Fracking, Frack-cidents & Frackonomics: What are Fracking's Dangers, Who will be Protected & Who will Benefit?
Have you been hearing about Fracking but want to learn more. Here is a great opportunity:
League of Women Voters of Oak Park and River Forest will be hosting William C. Rau, Professor Emeritus, Illinois State University & Spokesperson for Illinois People's Action, as keynote speaker on Thursday, May 22, 2014, 7:30 PM. Oak Park Main Library, 834 Lake St. (Second Floor, Veterans Room). ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS interested in IL Fracking legislation are invited to attend a FREE keynote address. No need to RSVP. See flyer for more information.
The keynote address will be preceded at 6:30 PM by the League of Women Voters Annual Meeting for Members Only.
After passage last May, the press hailed the Illinois Hydraulic Fracturing Act (HFA) as featuring the "nation's toughest regulations," and Governor Quinn claimed it contained the "nation's strongest environmental protections." In turn, the oil & gas industry touted fracking as a "game changer" offering a low-cost energy bonanza that will promote national energy independence, economic development, and job growth. Environmental and public health risks were presented as modest, manageable through regulation, and offset by significant benefits.
This presentation will examine these claims and show fracking to be inherently dangerous everywhere while focusing on risks specific to Southern Illinois including extensive floodplains, active earthquake zones capable of magnitude 7+ quakes, and one of the most radioactive oilfields in the US.