From the office of U.S. Rep Andy Harris:
Rep. Andy Harris held a subcommittee hearing to review the EPA’s approach to ground water research in Pavillion, Wyoming. Witnesses highlighted a number of concerns with EPA’s December 8, 2011 draft findings, including the failure of the Agency to adequately consult with state and federal experts, the release of conclusions prior to adequate peer review, lack of adherence to information quality guidelines, a lack of data transparency, and sampling and monitoring well issues that call into question many of the results.
“This hearing exposes how the EPA is willing to use junk science to promote unnecessary fear about the safety of hydrofracking in an attempt to carry out the President’s climate change agenda,” said Rep. Andy Harris. “The testimony was clear that this study is not applicable to Marcellus Shale, so hopefully Governor O’Malley won’t use this flawed study as an excuse to advance his own climate change agenda.”
As with all Committee hearings, the hearing was webcast live in its entirety at www.science.house.gov, and an archived version of the webcast will be publicly available on the website.
Committee Statement Regarding Media Coverage of Hearing on EPA Ground Water Research
In response to media reports associated with the removal of an unaccredited filmmaker at today’s Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on EPA Ground Water research, the Committee wishes to clarify and reiterate the following facts:
Section 9(j) of the Committee’s rules expressly state that “Personnel providing coverage by the television and radio media shall be currently accredited to the Radio and Television Correspondents’ Galleries.” The individual removed was not accredited by the House Radio and TV Gallery and had refused to turn off his camera upon request by capitol police.
It has been misreported that the Committee turned away an accredited ABC News crew prior to the hearing. While a film crew arrived at the hearing claiming to be with ABC News, the ABC News Washington bureau confirmed to the Committee it was unaware of sending any crew to tape the hearing.
As with all Committee hearings, the hearing was webcast live in its entirety at www.science.house.gov, and an archived version of the webcast will publicly available on the website.
So Harris is no in favor of censorship? The hill has repeatedly allowed unaccredited journalist.
No he is in favor of poisoning our water and suppressing the press.
Ryan,
Your mom asked me to tell you to please, please stop embarrasing yourself.
Now there ladies and gentlemen is a brilliant statement from one of the teachers who is supposed to be providing education. If you have children in this man’s classroom be afraid, very afraid!
Burbrey and Cdev – The social1st and the liberal attacking fracking a 60 year old technology that has been used in over 1 million wells.
So doing something for 60 years makes it okay? And a million wells? How many years did smoking cigarettes seem “okay”? And were there at least a million people affected by that seemingly harmless procedure? The recent evidence showing very great harm to many water supplies because of fracking should raise a red flag that this may not be the best way to provide energy for our country. Guidelines and, oh yes “REGULATIONS” are in much need. Why does Andy Harris always have to rant and rave about efforts to improve our quality of life? A little more education and awareness as to the importance of CLEAN and SAFE water supplies (which are becoming more threatened) should be the focus of his efforts — not protecting an industry lush in profits already.
Elsie,
The reason that Congressman Harris and many, many, many others ‘rant and rave’ as you call it is that we are tired of people who worship at the altar of rabid environmentalism trying to stop anything and everything that might make life better for all. With no documented scientific evidence. Just a wild hair thought they had. The tail wants to wag the dog.
The Dem/Libs love you because you contribute to their campaigns, spend money to promote them and vote for them, but they secretly sneer at you and certainly don’t give a flipping fig for enviromentalism. Just ask that Gore fellow (a charter member of the 1% club) how much the monthly energy bill is to run his swimming pool and the pool house. And how much gas his private jet uses.
Here’s a little tip for you Elsie. Don’t listen to what they say, watch what they do.
Way to go Andy. We don’t need these press people interfearing with the open meetings act.
A very, very well written refute to Mr. Gasland’s docuganda (propaganda documentary).
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/guest-post-dont-frack-me
Oh this is no different then when code pink members disrupt meetings and protest out of order on the hill. Free speech is acceptable, but intellectually ignorant (ignorant of the parliamentary procedures) is not acceptable. Besides, if he needed film for his next documentary, he can pull it from LOC as it is already recorded and available in the public domain.
Next time, perhaps he’ll ask for permission before filming per the committee’s rules.