Fw: (MCWC).... petition volunteers request for MCWC

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Can anyone help with this initiative?
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From: "terry swier" <tsw...@centurytel.net>
To: <MC...@listserve.com>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 8:18 AM
Subject: (MCWC).... petition volunteers request for MCWC


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> Dear MCWC members,
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> If you signed up to volunteer as a petition circulator for the ballot
> initiative put forth by the Committee to Ban Fracking, either through me
> or
> another member of the committee statewide, it is time to get your
> information on the website so we can communicate with you. We are asking
> all volunteers to enter their information by going to the website,
> letsbanfracking.org and then clicking on the volunteer button. When you
> finish the quick sign up, you will be sent two emails. One of them should
> tell you how to contact the coordinator in your region, and you are asked
> to
> then email that person, who will get petitions to you, train you, and
> alert
> you to events in your area conducive to signature gathering. The other
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> tell you to "activate" your account.
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> If you have not signed up to help with this effort but think you might
> like to, feel free to contact me with your questions or concerns, or just
> go
> to the website for many of the answers. This is a citizen ballot
> initiative
> to amend a current state law so that it results in a ban on fracking, and
> equally important, a ban on disposing of fracking waste anywhere in the
> state, no matter what its origin is. The current law, dating from 1939,
> says, in part:
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> The People of the State of Michigan enact: MCL 324.61502 Construction
> of part
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> ".............The interests of the people demand that exploitation and
> waste
> of oil and gas be prevented so that the history of the loss of timber may
> not be repeated. It is accordingly the declared policy of the state to
> protect the interests of its citizens and landowners from unwarranted
> waste
> of gas and oil and to foster the development of the industry along the
> most
> favorable conditions and with a view to the ultimate recovery of the
> maximum
> production of these natural products."
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> ( When it refers to the loss of timber, it is the loss of hardwoods that
> were cut and left on the ground when white pine was the only thing of
> interest. In other words, they should have used more of the wood they cut,
> and therefore want to make sure they use all the oil and gas possible now-
> no waste of resources allowed by simply leaving it in the ground)
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> I'm sure you can see that the industry has loved this state law all these
> years, as it makes the DEQ do their bidding no matter what the
> consequences
> on the environment, our air and particularly our water.
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> Hope many of you will join us when the campaign launches on April 12 to
> get
> this initiative on the ballot so the citizens can decide if they want the
> state to maximize oil and gas industry profits at the cost of our precious
> water.
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> Peggy Case, President
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> Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation
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