SENATE BILL: Fracking Limitation and Safer Energy Act (Law'd)

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

I don't really have a problem with shua's proposal but I don't think there's a need or benefit to find safer fracking technology. When I think of "safer fracking", I think of someone getting off the Titanic and into a lifeboat that has a hole in it. Instead of plugging the hole, scooping water out as more comes in.

It reminds me of "clean coal."

These things are of course always going to be relative. Any energy source is going to be either more or less ecologically sustainable and healthy depending on materials and process.  It's good to have an understanding of best practices on any technology in case it is needed, to have the best selection of options available to us. If nothing else, even if Atlasia isn't going to be doing any more fracking, other countries are going to, and they can benefit from this research.

[Sec. of State Superique]

Not to mention that both solar, wind and hydroelectric have their own aggresions to the environment.

[TNF]

Not to mention that both solar, wind and hydroelectric have their own aggresions to the environment.

Yes, although they are far less damaging that hydraulic fracturing.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

So where do we want to go with this? A strict ban on future projects and a gradual winding down of existing ones?

Or does someone want to put shua's idea to paper?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

So where do we want to go with this? A strict ban on future projects and a gradual winding down of existing ones?

Or does someone want to put shua's idea to paper?

I'm looking into that, though it's somewhat difficult given my sore lack of any relevant technical knowledge. Muon's posts in this thread look they might be helpful.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

So where do we want to go with this? A strict ban on future projects and a gradual winding down of existing ones?

Or does someone want to put shua's idea to paper?

I'm looking into that, though it's somewhat difficult given my sore lack of any relevant technical knowledge. Muon's posts in this thread look they might be helpful.

Ok, thanks. I just wanted to make sure we make the proper changes before we pass this. I don't want to redraft too many bills.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

If shua were to offer his idea as an amendment, I would be inclined to support it.

[Lumine]

Indeed, it seems the most reasonable choice in regards to this bill. I wish to see a fracking ban, but I would support that amendment as a good compromise, although it might be a good idea to propose a time limit for existing projects (a couple of years, for example) so we can finally end them at some point.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

So you going to offer that shua, or are we finished here?

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

So you going to offer that shua, or are we finished here?

If the Senate is willing to wait another day or two I will see if I can put something together.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

From what I'm reading, a fracking well can lose most of its production value 5 years or so, which means we still need to keep in mind the need for new jobs for these communities if we go with a moratorium on new ones rather than a complete ban, though it least it will be over the course of a few years rather than immediate.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

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[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Thanks Nix.   I based it off of the Illinois law along with some reading from Pro Publica.

With that, I would like to put it forward as an amendment.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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[Talleyrand]

Amendment is friendly.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Thanks for the amendment, shua. I'm ready to accept it into my heart.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The VP may call 24 hours on objections to the Amendment.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Senators have 24 hours to object to Amendment 60:04 by shua.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The amendment has been adopted.

[Talleyrand]

I motion for a final vote.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Yeah, let's get this show on the road.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

A final vote is now open on the underlying legislation, Senators please vote Aye, NAy or Abstain.

[TNF]

Aye

[bore]

Aye

[Lumine]

Aye.