The DRBC’s justification for its proposed fracking ban rests largely on speculation of risks from accidental spills. So what about the commercial shipping?

Earlier this month, I summarized Marcellus Shale Coalition comments on the proposed DRBC fracking ban, noting the following, which is central to the MSC’s observations:

The foundation for the ban relies, as a practical matter, upon speculated risks of inadvertent spills and releases that do not qualify as legal justification. Water acquisition, consumptive use, siting and landscapes are already addressed by other Compact provisions, leaving only Section 5.2 and reliance upon potential spills and releases as ban excuses.

Over the weekend my wife and I ran into a good friend who remarked on something highly relevant to this point I thought I’d share with you. It’s about the commercial shipping on the Delaware.

Our friend commented on an eye-opening conversation he had had with an acquaintance regarding this commercial shipping; a conversation during which he learned just how much such traffic there is and what it involves. It turns out there’s quite a bit of it and it involves all sorts of products, including chemical products. This caused me to investigate a bit and what I found illustrates the absurdity of the arguments advanced on behalf of the wholly ideological and wholly political DRBC fracking ban proposal.

Read more:

http://naturalgasnow.org/will-drbc-stop-commercial-shipping-delaware/