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FRACK WATER TREATMENT-Luzerne County Council Meeting

February 19, 2014
FRACK WATER TREATMENT-Luzerne County Council Meeting

For those unable to attend the Luzerne County Council meeting on Tuesday February 18, 2014. About 15 people submitted public comment about the Frack Water treatment plant. CLICK HERE TO watch a video recording of the meeting Public Comments start at the 1:27:00 mark  

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FRACKIS OF KOCH

February 6, 2014
FRACKIS OF KOCH

You may or may not have seen this “meme” floating around on the internet. It’s easy to point to ONE person as the “villain”. Regardless of whether you believe or not that former Vice-President and Former Halliburton CEO Dick Cheney is at the root of fracking, it’s a distraction. While some people see Cheney as being all powerful, he’s just one person involved. There are others needing to be watched more closely. You might have heard of them – The Koch Brothers. Koch Industries is the 2nd largest privately owned company in the United States with annual revenues of about $115 billion. To ensure annual revenues continue to grow, the Koch Brothers have gone on a spending and funding spree over the past few years. Their interests range from climate […]

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SHALEFIELD STORIES

February 1, 2014
SHALEFIELD STORIES

Environment America Research & Policy Center joined residents living on the frontlines of fracking who recounted their stories of illness, water contamination, and damage to their livelihoods due to dirty drilling operations in a new book called Shalefield Stories. “Behind the alarming numbers the outline fracking’s environmental impacts, there are real people whose lives have been gravely impacted by these polluting practices,” said John Rumpler, Senior Attorney for Environment America Research & Policy Center. “These are their stories, and we would be wise to heed their words of warning on fracking.” Shalefield Stories was compiled by individual residents in Pennsylvania, who arranged for Environment America Research & Policy Center to release it across the country today. These are the stories of those who are “living the drill” and how their […]

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SHALE UPDATES

January 7, 2014
SHALE UPDATES

The year 2013 has passed, and ahead of us is 2014. I thought this may be a good time to revisit and update a few stories that are sure to crop up again in the new year. “Teh kitteh” photo is there to get all you facebooker’s attention. More about the kitteh later. ACT 13 ONE-SIZE FRACK ZONING As you know, the zoning provision in Act 13 was struck down by the PA Supreme Court last month. PA Governor Tom Corbett and the fossil fuel industry aren’t happy about it. Well, just when you thought it would be safe to celebrate the victory, it may be short-lived. In a last ditch effort, and scrambling for any legal hand hold, Corbett (and we assume with the backing of his fossil fuel […]

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EPA FRACKING STUDY – Thought you should know

December 21, 2013
EPA FRACKING STUDY – Thought you should know

Regarding the EPA hydraulic fracturing study and at the attendees list for the Dec 9, 2013 Round table meeting: There were a total of 36 participants and 2 observers. Of that: 19 participants are from fossil fuel industry, including 2 from Exxon-Mobil, and 2 from Halliburton. Of the observers, there was one from American Petroleum Institute Totals: 20 out of 38 with direct fossil fuel interests If you include State Agency participants where the state has a decided leaning towards fossil fuel exploitation, then the number is much higher. I did read the “publications” (i.e. powerpoints) - all fluff, no stuff, so we will have to wait for the final report. The scope of the study is limited to “fracking”, not the entire process of unconventional drilling, meaning EPA study […]

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THE FRACKING OF LESSORS

December 13, 2013
THE FRACKING OF LESSORS

If you live in a shale area, like the Marcellus Shale, then perhaps 3, 4, 5 years ago you were approached to lease your property for the purpose of natural gas extraction. Maybe you attended a few meetings held by a natural gas corporation representative, or one put on by their PR front groups. Maybe you just offered the landman a cup of coffee and a slice of homemade bunt cake while he spun dreams of being rich beyond your wildest dreams. After being razzled dazzled, perhaps you signed a lease. You would wait patiently for those big royalty checks to arrive and think about all the things you could do with that money. Renovate your home, put on an addition, send your kids to college, or buy a new […]

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GAS DRILLING MEETS MOTHER GOOSE

September 29, 2013
GAS DRILLING MEETS MOTHER GOOSE

If anyone thinks Fracktivists are not creative and do not have a sense of humor – the Dreadful Drilling Downers book will quickly dispel that belief. This is where Gas Drillers meet Mother Goose in a collection of short tales sure to having you nodding in agreement and perhaps wryly chuckling at its honesty. The tales include “Deal of a Lifetime”, “You Can’t Prove it”, “Label me Fracked” and “the Ballad of Crystal Stroud”. Each tale is beautiful illustrated and perhaps hints at our memories of being read bedtime stories on a cold winter’s night. But these tales carry a cautionary message drawn from stories of real people living the drill. Dreadful Drilling Downers takes a complex and dangerous subject and adds just enough butter and syrup to reach a […]

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FRACKERS STOOP TO NEW LOW

September 2, 2013
FRACKERS STOOP TO NEW LOW

We’ve seen the hit pieces attacking studies and reports regarding the risks, dangers and hazards of industrializing our communities by the natural gas corporations. We’ve seen the Chesapeake Energy and Talisman Resources coloring books. We’ve seen court documents which impose a gag order on children by Range Resources. We are seeing the natural gas industry infiltrating our schools under the guise of “educating” children. While the Natural Gas Industry (NGI) is plying children with coloring books, attaching gag orders, and attempting to create a captive audience in our schools, Energy In Depth (EID), a public relations campaign created by the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) ran a blog post accusing fracktivists of “exploiting” children. You may be asking, can NGI stoop any lower? HOW LOW CAN THEY GO? Public […]

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IPAA EID RELEASES POOP 3.0

June 27, 2013
IPAA EID RELEASES POOP 3.0

In 2009 the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) created a public relations campaign called Energy In Depth (EID). The original EID branched out into other web pages specific to geographic locations. This included EID-Marcellus for Pennsylvania and New York, and the EID-OHIO for people in Ohio. Other places with no websites include California, Texas, “MTN” states, Michigan and Illinois. This month IPPA unveiled a “new improved” version created a one-stop shopping for rehash of the gas industry’s talking points. The new IPAA-EID site has more bells and whistles in an effort to improve the gas industry’s poor image. In other words, IPAA has put a pretty red bow on a pile of dog poop. New features include a video series which Jeff Eschelman, IPPA’s VP of Public Relations, hopes […]

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ALLYSON DOESN’T LIVE IN GASLAND

June 24, 2013
ALLYSON DOESN’T LIVE IN GASLAND

US Representative Allyson Schwartz (PA-13). Schwartz’s congressional district is located in the southeastern region of Pennsylvania and includes northeast Philadelphia and portions of Bucks and Montgomery counties. She has served in this capacity from 1991-present. She worked as assistant director of the Philadelphia Health Services Department from 1972 to 1975, and executive director of the Elizabeth Blackwell Center, a Planned Parenthood clinic in Philadelphia, from 1975 to 1988. Schwartz launched her campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania in April 2013 and was quickly hailed as the frontrunner for the Democratic primary race. Some Democratic party members are worried about Schwartz being perceived as “too liberal”. On the flip-side, there are others who feel Schwartz is “too conservative”. Either way, one of the big issues that will be discussed during the campaign […]

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