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Call or Email the Governor NOW !
Governor Perdue is expected to make a decision about a veto on Senate Bill 820 either today or tomorrow. You can make a difference right now by calling the Governor’s office to urge her to veto Senate Bill S820. The governor’s numbers are (800) 662-7952, or (919) 733-2391. It only takes a couple of minutes to leave a message with your name and county asking her to veto Senate Bill 820 (below are some reasons you can give.). If you cannot get through, keep trying! If her mailbox is full, you can also send a quick email to governor.office@nc.gov.P
lease call Gov. Perdue today and help us continue the tidal wave of calls that began late last week! Here’s why she should veto S820:
- Threats to Water: It legalizes fracking and horizontal drilling, and begins creation of regulatory program–without making sure we have time to fully study the potential harm to our water resources (ground water, wells, water supplies)
- Property Rights Issues: The bill still includes forced pooling, inadequate landowner protections, eminent domain and trespass issues,
- No Local Control: The bill still allows for preemption of local ordinances by towns and counties.
- Economic Illusion: New info (USGS) shows the shale gas resource in NC is only enough to supply 1 -5 years (not 40 years originally thought) and the small # of new jobs could be overshadowed by job losses in tourism, agriculture, and businesses requiring a healthy environment and clean water.
- S820 falls far short of the bar Gov. set with her Executive Order. The Order called for adopting the recommendations of DENR’s report as baseline standards, careful attention to consumer protection and landowner rights, protection of drinking water, and adequate resources for all regulatory agencies to be able to enforce new regulations, yet S820 does not fulfill these high standards for our state. Click here to view Executive Order 118.
