“We need the income. We need the jobs. We need the tax revenues and all that. So we do have a responsibility to our citizens to do it in as responsible a manner as we can. That’s what we’re going to try to come up with, if we can.”
Those were comments from Sen. Doug Facemire, D-Braxton, who is co-chairing a joint legislative panel charged with the assignment of developing a set of Marcellus shale regulations that lawmakers may take up later this year during a special session.
There are plenty of things West Virginia needs when it comes putting together a comprehensive law as it relates to Marcellus shale exploration and development. Many, many times over the past several months we’ve detailed the need for lawmakers to strike a workable balance amongst the many parties involved.
Yet we have a queasy feeling when we hear terms from Facemire and other legislators like “if we can” and “the wheels might fall off all that when we get started”.
This isn’t about ifs and buts, it’s about doing what it takes to get it done. The longer it goes, the more complex and convoluted it gets.
When it comes to Marcellus, we’re tired of the excuse-making in Charleston. Too much time has already passed and the engine of our state leadership remains in neutral on this subject.
Legislative meetings on Marcellus begin again next Tuesday during July interims; again, the seriousness of this whole situation can’t be emphasized enough.
What West Virginia “needs” is a workable deal that adequately addresses all of the multi-dimensional facets of Marcellus — taking everything into account from the perspectives of the industry, environment, landowners and citizenry in general.
Local News
July 7, 2011
‘We need’
W.Va. needs effective, comprehensive laws for Marcellus shale
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