<div dir="ltr">I will follow George's lead on this and offer my comments to BLM about fracking in the Wayne up for comments and review.<div><br></div><div>Thank you for any feedback.</div><div><br></div><div>Vic<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">When the Earth, its products, its creatures become his concern, man is caught up in a cause greater than his own life and more meaningful. Only when man loses himself in an endeavor of that magnitude does he walk and live with humility and reverence. - William O. Douglas</div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 11:16 AM George Banziger via Green <<a href="mailto:green@fuusm.org">green@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Gree Sanctuary Committee,<div><br></div><div> A few weeks ago I received an announcement that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) was arranging public sessions on the plan to offer leasing to oil & gas companies for fracking in the Marietta Unit of Wayne National Forest. Two public sessions were announced--both at 6 p.m. on April 8 & 9. I attended the April 8 session (scheduled at the dinner hour and eclipse day). I think that there were just a few people there. I don't know if anyone else from GSC attended either one of these sessions.</div><div><br></div><div> At the April 8 session I posed a question about brine waste, which was inadequately answered. We were told that comments may be submitted online until May 6.</div><div><br></div><div> I have drafted the attached comments and would welcome any edits before I submit it.</div><div><br></div><div> Here is the link for submission of comments:</div><div><br></div><div> <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2024234/510" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(66,139,202)">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2024234/510</span></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(19,22,25)"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">George & Gwen Banziger; 740-434-5685; 740-434-3354 (mobile)<br></div></div></div></div></div>
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