Treaty of Washington (1836)

Saturday, 20-July-2013 - Veghel - Derek Bailey, chairman (retired), Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Anishinaabek Original Peoples) is one of the individuals endorsing the campaign to Ban  Fracking in Michigan. In 1836, 13 years before my ancestors Christina Feinauer and Johann Georg Weiss arrived in Frankenlust Township, chiefs, including those of the Grand Traverse placed their mark on the Treaty of Washington, relinquishing ownership of 37 percent of the current land area of what is now the state of Michigan (photo).
Anishinaabek Turtle song (2:46)
First Speakers: Restoring the Ojibwe language  (56:41)

Hydraulic Fracturing 101

Saturday, 20-July-2013 - Here is a short animated presentation by the El Paso Corporation on how hydraulic fracturing (commonly referred to as fracking) is performed.
Hydraulic Fracturing 101 (4:16)

Michigan Water Gone Fracking

Friday, 19-July-2013 - While Michigan's water supply is in peril, fracking appears to be unstoppable with yesterday's US Senate confirmation of Gina McCarthy as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency.  President Obama is focusing on energy independence, while lowering CO2 emissions--and ignoring  deplenishment and contamination of clean water supplies.
Westerman 1-29 HD1 gas/oil well
President Obama's policy

Photo. Water truck filling at municipal fire hydrant in Kalkaska, MI. courtesy of Respect My Planet.

UK Government Supports Fracking

Thursday, 18-July-2013 - London - "Producers of shale gas in the U.K. will be offered tax breaks that more than halve the amount they pay on profits, the government said Friday, in a move designed to kick-start the embryonic industry." - Cassie Werber 

Europe Business News

Photo. The drilling rig of Cuadrilla Resources explores the Bowland shale for gas, four miles from Blackpool, northwest England. - Getty Images