Posted: July 19, 11:25 am
Gov. Martin O’Malley has picked members of a commission that was formed to study whether a gas drilling technique called “fracking” should be allowed in Western Maryland.
The Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Initiative Advisory Commission includes:
•Chairman David Vanko, geologist and dean of the Fisher College of Science and Mathematics at Towson University.
•Sen. George Edwards, who represents Western Maryland.
•Del. Heather Mizeur, who sponsored an unsuccessful bill that would have put a moratorium on fracking.
•James Raley, a Garrett County Commissioner.
•William Valentine, an Allegany County Commissioner.
•Peggy Jamison, mayor of Oakland.
•Shawn Bender, president of the Garrett County Farm Bureau.
•Steven M. Bunker, director of conservation programs at the Maryland office of the Nature Conservancy.
•John Fritz, president of the Savage River Watershed Association.
•Jeffrey Kupfer, senior adviser, Chevron Government Affairs.
•Dominick E. Murray, deputy secretary of the state Department of Business and Economic Development.
•Paul Roberts, Garrett County resident and co-owner of Deep Creek Cellars winery.
•Nick Weber, chairman of the Mid-Atlantic Council of Trout Unlimited.
•Harry Weiss, attorney and partner at the Ballard Spahr law firm.
The first meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 4 at the Lakeside Visitors Center at Rocky Gap State Park.
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