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Tag Archives: Fracking
A few thoughts from the departing secretary of the PA Department of Environmental Protection
http://citizensvoice.com/news/drilling/hanger-drilling-rules-are-needed-1.1090938
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Tagged Environmental violations, Fracking, natural gas, PA, pennsylvania, Wastewater tanks or pits
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A report released today from Manchester University’s Tyndall Centre calls for a moratorium on shale gas
http://www.theengineer.co.uk/news/evidence-from-the-us-prompts-calls-to-stop-fracking/1006915.article#Scene_1
Pennsylvania’s Drilling Wastewater Released to Streams, Some Unaccounted For
http://www.propublica.org/article/pennsylvanias-drilling-wastewater-released-to-streams-some-unaccounted-for
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Tagged Chemicals, contamination, Delaware River Basin, Fracking, Fracking Fluid, pennsylvania, Produced Water
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Obama Admin Rejects Timeout for Natural Gas Drilling in N.Y., Pa.
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/09/22/22greenwire-obama-admin-rejects-timeout-for-natural-gas-dr-60467.html
Riverkeeper releases First-of-its-kind Report on Environmental Impacts of Gas Drilling
Read about the report and find out about Riverkeeper here.
Upstate NY farmers divided by differing perspectives
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2010-08-23-fracking-natural-gas_N.htm Among the prime targets for gas leases are dairy farmers, who have been losing money since milk prices plunged in 2008. “The money is tempting, but what you have to do for it isn’t,” Alice Diehl says. She believes … Continue reading
Andrew Cuomo … too soft of a position on Fracking… TAKE ACTION NOW!
Our friends at Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy, have studied carefully Cuomo’s position on Fracking… Very soft, too soft… Please send a fax to Andrew Cuomo and let him known that shale gas extraction is a highly polluting industry that … Continue reading
Jim Gennaro, councilman-geologist, questions “natural” gas drilling at length
Gennaro, a 53-year-old with a bachelors degree in geology and environmental science, has the retail political skills of a research scientist; he speaks quickly and tends, sometimes, to ramble a little. He also gives the impression of being genuinely enthusiastic about rock formations.
He is skeptical that any amount of study will make fracking workable in New York.
In a recent interview, he said, “As a geologist, if this were to be done safely—if that were even possible—there would have to be certain geological conditions that I think would have to apply for where this could be done.” Continue reading
Posted in Catskill, Contamination, Delaware River Basin, Energy, Environmental violations, EPA, Fracking, Gas Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Legislation, Marcellus Shale, Moratorium NY State, Poisons, Politics, Special interests, Sullivan County, Toxicity
Tagged Air pollution, contamination, energy, Fracking, pennsylvania, Sullivan County
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