Be it a walk in the woods, fishing at the dock in town, or sitting on the porch in the evening.  It sort of "grounds" us,, it makes us feel good.  .
 Even the modern medical community finally will acknowledge its comforting and healing powers. We must not deny the vital importance of a healthy environment both in our homes and outside the door.

Northeast Michigan,      known for its abundance of state lands that are home to just about every living species of plant & animal life found in the entire lower peninsula. It is almost void of industry, making this hospitable for the elk, the bald eagle, and on, and on. 
    We savour the stars that light up the night skies on those still and quiet nights. We relax to the whispering pines and the chorus's of bird singing in melody that stimuluate that "feel good" feeling.   It's the essence of it all that we can feel even when just reading about it.

    Those of us who choose to live or visit here probably do so because of what it DOESN'T have.  Concrete, Blacktop, Steel,,, skyscrapers, traffic jams, industrial noise, pollution and on, and on.  Thats just how it is, naturally.

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Environmentally friendly and neighbor friendly operations are just good sense.  It saves the Industry and legislators by nearly eliminating complaint time and disaster response expenses. Strict oversite may even result in more stable heating bills as well as the true royalty values paid to the mineral owner.  Conciencious operations ensure the survival of our natural environment that in turn ensures our own survival.
This is the 21st century and we have the knowledge of our past mistakes. We are still paying the costs paid in making  those mistakes.  Should we keep testing Nature to see what she can or cannot handle?  Turning a deaf ear and blind eye surely excellerates the inevitable whether we choose to admit it or not.
 The technology is there, so is the knowledge..  Let us insist that our local governements, state and federal legislators and the Industry use them both. 

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visit their website -
see what they do, 
see what you can do too

Acres upon acres of thriving ecosystems are 
being sacrificed, as well as our Quality of Life

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Envision hearing a train that is always coming
.....  and never arrives

- Small Portable compressor/pump that take place of the quieter Derrick.
These small compressors can be as invading as the (1300hp+) compressors
housed in enclosed facilities that roar continuously in our woods and near some neighborhoods

Document, Document, Document!
Don't attempt law suits unless absolutely neccessary.
The Industry is represented in Michigan by the Michigan Oil and Gas Association.
They have plenty of money to fight you in court until you run out of your own funds.

,,, it's worth the effort .