Friends, if you want a series of booklets to give to legislators or anyone to help them understand the reason and necessity for a ban, Our criteria are that these sources should be Compelling stories, good science, good journalism Peer reviewed (if appropriate) and sourced/footnoted, mainstream sources Any one of these could stand-alone as the ONE source you could give someone. Extra credit for beautiful presentation. Available free online in PDF form. I recommend … [Read more...] about Essential Resources to Fight Fracking

From the Constitution Pipeline, or the Spectra, or the Minisink Compressor... If you've been following the activities of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, you'll already have realized that FERC never met a pipeline they didn't like. (This issue of FERC Bias recently came up during the Minisink trial.) So since we all know FERC's a Rubber Stamp Machine, we decided to make a video about it. A cute video/song about a serious … [Read more...] about FERC is a Rubber Stamp Machine

Who is "The Assassin", a foreign agent who's been brought in to Spin Shale in Pennsylvania, who makes ordinary Public Relations Hit Men look like they're Catholic Workers? Come back to the "No Fracking Way" blog on Monday to find out... … [Read more...] about The Assassin — coming Monday

Here's a strange one. On April 7th, the last day to file a comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the so-called "Constitution Pipeline", the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) filed this comment: http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?accession_num=20140407-5245 The USACE is a party to this proceeding because they have jurisdiction for any pipeline which impacts "waters of the United States". Don't try to read it the document above... it's status was quickly … [Read more...] about Who Pulled Rank on the US Army Corps of Engineers?

Debbie Dogskin is dead. She was found in her Fort Yates, North Dakota, mobile home frozen to death with an empty propane tank. [1] [2] What was the cause of the propane shortage which caused prices to rise and supplies to dwindle in the northern midwest and the northeast this winter? Short answer: It was an engineered gamble by industry seeking to maximize profits. There were really four factors which contributed to the shortage this winter. 2: Abnormally wet corn harvest required extra … [Read more...] about Winter Propane Shortage — Engineered Industry Gamble Which Cost Lives