Business Report 2 February 2012.
The Department of Mineral Resources task team set up early last year to investigate the pros and cons of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could not be tainted by bias as it had not engaged with the companies that had applied for shale gas exploration licences in the Karoo, director-general Thibedi Ramontja said in an affidavit filed at the North Gauteng High Court…
http://www.iol.co.za/business/business-news/fracking-task-team-not-tainted-1.1225457
I wonder how the Fracking Task Team think they can get all the facts without talking to those who are involved in some way? Rather than attempting to avoid bias by not engaging with all the players, I think the Department of Mineral Resources should open up and trust that full transparency will do the job and elicit trust instead of court cases and hiding behind PAIA.
I wonder how the Fracking Task Team think they can get all the facts without talking to those who are involved in some way? Rather than attempting to avoid bias by not engaging with all the players, I think the Department of Mineral Resources should open up and trust that full transparency will do the job and elicit trust instead of court cases and hiding behind PAIA.