A shale gas well leaking into a groundwater is a dog-bites-man story in Pennsylvania. It’s no longer news, unless it happens to a Famous Fracker, like Shelly DePue’s bubbling annulus. Or a Fracking Media Outlet, like Forbes, admits it happens. Then it’s news. Or when it happens in New York. Particularly when the DEC tried to …
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS INTENDED TO BE SATIRE, TONGUE-IN-CHEEK, HUMOR, ala THE ONION TYPE STORY. The Pennsylvania Department of Energy Production (DEP) kicked off a celebration of National Drinking Water Week with a gala event at Cheapskate Energy Arena in Oklahoma. Broke Axelander, spokes model for Energy Gone Tomorrow, opened …
I would like to thank Professors Wendy Lee and Susan O’Donnell of Bloomsburg University for their tremendous work in bringing the Marcellus Shale Documentary Project to our area, and for making me part of it. On April 30, 2013, I gave a presentation which examines the messaging machine of the …
NOTE: The blog post title “UBELIEVABLE,, DID NOT SEE THIS COMING” is misspelled and has two commas as it was taken directly from the GoMarcellusShale.com (GMS) posting. Continue reading and you will see a screen shot of the GMS post. GoMarcellusShale.com (GMS) is a website boasting “All things pertaining to …
Personally, I never spend more than $4,999.99 a year on fractivism, because I don’t want to be accused of being a “lobbyist” – which is somewhere between a child molester and a fracker on the Scum Bag Scale. Or a Fracking Lobbyist for Chinapeake Energy - like say Tom West. Which is off …
In the case of a “natural gas event” do you know what to do? Does your community’s First Responders know what to do? When a gas well was drilled in area, did the Natural Gas corporation provide you with information? When the compressor station or the natural gas dehydration station …
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) responded to Observer-Reporter’s Feb. 20, 2013 editorial, “DEP owes complete disclosure to citizens”. The Feb 20th editorial noted DEP’s absence from a hearing held by House Democratic Policy Chairman Mike Sturla, D-Lancaster announced the public hearing to look at the Pa. Department of …
In June of 2012, Reuters reported a plot between Chesapeake Energy and Encana to suppress land prices in Michigan. In emails, the two corporations discussed how to avoid bidding against each other at a public land auction. In one email, dated June 16, 2010, McClendon told a Chesapeake deputy that …
In May of 2012, following revelations of Aubrey McClendon’s personal loans and other financial hanky-panky, he was tossed out at Chairman of the Board. A new Board of Directors was assembled. The new board stated they would conduct and internal investigation of McClendon’s activities. The results of the internal investigation …
The Public Accountability Initiative issued a report entitled “Fracking and the Revolving Door in Pennsylvania”. It’s a must read for every voter in Pennsylvania. Strike that – it’s a must read for every person in the world. The report reveals the revolving door from government to the fracking corporations. The …