[Comment:  Markell had been dodging and weaving on this issue for months.  There’s no way he would have stalled fracking in the Delaware River basin—the DRBC meeting has been cancelled as the drilling industry doesn’t have the votes right now—without a lot of effective organizing.  A key underlying problem is that fracking has been exempted from the Clean Water Act.

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WILMINGTON — The proposed regulations that would authorize drilling and hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") to begin in the Delaware River Basin lack critical details on how public health and safety would be protected, Governor Jack Markell wrote today in a letter to the other voting members of the Delaware River Basin Commission.

In the letter, Markell made clear that Delaware’s representative would vote against the Natural Gas Development Regulations at the Commission’s meeting in Trenton this Monday.

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We’d like to hear your thoughts.   Here are some from Alan Muller:
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Perhaps the main positive development in our grim political situation is the Occupy Wall Street movement.

The Occupy Delaware branch of this can be found at:

http://www.occupyde.org/
https://twitter.com/#!/OccupyDelaware

We don’t know where this is going, but let’s hope.

Occupy Delaware selects protest site

From: "Phillip Bannowsky" <pbannow1@verizon.net>

To: "Phillip Bannowsky" pbannow1@verizon.net

 

Subject: Occupy Delaware permit in Markel’s hands

 

Just a phone call can help put economic justice on the agenda in Delaware.

 

As you may know, the permit for Occupy Delaware is being handled by the Governor’s office. Last night the General Assembly of OD voted to do their best to address the Governor’s concerns, but they are determined to start the occupation of H. Fletcher Brown Park in Wilmington this Saturday. Now is the time to bring a little political influence to bear on Markel, so OD is encouraging a campaign to call Markel at (302) 577-3210 and ask him to OK the permit.

 

Call Governor Jack Markell! Tell him to support democracy by approving the application by Occupy Delaware to use H. Fletcher Brown Park.

 

(302) 577-3210

 

Call today! Spread the word!