May 21, 2013
damascus citizens for sustainability
clean water, air & land are basic human rights
The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) has sent a letter to New York State Governor Cuomo urging him to reject the Revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) due to a conflict of interest on the part of the consultants who worked on the socio-economic impact section. … Continue reading
You Have to See It to Believe It: What It’s Like to Have Fracking in Your Backyard
Residents in industry-friendly West Virginia share their experiences, photos and videos. April 15, 2013
From Alternet, by Tara Lohan
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This article was published in partnership with GlobalPossibilities.org.
Ed … Continue reading
An Open Letter to New York Farm Bureau,
We now know that gas drilling is shrinking the Pennsylvania dairy industry. Two recent studies by researchers at Cornell and Penn
CLICK HERE to download the report as a pdf.
Conclusion of “Booms and Busts”, by Sean O’Leary and Ted Boettner
In the past, West Virginia counties with a concentration in mining saw their economic performance dramatically decline after an energy development boom. Today, their economies are weaker than the … Continue reading
Residents of Western Pennsylvania and friends of Lawrence County farmer Maggie Henry locked themselves to a giant paper-mache pig today in the entrance to a Shell natural gas well site in order to protest the company’s threat to local … Continue reading
CLICK HERE to View Elizabeth Royte’s Interview on The Leonard Lopate Show.
In a Brooklyn winery on a sultry July evening, an elegant crowd sips rosé and nibbles trout plucked from the … Continue reading
Hancock, NY – In a secluded spot here lies a vacationer’s dream: a three-bedroom ranch-style … Continue reading
Note: A similar study, with similar results, was done earlier by DCS for Damascus Township, PA.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ownership of the land in Pennsylvania counties with the most Marcellus Shale … Continue reading
PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
Promoting Profitable Farms that Produce Healthy Food for All
People while Respecting the Natural Environment
Statement on Unconventional Natural Gas Extraction
Adopted: June 11, 2012
PASA asserts its position in … Continue reading
The natural gas industry needed a better sales pitch. It was moving into … Continue reading
