The Baltimore Sun ran an op-ed this morning about the very real dangers of fracking.
The many downsides of fracking - which include not only a mammoth diversion of our increasingly limited clean water supply but almost certain permanent degradation of it as well - certainly outweigh the short-term (and short-sighted) economic and practical benefits.
This is not just a theoretical argument for Marylanders anymore. An effort to turn Cove Point into a natural gas exporting facility is threatening to make MD a hot spot for fracked gas and increase the infrastructure for this faulty energy plan.
CCAN (the Chesapeake Climate action network) is holding a state-wide tour, with a stop in Baltimore next Tuesday, 11/12, here at MICA at 7:00 pm, to teach about the Cove Point initiative and why it does not bring good news to MD.
I am honored to be recognized as one of CCAN's Climate Heroes at this event.
Please join us if you can to learn more about what Cove Point would mean to MD.
I look forward to seeing you there!
