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(NC) Fracking rule-makers sort thousands of comments
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_FRACKING_PUBLIC_COMMENTS_VAOL-?SITE=VANOV&SECTION=STATE&TEMPLATE=DEFAULTFracking rule-makers sort thousands of comments
By JONATHAN DREW
Associated Press
Sep 27, 10:53 AM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A member of the North Carolina commission that's developing fracking regulations says the panel has received dozens of public comments that have caused them "to really go back and do our homework," but thousands of others offer unusable input such as: "Don't Frack NC."
The Mining and Energy Commission expects to receive 50,000 comments by Tuesday when the period for public input ends, though that could be exceeded if there's a late surge, said commission member James Womack. Hundreds of comments were delivered at four public meetings around the state marked by chanting and singing by people who fear toxic chemicals could escape the wells.
Still, he said, the meetings and online submissions have produced astute recommendations for and against fracking.
"Each of the four hearings had at least a dozen commenters where they had actually digested the rules and had specific comments ... and had some very innovative and thought-provoking suggestions that we have given really serious consideration to, that caused us to really go back and do our homework," Womack said.
