May 25, 2013
damascus citizens for sustainability
clean water, air & land are basic human rights
Executive Summary
The research project was to evaluate the impact on housing as a result of Marcellus Shale drilling in twelve counties involved in various stages of drilling throughout the Commonwealth. The research data … Continue reading
THANK YOU! WORKING TOGETHER WE HAVE STOPPED THE GAS TRAIN . . . FOR NOW!
Delaware’s Gov. Markell and New York’s Gov. Cuomo have stepped off the train; Now it’s time to punch the tickets of the other voting members of the DRBC!
We need to gather together to make … Continue reading
And scientists, the military, and frackers themselves have known it for years
The next time a Canadian consumer turns up their natural gas furnace or clicks on that gas burner, he or she may have inadvertently triggered an earthquake. Or a swarm of earthquakes.
Although the … Continue reading
Amwell Township is a 44-square-mile plot of steep ravines and grassy pasturelands planted with alfalfa, trefoil and timothy in the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania. It’s home to some 4,000 people, most of whom … Continue reading
Started in September, 2010 and has not stopped.
This is only one of quite a few “incidents,” but is what is the focus here — more examples like Dimock, PA, or the Tioga gas field, or Schreiner in western, PA, Pavillion, Wyoming, etc. THE ITEMS BELOW ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER … Continue reading
A petition to the Pennsylvania State House, the Pennsylvania State Senate and Governor Tom Corbett, which says:
“Oppose PA HB 1950 & SB 1100 which would pre-empt strong local ordinances regulating Marcellus drilling in Pennsylvania and replace them with weak and inadequate State regulations.”
Will you sign this petition? Click … Continue reading
As the country awaits results from a nationwide safety study on the natural gas drilling process of fracking, a separate government investigation into contamination in a place where residents have long complained that drilling fouled their water has turned up alarming levels of underground pollution.
A pair of environmental … Continue reading
“. . . issues not often discussed, such as the owner’s potential liability and the continued viability of the mortgage.”
“Residential fracking carries heavy industrial risks, and the ripple effects could be tremendous. Homeowners can be … Continue reading
Last week’s oil industry conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Houston was supposed to be an industry confab just like any other — a series of panel discussions, light refreshments and an exchange of ideas.
It was a gathering of professionals to discuss “media … Continue reading
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) investigated the water quality of seven residential wells surrounding the Chesapeake ATGAS 2H natural gas well site in Leroy Township, Bradford County, Pa., at the request of the U. … Continue reading
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