December 2012

December 26, 2012

Viability of Shale Gas Power Source in Doubt Due to Cost

Industry experts’ figures predict fracking in the UK will not be commerically viable.
By Tom Bawden, The Independent, Dec. 20, 2012

George Osborne’s hope for a shale gas revolution in the UK has been dealt a serious blow after a …

December 26, 2012

Former Gas Industry Worker Blows the Whistle

CLICK HERE to view the video.

Williamsport native and formal gas worker David Bean describes what life on the job used to be like: spills, dead fish, accidents and foul chemicals. Interview and videography by Morgan Myers.

December 18, 2012

Fracking Our Food Supply

In collaboration with the Food and Environment Reporting Network
By Elizabeth Royte, The Nation, Dec. 17, 2012

CLICK HERE to View Elizabeth Royte’s Interview on The Leonard Lopate Show.

In a Brooklyn winery on a sultry July evening, an …

December 18, 2012

See Images of Marcellus Drilling in PA

Marcellus Shale Documentary Project Image Archive

The Marcellus Shale Documentary Project tells stories, through photographic images, of how the lives of Pennsylvanians are affected by the Marcellus Shale Gas Industry. By creating a visual document of the environmental, social and …

December 18, 2012

Letter to the President About Chemicals Disrupting our Bodies

CLICK HERE to view the video of Dr. Colburn’s letter to the President.

Theo Colborn is Founder and President of The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX), based in Paonia, Colorado, and Professor Emeritus of Zoology at the University of Florida, Gainesville. …

December 14, 2012

EPA Initiates New Effort for Low-Dose, Hormone-Like Chemicals

EPA responds to scientists’ concerns about endocrine disruptors
By Brian Bienkowski, Environmental Health News, Dec. 13, 2012

Spurred by mounting scientific evidence, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is initiating a new effort to examine whether low doses of hormone-mimicking chemicals …

December 14, 2012

NYS AG Schneiderman Prepares Methane Suit Against EPA

Schneiderman’s coalition charges that the EPA violated the Clean Air Act when it failed to address methane emissions in the August 2012 regulations.
By Casey Seiler, Capital Confidential, Dec. 11, 2012

CLICK HERE to read the letter to EPA Administrator …

December 13, 2012

Send Your Comments to DEC About Their Fracking Regulations!

30 Days of Fracking Regs Helps You Send Your Comments to NYS DEC

This is very important to the future of New York State and the Delaware River Basin. Click here to go to 30 Days of Fracking Regs and …

December 12, 2012

How the Feds Let Industry Pollute the Nation’s Underground Water Supply

Part of an Ongoing Investigation
By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, Dec. 11, 2012

Federal officials have given energy and mining companies permission to pollute aquifers in more than 1,500 places across the country, releasing toxic material into underground reservoirs that help

December 5, 2012

Chesapeake Appalachia Sentenced for Clean Water Act Violations

Chesapeake Appalachia to pay a fine of $600,000.
By NEWS9, December 3, 2012

Chesapeake Appalachia was sentenced Monday in federal court for three violations of the Clean Water Act related to natural gas drilling activity in Wetzel County, according to …

December 3, 2012

The Top Fracking Threats to Health NY Must Assess

A group of health professionals is working to make sure the state thoroughly investigates the impacts of fracking on public health.
By Alison Rose Levy, AlterNet, Nov. 30, 2012

The good news is that a public health department— New York …

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