May 24, 2013
damascus citizens for sustainability
clean water, air & land are basic human rights
The Texas Tribune reported yesterday on legislative attempts to address the damage done to Texas roads by drilling:
“The Texas Department of Transportation has estimated that maintaining infrastructure impacted by the drilling boom will cost $4 billion a year. Advocates are urging lawmakers to tap the state’s Rainy Day Fund
Joel Dyer of the Boulder Weekly reports how a slowly unfolding benzene-contamination disaster for a local creek and, ultimately, the Colorado River, was created by the conflict of interest in the state regulatory agency’s role as both purported regulator and promoter. “This is, of course, just the latest example of … Continue reading
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
By Lenny Bernstein and Juliet Eilperin
The Washington Post published: April 22
The Environmental Protection Agency objected Monday to the State Department’s latest review of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, suggesting that more work must be done before the Obama administration can determine whether to approve the 1,179-mile northern leg … Continue reading
For Immediate Release – April 16, 2013
Contact:
Jay Sweeney, Green Party of Pennsylvania, 570-587-3603
Melissa Troutman, Mountain Watershed Association, 724-455-4200
MEDIA ADVISORY:
Earth Day Protest at PA Regional DEP Offices
Monday, April 22, 2013 in
Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, Meadville, Norristown, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg
On April 22, a state-wide Earth … Continue reading
Secretary Michael Krancer is leaving the PA DEP to chair the Energy, Petrochemical and Natural Resources Practice of the law firm Blank Rome, in another example of the revolving door between the gas industry and regulators.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 22, 2013
STATEMENT OF JOHN HANGER
ON RESIGNATION OF … Continue reading
Our opinion: The Legislature should pass a moratorium on fracking while multiple studies are under way.
Whether you feel that natural gas fracking is the economic salvation … Continue reading
Did you hear the joke about how fracking creates jobs?
We heard it, too. We heard it from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. We heard it from the fracking industry. We heard it from … Continue reading
This VIDEO is from the Fleased Forum on Gas Lease Termination, held in Norwich, NY on March 14, 2013. It is rather long, but very informative. The presentation by attorney Joe Heath on Gas Lease Termination starts at the 34:34 mark. The first 20 minutes or so of … Continue reading
A Quinnipiac University poll released March 20, 2013 shows statewide opposition to fracking is growing. The new poll finds opponents outnumbering supporters of fracking in the survey by 46-39 percent — a … Continue reading
