To: Bertha Henry, Broward County Administrator
Broward County Commissioners: Ban Drilling and Fracking!
I urge you to take a stand against all forms of drilling and fracking for oil and natural gas in Broward County.
A company has proposed drilling an oil well in a section of the Florida Everglades located in Broward County, which would pose a serious threat to critical water resources that millions of South Florida residents rely on.
Florida state agencies are currently reviewing this drilling proposal, but the Broward County Commissioners can weigh in through local ordinances.
Please take action to protect your constituents by passing a binding ordinance that prohibits this proposed oil well and prevents any future drilling and fracking in Broward County.
A company has proposed drilling an oil well in a section of the Florida Everglades located in Broward County, which would pose a serious threat to critical water resources that millions of South Florida residents rely on.
Florida state agencies are currently reviewing this drilling proposal, but the Broward County Commissioners can weigh in through local ordinances.
Please take action to protect your constituents by passing a binding ordinance that prohibits this proposed oil well and prevents any future drilling and fracking in Broward County.
Why is this important?
An oil company is proposing to drill in Broward County, only a few miles from the city of Miramar. This oil well would be located in the Florida Everglades and would endanger critical water resources that millions of South Florida residents rely on.
This permit is one of several recent proposals to drill in the Florida Everglades. And loopholes in state law allow drilling companies to use fracking techniques to produce more oil and gas, with almost no oversight over the chemicals being injected underground.
All forms of drilling and fracking (including hydraulic fracturing, acid fracturing and acid matrix stimulation) are inherently unsafe, especially in Florida where our aquifer is so vital to our livelihoods. In states across the country, the extraction of oil and gas has led to serious health and environmental issues, and communities are taking action by passing ordinances to prevent fracking.
Florida state agencies are currently reviewing this drilling proposal, but the Broward County Commissioners can weigh in by passing a binding ordinance prohibiting this well and any future drilling and fracking in the county.
This permit is one of several recent proposals to drill in the Florida Everglades. And loopholes in state law allow drilling companies to use fracking techniques to produce more oil and gas, with almost no oversight over the chemicals being injected underground.
All forms of drilling and fracking (including hydraulic fracturing, acid fracturing and acid matrix stimulation) are inherently unsafe, especially in Florida where our aquifer is so vital to our livelihoods. In states across the country, the extraction of oil and gas has led to serious health and environmental issues, and communities are taking action by passing ordinances to prevent fracking.
Florida state agencies are currently reviewing this drilling proposal, but the Broward County Commissioners can weigh in by passing a binding ordinance prohibiting this well and any future drilling and fracking in the county.