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DING! YOU GOT RESIGNATIONS!

October 3, 2014
DING! YOU GOT RESIGNATIONS!

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary E. Christopher Abruzzo and DEP Deputy Chief Counsel Glenn Parno both abruptly resigned on Thursday Oct. 3, 2014 amid the “P-Mail” scandal. Pennsylvania Attorney General, Kathleen Kane revealed the previous week that her office had discovered hundreds of pornographic emails sent or received hundreds of sexually explicit photos, videos, and messages from state e-mail accounts between 2008 and 2012. PA Governor Tom Corbett followed Kane’s revelation by requesting records of interoffice emails containing pornography. Corbett had said he wasn’t aware of the email exchange while he was Attorney General or Governor during that time period. An Office of Attorney General policy signed by then Attorney General Corbett in 2006 prohibits using office technology to view or store “any sexually suggestive, pornographic or obscene […]

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THINK ABOUT IT AGAIN

February 5, 2014
THINK ABOUT IT AGAIN

It’s about 4 am on an early snowy Wednesday morning. Seems like a good time to think, and think again about a few issues. West Virginia Chemical Spill Originally, the amount of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol (MCHM) which leaked into the Elk River was reported around 2,500 – 5,000 gallons. This was increased to around 7,000 gallons a day or later, and then increased again to around 10,000 gallons. We have also learned a second chemical; PPH (a mix of polyglycol ethers) was also part of the leak. Not much is known about the health risks of these chemicals and officials keep telling the people in the area it’s ok to drink the water even as reports of licorice smelling and discolored water still flows from faucets. Freedom Industries leak forced a […]

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Responsible Drilling – Just sayin’

February 8, 2013

On Saturday, Feb. 8, former DEP Secretary John Hanger will be in Chambersburg, PA. If you don’t know it already - Hanger has tossed his hat into the ring to be the Democratic Candidate for Governor of PA. Following his keynote address at the Fifth Annual Wilson College “Energy and You” workshop, Hanger will join area residents for lunch from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Franklin County Democratic Headquarters, 256 S. Main St., Chambersburg. This blog post isn’t about Hanger. It’s about some buzzwords you will hear in the coming months from not only Hanger, but also from new and old candidates about natural gas. The issue of natural gas drilling won’t be in terms of its impact on people, land, water or air. The candidate will quickly pivot […]

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