Lisa Kochheiser, one of the organizers of the push to ban fracking in Bowling Green, said Tuesday that amending the city's charter is the best way to protect the city.
Kochheiser, speaking before a talk by Dr. Deborah Cowden, complained that "the media's rhetoric" has "already become riddled with the state regulatory and industry perspective."
"We are working with bringing the public focus back to the reality of BG's situation," she said.
Kochheiser said that the industry will eventually be interested in drilling for the reserves of oil and gas that lie beneath the city. It may take time for that to be economically viable, but it will happen, she said. And because extracting the resources may be risky, the drilling may be done by "wildcatters," who are "more willing to take risks in matters of human and environmental health."
Kochheiser, speaking before a talk by Dr. Deborah Cowden, complained that "the media's rhetoric" has "already become riddled with the state regulatory and industry perspective."
"We are working with bringing the public focus back to the reality of BG's situation," she said.
Kochheiser said that the industry will eventually be interested in drilling for the reserves of oil and gas that lie beneath the city. It may take time for that to be economically viable, but it will happen, she said. And because extracting the resources may be risky, the drilling may be done by "wildcatters," who are "more willing to take risks in matters of human and environmental health."