Liberal Michael Moore Is So Angry About Destruction Of Environment, He Plans To Destroy The Environment In Protest

The hypocrisy of wealthy liberals knows exactly zero bounds. Rich and whiny liberal, Michael Moore, is so upset about the destruction that’s been done to the environment, that’s he’s planning to destroy the environment to make a point.

And no, this is not a joke. According to Newsmax,  the infamous liberal filmmaker (who has gotten rich by exploiting other liberals) has threatened to begin fracking off the Florida coast.

We are back on the air in September — in prime time! “Michael Moore LIVE FROM THE APOCALYPSE!” Our fracking off the coast of Mar-a-Lago begins right after Labor Day. I’ve already got the rig — a beautiful Halliburton G-0008 fracking system with a monster Caterpillar engine! https://t.co/riUn0QgvkG

— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 6, 2018

His anger appears to be directed towards president Donald Trump, as Moore said the fracking will take place off the coast of Mar-a-Lago, which is Trump’s resort in Florida. Long opposed to everything Donald Trump has said and done, Moore took to Twitter to openly protest the administration’s decision to open nearly all U.S. offshore waters to drilling for oil and natural gas. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced a plan Thursday, reversing protections in the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific.

The administration believes the proposed territory holds some 90 billion barrels of oil and 319 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, or reserves that are about 80 percent larger than is currently available. “Under President Trump, we are going to become the strongest energy superpower this world has ever known,” Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told reporters.

This announcement angered Moore and his liberal hypocrisy quickly came to the surface. In other words, he’s going to protest the destruction of the environment by destroying the environment.

Here’s our fracker! We’ll be drilling right off the coast of Mar-a-Lago. God Bless You Donald Trump for making this possible! The oil we drill just off your beach will pay 4 our entire show! And any spills – we’re going to let the ppl of Florida keep whatever they collect 4 free! pic.twitter.com/iGq2f1Gi33

— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 6, 2018

Moore is also all but saying he’s planning an oil spill, something that has disastrous effects on the environment. But Moore’s a liberal hypocrite, so in his mind, to protect the environment, he has to help destroy it.

Zinke said the draft National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2019 to 2024 would make over 90 percent of the outer continental shelf’s total acreage available for leasing, including areas put off-limits by the Obama White House.

However, there may already be a kink in Moore’s plan to frack of the coast of Florida. Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott immediately opposed Zinke’s plan, saying that he had asked to meet with the secretary to discuss “the crucial need to remove Florida from consideration.”

Maryland House Overwhelmingly Votes to Ban Fracking

On March 10, Maryland’s House of Delegates passed legislation to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, 97 to 40. The bill’s next hurdle is the Senate, where a key lawmaker has resisted efforts to permanently prohibit the practice. [1]

Senator Joan Carter Conway, a Democrat from Baltimore, chairs the Senate committee tasked with reviewing the proposal. She has said she sees no point in trying to get the legislation to Governor Larry Hogan’s desk until both legislative chambers can approve it with enough majorities to avoid a veto. She said that without enough votes to override a veto, it would make more sense to simply extend a moratorium on fracking. [1], [2]

Hogan supports fracking as long as Maryland implements strong safety measures for the gas-extraction method. [1]

The 141-member House needs 85 votes to override a veto from the governor, and the 47-member Senate requires 29 notes to do so. Anti-fracking advocates say they’re a few votes short of that number in Senate.

Mike Tidwell, director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, said:

“If Joan Carter Conway declared today that she too supports a ban, then it’s going to go to Hogan’s desk, because not only will we have her vote, but several people have said they’ll support it if she does.” [1]

There is no hydraulic fracturing currently occurring in the state; but without a ban, fracking would be permitted in Maryland after October 2017, which would mark the end of a two-year moratorium on the practice. Conway has proposed a bill that would extend the moratorium another two years and require counties to hold referendums in 2018 on whether to allow the drilling method. [1], [3]

Garrett and Allegany counties are considered the parts of the state that are most likely to have gas deposits that could be reached by fracking. [2]

The majority voted to ban the technology after being shown scientific proof that fracking increases the risk of earthquakes, water contamination, and health problems in areas where the practice is permitted. [2]

Fracking’s Bad Record

Hydraulic fracturing is the practice of injecting water, sand, and chemicals deep within shale rock to release oil and natural gas. The technology has the potential to cause groundwater contamination, methane pollution, air pollution, exposure to toxic chemicals, and explosions. Moreover, each fracking operation requires millions of gallons of water. [4]

In 2013, several people were injured by an explosion at a natural gas well site in West Virginia. The explosion reportedly occurred when

“a spark triggered a flash explosion and a fire after a problem during the ‘flow back’ process when drilling fluids are pumped into storage tanks.”

In March of 2016, a federal jury ordered Cabot Oil & Gas to pay $4.24 million to two Dimock, Pennsylvania, families for Cabot’s pollution of their well water since 2008.

Source: U.S. News & World Report

And in 2014, 585 fracking-related earthquakes measuring 3.0 or larger on the Richter scale rocked the state of Oklahoma – three times the number that struck California. Experts fear the state could be rocked by a massive man-made earthquake at any time.

Sources:

[1] The Washington Post

[2] The Baltimore Sun

[3] Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility

[4] Carleton University

U.S. News & World Report

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About Julie Fidler:
	Julie Fidler is a freelance writer, legal blogger, and the author of Adventures in Holy Matrimony: For Better or the Absolute Worst. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two ridiculously spoiled cats. She occasionally pontificates on her blog.