The fracker blogs are circulating a recently released report and spinning it as fracking is good for the environment. One such blog, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) has the headline of “New Study: Marcellus Fracked Wells are Good for Environment”. * MDN does a copy/paste from another blog “Science 2.0 (Jun …
Sandra rallys the crowd in Albany Monday with a stirring, heartfelt speech. As new poll now shows clear majority oppose fracking New York State: http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/anti-fracking-groups-rally-in-albany-urge-ban-1.5499672?qr=1 Moratorium extension would pass, if it was allowed on the Senate floor by Klein and the IDC http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Anti-fracking-groups-rally-in-Albany-4604672.php http://www.dailygazette.com/photos/galleries/2013/jun/17/fracking-day-action/ by Sandra Steingraber “Governor Cuomo, …
HAT TIP TO A READER FOR THIS BIT OF INFORMATION. As you are probably aware of by now, a couple of days ago, the PA Democratic Party State Committee meeting in Lancaster, PA passed a resolution in support of a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Opposing the resolution was Vice-Chair …
There is a very technical legal manoever that the plaintiff in Frack Zombie Rent-a-Plaintiff vs Dryden is attempting to pull off in stealth mode; in arcane legal parlance it is known as cum baculo percutere equus mortuus, which, as any good lawyer or Jesuit-educated person would know is “fracking a dead horse.” The …
THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA with the passage of a resolution for a Statewide Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing. The standing vote tally was 115 in favor and 81 opposed. The resolution calls for a moratorium on fracking until it can be done safely. …
Greenwash or Greenwashing is form of spin where public relation campaigns or marketing by corporations or organization is deceptively used to promote the perception that the entity’s aims and policies are environmentally friendly. Whether it is to increase profits or gain political support, greenwashing may be used to manipulate popular …
Fighting a war on two fronts is not advisable. Ask Napoleon, Hitler or Bush 2.0. But that seems to be the premise of this rally on June 17th in Albany – which I support, at least half way. The fundamental premise of the rally – the need to extend the …
While Vera Scroggins was filming at a Williams compressor station in Liberty Township, Susquehanna County, PA, one worker demonstrated where they are really getting all that natural gas. Is he wearing a THONG? Or is it the shadow of his smile? With this kind of professionalism, is it no wonder …
The “Joint Landowners Coalition of New York,” (pronounced ‘jlcyny’) which once was a wannabe gas leasing consortium, then morphed into potential plaintiff in a threatened “takings” publicity stunt against the State of New York and then devolved into a bunch of fracking Sock Puppets for the Kooky Kochs are hosting a ClusterFrack in Albany. …
Federal and State agents from the IRS, FBI, PA Attorney General’s office and Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) raided Minuteman Environmental Services (MES) around 9am on Wednesday (May 29, 2013). MES is located at the Milton Industrial Park in Milton, PA, and has contracts to haul gas drilling waste. …