is unlikely to occur in Youngs-town’s urban core..."
Except that the evidence doesn't support this. In areas of the country where drilling has increased, the siting of drilling installations has taken place adjacent to residential communities, schools, churches, etc.
Ohio law preempts any local control, meaning the State can permit drilling anywhere they choose to. That not only threatens our health and safety, but it will negatively impact our already depressed property values in the City. Everywhere drilling increases, property values drop.
We wouldn't dare allow a dynamite factory to be built next to our homes, schools, or churches, but that's exactly what a drilling company can do with drilling installations - thanks to an Ohio State Legislature heavily influenced by the oil & gas lobby.
The Community Bill of Rights RESTORES local control so that We the People can once again have the power to zone this industry so that we can ensure a safe and healthier city in which to raise a family or to retire to with peace of mind.
That's why I'm voting "YES" on May 7, FOR the Community Bill of Rights!
...except that the "fracking jobs" meme is nothing more than industry disinformation.
Employment gains in drilling and non-drilling areas of Ohio were almost identically flat:
"...employment growth due to shale development in the counties was not evident, the report noted. Employment rose 1.4 percent year-over-year in counties with heavy or moderate shale production, compared to 1.3 percent in other counties without shale development."
The writer is also not being forthright regarding the issue of fracking-induced seismicity.
3 recent studies - 1 Canadian, 1 American, 1 British - have concluded that hydraulic fracturing does, in fact, cause earthquakes.
So not only waste injection wells like the D&L Northstar #1 which caused the Youngstown earthquakes, but the actual oil & gas _fracking_ wells cause earthquakes too!
"The report, Investigation of Observed Seismicity in the Horn River Basin, shows that the seismicity observed in the study area was induced by fault movement resulting from the injection of fluids during hydraulic fracturing."
"A REPORT PUBLISHED BY DECC that includes a BGS co-author concludes that the earthquakes near Blackpool in April and May 2011 were induced by hydraulic fracture treatments..."
Aside from not being a Youngstown resident, the writer is what's known as a "landman," or someone who would personally profit from the defeat of the Youngstown Community Bill of Rights.
Also, sadly, we only have to look at today's headlines to see that his claims ring hollow, especially concerning the inherent problems associated with the safety and dependability of this industry. This tragic story reveals the fact that contamination issues related to drilling will be with us for a very, very long time, as this appears to be an old, vertical well storage tank that is leaking, onto pristine, rural farmland. Is this the future we want for the Meander Reservoir and the City of Youngstown? This is why I'm voting YES on May 7th!:
"Oil well spills in Bristolville, hazmat crews on scene"
"BRISTOLVILLE, Ohio - A oil well spilled Wednesday afternoon in Bristoville on Mahan Denman Road."
"Hazmat crews are on scene and they believe an open valve was the cause of the spill."
"Crews are unsure how much crude oil spilled at this time. However, the oil spilled 3/4 of a mile downstream."
"Natural dams kept it from spreading too far and the Environmental Protection Agency put in booms to help clean it up."
Renewables are such a "lie" that they accounted for almost 50% of new electricity production in the US last year alone.
If Youngstown's political elite continues to fall for the shale "boom" propaganda, it only sets us up for another "Black Monday," which will come much sooner than the last one. Also, we will fall further behind the rest of the nation as it transitions to the renewable energy economy.
If the politicians don't do so, We the People will place Youngstown on the path to becoming a renewable energy leader on May 7.
Renewable Energy Installations Account for 46 Percent of Newly Installed U.S. Electric Capacity
The Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative (MVOC) has been a tireless advocate for the betterment of communities throughout the Valley for a number of years.
It is because of their efforts that the issues of blight, immoral banking policies, poverty, hunger, and many other issues that affect our communities, have been brought to the forefront and have been - or are in the process of - being confronted, addressed, and remedied, especially in the city of Youngstown.
Their endorsement of the CBR speaks volumes about the righteousness of this cause.
Kudos to the MVOC for taking this courageous and principled stand!
Understanding city’s charter amendment
"Leftist liberals hate private property rights."
I'm voting FOR the Community Bill of Rights to protect my property value.
Everywhere drilling increases, property values are suppressed. This is a fact. Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance Co WILL NOT offer home policies adjacent to drilling installations. Many banks are refusing mortgages as well. And it makes total sense - why would they chance it knowing the risks involved?
So this notion that those in favor of the Bill are somehow against property rights is completely false.
Also, the writer forgot to include J, #11 of the Bill i.e., "Severability." This means the Bill is a "living" document that can be amended by We the People, or even a Court, if any section is deemed unconstitutional.
PLUS, a New York Appeals Court just ruled that NY law permits local communities to ban drilling. Their state law is not that different than Ohio's.
http://earthjustice.org/sites/default...
May 4, 2013 at 9:13 p.m. permalink suggest removal
FrackFree rallies as primary election nears
"Though drilling is unlikely to occur in Youngs-town’s urban core..."
Except that the evidence doesn't support this.
In areas of the country where drilling has increased, the siting of drilling installations has taken place adjacent to residential communities, schools, churches, etc.
Ohio law preempts any local control, meaning the State can permit drilling anywhere they choose to. That not only threatens our health and safety, but it will negatively impact our already depressed property values in the City. Everywhere drilling increases, property values drop.
http://www.catskillmountainkeeper.org...
We wouldn't dare allow a dynamite factory to be built next to our homes, schools, or churches, but that's exactly what a drilling company can do with drilling installations - thanks to an Ohio State Legislature heavily influenced by the oil & gas lobby.
The Community Bill of Rights RESTORES local control so that We the People can once again have the power to zone this industry so that we can ensure a safe and healthier city in which to raise a family or to retire to with peace of mind.
That's why I'm voting "YES" on May 7, FOR the Community Bill of Rights!
May 4, 2013 at 8:59 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Backers of charter amendment are using manufactured issues
...except that the "fracking jobs" meme is nothing more than industry disinformation.
Employment gains in drilling and non-drilling areas of Ohio were almost identically flat:
"...employment growth due to shale development in the counties was not evident, the report noted. Employment rose 1.4 percent year-over-year in counties with heavy or moderate shale production, compared to 1.3 percent in other counties without shale development."
http://www.cleveland.com/business/ind...
May 1, 2013 at 9:41 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Backers of charter amendment are using manufactured issues
The writer is also not being forthright regarding the issue of fracking-induced seismicity.
3 recent studies - 1 Canadian, 1 American, 1 British - have concluded that hydraulic fracturing does, in fact, cause earthquakes.
So not only waste injection wells like the D&L Northstar #1 which caused the Youngstown earthquakes, but the actual oil & gas _fracking_ wells cause earthquakes too!
"The report, Investigation of Observed Seismicity in the Horn River Basin, shows that the seismicity observed in the study area was induced by fault movement resulting from the injection of fluids during hydraulic fracturing."
http://www.bcogc.ca/sites/default/fil...
"A REPORT PUBLISHED BY DECC that includes a BGS co-author concludes that the earthquakes near Blackpool in April and May 2011 were induced by hydraulic fracture treatments..."
http://earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/research...
"The injection of fluid to facilitate oil and gas production...has the potential to generate induced seismic activity."
http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2012/ima...
May 1, 2013 at 8:35 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Backers of charter amendment are using manufactured issues
Aside from not being a Youngstown resident, the writer is what's known as a "landman," or someone who would personally profit from the defeat of the Youngstown Community Bill of Rights.
Also, sadly, we only have to look at today's headlines to see that his claims ring hollow, especially concerning the inherent problems associated with the safety and dependability of this industry. This tragic story reveals the fact that contamination issues related to drilling will be with us for a very, very long time, as this appears to be an old, vertical well storage tank that is leaking, onto pristine, rural farmland. Is this the future we want for the Meander Reservoir and the City of Youngstown? This is why I'm voting YES on May 7th!:
"Oil well spills in Bristolville, hazmat crews on scene"
"BRISTOLVILLE, Ohio - A oil well spilled Wednesday afternoon in Bristoville on Mahan Denman Road."
"Hazmat crews are on scene and they believe an open valve was the cause of the spill."
"Crews are unsure how much crude oil spilled at this time. However, the oil spilled 3/4 of a mile downstream."
"Natural dams kept it from spreading too far and the Environmental Protection Agency put in booms to help clean it up."
http://www.wfmj.com/story/22131739/oi...
May 1, 2013 at 8:08 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Supporters of the anti-fracking charter amendment say it protects people
Do Youngstown property owners have a right to protect their property values, which are negatively affected by fracking and waste disposal?
Who will buy a home located near fracking rigs and pads?
Who will want to live near a waste well that causes earthquakes in an area that has no appropriate building codes?
Youngstown citizens have a RIGHT to protect their investments, and will assert that right on May 7th!
http://www.catskillmountainkeeper.org...
April 29, 2013 at 10:41 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Supporters of the anti-fracking charter amendment say it protects people
Renewables are such a "lie" that they accounted for almost 50% of new electricity production in the US last year alone.
If Youngstown's political elite continues to fall for the shale "boom" propaganda, it only sets us up for another "Black Monday," which will come much sooner than the last one. Also, we will fall further behind the rest of the nation as it transitions to the renewable energy economy.
If the politicians don't do so, We the People will place Youngstown on the path to becoming a renewable energy leader on May 7.
Renewable Energy Installations Account for 46 Percent of Newly Installed U.S. Electric Capacity
http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/gover...
April 29, 2013 at 10:35 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Did dumping in Youngstown affect water in Beaver Falls?
...all the more reason to vote YES on May 7 for the Community Bill of Rights!
http://youngstownrights.org/
April 9, 2013 at 9:30 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Shale drilling controversies — who's wrong, who's right
"None have died from fracking..."
The List of the Harmed:
http://pennsylvaniaallianceforcleanwa...
April 7, 2013 at 8:17 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Charter change is about home rule
The Mahoning Valley Organizing Collaborative (MVOC) has been a tireless advocate for the betterment of communities throughout the Valley for a number of years.
It is because of their efforts that the issues of blight, immoral banking policies, poverty, hunger, and many other issues that affect our communities, have been brought to the forefront and have been - or are in the process of - being confronted, addressed, and remedied, especially in the city of Youngstown.
Their endorsement of the CBR speaks volumes about the righteousness of this cause.
Kudos to the MVOC for taking this courageous and principled stand!
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April 7, 2013 at 8:09 p.m. permalink suggest removal