«The amazing achievement of the last going - on - seven years is that citizens at the grassroots level have held off a trillion - dollar payday because we have fought so hard and well to
require meaningful regulation of oil - and - gas extraction,» said Walter Hang, president of Toxics Targeting, an environmental database firm.
The association also wants the ministry to
require all applicants for a prospector's license to pass a «
meaningful» test on prospecting methodology, non-intrusive staking practices, environmental
regulations, surface holders rights, relations and compensation practices.