"The fear of fracking within city limits has Bowling Green [Ohio] resident Lisa Kochheiser and nearly 2,000 other concerned residents placing a ban on the process on the November ballot. “There is no other way for us to protect our city,” said Kochheiser, a member of Protect BG, a group of citizens who circulated a petition to amend the city charter around town during the summer to bring it to vote. [...] While the state denies fracking could happen in the region, Kochheiser isn’t taking any chances. “There are already wells [in Wood County], but to make wells profitable, they use fracking to stimulate the wells,” Kochheiser said. “The purpose of [the amendment] is to give people a way to protect their families and health.”
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 21:59:15 +0000
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