Today (Saturday, 11/30/13) is Day 16 of the IDNR Comment Period on Fracking.  Thanks for hanging in there with us even on this holiday weekend!

Day 16  USED 11/30/13

Topic:  Definition of “Aquatic Life” is too narrow

• Go to: http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/OilandGas/Pages/OnlineCommentSubmittalForm.aspx

• Click the button: Subpart A: General Provisions

• In the “Section” dropdown box, click:  245.110 Definitions

• Submit your comment/s (below)

• Click “Submit”

Section 245.110 Section 245.110 of the Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act administrative rules, states: “Aquatic life” means all fish, reptiles, amphibians, crayfish, and mussels.

Problems with this section:

1. This definition is too narrow and does not include many other species that may be important to an aquatic ecosystem.  Aquatic life cannot be understood apart from the larger aquatic ecosystem which sustains it.
2. Freshwater ecosystems (limnology) not only include fauna, but also flora (plants), micro/macro invertebrates, oxygen levels and algae, for example.

Why these are problems:

1. Exclusively focusing on a limited definition of “aquatic life” unnecessarily narrows the impact to the larger ecosystem that sustains it.
2. By the time a fish kill occurs pollution caused by fracking will have reached a critical stage, causing havoc across the larger ecosystem.
3. It neglects the biological criteria for the protection of aquatic life.

Revisions Needed:

1. The definition of “aquatic life” must be broadened to include “aquatic ecosystems”.
2. Specific scientific standards must be developed to include:  a) Biological standards, b) High quality water resources, c) Modified or limited water resources, and d) Stressor identification.

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And too my surprise you can not even use the get lucky button anymore. Really? Why do they even have it up there. Apparently the “read your mind” algorithm they just introduced broke the get lucky thingie because as soon as you type in a single letter that option goes away. But when you just click on it empty it thinks you want to get lucky about the google LOGO. These people are dorks.

http://www.businessinsider.com/google-just-effectively-killed-the-im-feeling-lucky-button-2010-9

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Earth Day lasts a long time in Springfield. That is because one of our big events is on the Weekend. Earth Awareness Fest is Saturday so today is kind of a let down. Nonetheless, I soldier on. This is from Gather by way of PeakOil.

http://peakoil.com/?p=53796

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978190692

by Brenda Daverin

Member since:
March 11, 2010

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR0j7sModCI )

What is With “Happy” Earth Day?

views: 279 | 2 people recommend this | comments: 5

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Have a great weekend

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So I found this really beautiful and really weird looking bird for today.

TGI(WB)F:

http://www.pbase.com/dkord

Anybody know what kinda bird this is?

Oh dedicated to Susan and John who blog all over Denver at:

http://www.thedrunkablog.blogspot.com/

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Go on a picnic! Have a Good One

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Look up in the sky! Its a Bird:

www.blognetnews.com/…/feed.php?channel=330

Dedicated to John and Susan at:

http://www.thedrunkablog.blogspot.com/

 Though it is rarely discussed John and Susan have a clutch of messenger pigeons that they race on most weekends

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS THE WORK OF INTERNET ASSHOLES…

Last week or maybe the week before i got a letter from a group called CartoonStock ordering me to take down an image and allowing the use of it for a “reasonable price”… So I am putting them up here so they can get the ridicule they deserve…by the way the comic was of two birds sitting on clouds. and one bird says to the other. “I flew over this funeral and 6 guns point guns at me and start shooting”

License Compliance Services, CartoonStock Ltd.

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24-Nov-2014

Dear Community Energy Systems,

It has come to the attention of CartoonStock Ltd that an image or image(s) represented by CartoonStock Ltd are being used or have been used online by your company. According to our records there is no valid license issued to your company for the use of the image(s).

To view the image(s) in question together with the usage(s) found on your company’s website (/), go to: https://lcs.cartoonstock.com/4SYUO9QQ

Using a CartoonStock Ltd image without a valid license is considered copyright infringement and in violation of the Copyright Act, Title 17, United States Code, entitling CartoonStock Ltd to seek compensation for infringing uses. CartoonStock Ltd is committed to protect the interests, intellectual property and livelihoods of the contributors with whom we work.

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• If a valid license proof cannot be found:
  • Please cease using the image(s) in question immediately.
  • In addition, a $98.70 settlement payment should be received within 10 business days of the date of this letter. The payment options are detailed below. Ceasing use of the image(s) does not release your company of its responsibility to pay for the image(s) already used.

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We believe that prompt cooperation will benefit all concerned parties.

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and to this I say, KISS my ass!

I always wondered by Susan and John were into Sock Puppets. Now I know:

http://www.thedrunkablog.blogspot.com/

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http://shop.onrez.com/item/53856

Dedicated to John and Susan in Denver who have increasingly focused on the Great Denver Fire caused by the 2008 Democrat Convention.

http://www.thedrunkablog.blogspot.com/

Little do people know that they both have very naughty tattoos on large parts of their bodies.

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John and Susan Blog at:

 http://www.thedrunkablog.blogspot.com/

It is a little know fact that they studied Channeling with Shirley McLaine and were Maya in previous lives. That explains their penchant for vacationing in Mexico or is it the exchange rate? 

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Dedicated to John and Susan Kay life long tillers of the soil. They may never leave the farm but the world is a better place for their having been here. 

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