Post by Woody Williams on Feb 9, 2007 9:02:24 GMT -5
Bill targets DNR drilling in parks, forest
Bryan Corbin, Evansville Courier & Press
INDIANAPOLIS - Flabbergasted by the sight of drilling rigs exploring for coal at the Glendale State Fish and Wildlife Area, residents of Daviess County, Ind., complained to their state representative. The suggestion of strip-mining in the Glendale wildlife area elicited intense opposition, and when a public meeting finally was scheduled Oct. 11, more than 400 people attended, most speaking against the idea. The now-canceled proposal for coal exploration last fall at Glendale inspired a bill that sailed through an Indiana House committee Wednesday. House Bill 1322 would require the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a public hearing before it allows drilling on any DNR property, such as a state park, state forest or wildlife area.
www.courierpress.com/news/2007/feb/08/bill-targets-dnr-drilling-in-parks-forest/
Bryan Corbin, Evansville Courier & Press
INDIANAPOLIS - Flabbergasted by the sight of drilling rigs exploring for coal at the Glendale State Fish and Wildlife Area, residents of Daviess County, Ind., complained to their state representative. The suggestion of strip-mining in the Glendale wildlife area elicited intense opposition, and when a public meeting finally was scheduled Oct. 11, more than 400 people attended, most speaking against the idea. The now-canceled proposal for coal exploration last fall at Glendale inspired a bill that sailed through an Indiana House committee Wednesday. House Bill 1322 would require the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a public hearing before it allows drilling on any DNR property, such as a state park, state forest or wildlife area.
www.courierpress.com/news/2007/feb/08/bill-targets-dnr-drilling-in-parks-forest/