Badger Spirit Comes To Harrisburg

Late last week 250 protesters sat in at Tom Ridge’s Marcellus Shale lobbying company in Harrisburg to demand a tax on gas extraction.  Watch the 2-minute video.  Daylin Leach is in it.  There will be more visits to Harrisburg.  Get ready to march.

Corbett vs. The Environment

These are the first natural gas policies the Corbett Administration has trotted out, and they are clearly bad for the environment.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11056/1127950-113.stm

Gov. Corbett and Marcellus Shale

Even if the governor sticks to his inflexibility on “no new taxes,” there are several things he could do to make the Pennsylvania gas industry more civilized.  This well-balanced article spells them out.

http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2011/02/what_now_for_the_marcellus_sha.html

What Else Is Coming Up With The Fracking Water?

When they pump zillions of gallons of water (and other things) into the Marcellus shale to frack it and release its natural gas, several heavy metals including uranium come to the surface.  Not a good thing.

http://beavercountyblue.org/2010/10/26/marcellus-shale-fracking-releases-uranium-university-of-buffalo/

Riding The Glass Elevator To Profits

You’ve probably seen the TV commercial of the woman riding a glass elevator into and out of the depths of the earth telling us of the wonders of gas and oil there, just waiting for us to tap them.  Our friend Randy Shannon in this article talks about the greed and mendacity of the energy companies and their Wall Street investors who have now committed the environmental crime of the century.

http://beavercountyblue.org/2010/04/29/the-greatest-environmental-disaster-of-the-century-turning-point-or-more-to-come/

Natural Gas Drillers On The Offensive

The Natural Gas industry is moving forward with operations to get at gigantic natural gas deposits in the Marcellus Shale, deep below most of Pennsylvania – a virtual goldmine of energy so near to the New York City market.  The results so far have been disatrous for wildlife, streams, state forests, and drinking water supplies.  Read all about it in this article from Beaver County Blue, the website of our Progressive Democrat friends in the western end of the state.

http://beavercountyblue.org/2010/02/26/gas-drillers-open-political-offensive-in-beaver-county/