A Fracking Good Letter
The oil and gas industry has retreated from its entrenched position to have the public delete the “k” in “fracking,” and write it as “frac’ing” or “fracing.” Those who have been the strongest advocates for […]
#OccupyWellStreet
Arsenic-Laced Coffee Good for You
You’re sitting in your favorite restaurant one balmy September morning. Your waitress brings a pot of coffee and a standard 5-ounce cup. “Would you like cream and sugar with it?” she asks. You drink your […]
Corbett Deepens PA’s Dependence on Fracking in the Name of Environmental Protection
You may have caught the announcement that Gov. Tom Corbett was on hand to open Philadelphia’s first public compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station recently. VNG – a Bala Cynwyd-based start-up devoted to “building the […]
America’s Dairyland Turning to Petrostate: Wisconsin Oil-By-Rail Routes Published for First Time
Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. In this piece, Steve reports on documents obtained under WI’s Public Records Acts and gives them some necessary context. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone […]
Industry Data Show Oil-By-Rail in North America at Record Levels
Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at DeSmogBlog some love – visit their site for some of the best research debunking misinformation […]
The Fracking Prostitutes of American Colleges | Part 3 of 3
Part 1: Lackawanna College, a two-year college in Scranton, Pa., accepted a $2.5 million endowment from Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. to strengthen that college’s programs and ties to the oil and gas industry. Part 2: Problems […]
Scientists Predict Increased Rain, Floods for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanians will experience increased rainfall and floods if data analysis by a Penn State meteorologist and long-term projections by a fisheries biologist, with a specialty in surface water pollution, are accurate. Paul Knight, senior lecturer […]
Clear as Fracked Water
In case anyone missed the mini-fight for control of the PA Democratic Party that unfolded over the June 20th weekend, here’s a recap. Gov. Corbett’s campaign war chest is full of gas industry contributions, but […]
Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking) Safe?
“Hydraulic Fracturing 3D Animation”, is a good you-tube video that will give you an overview of the process if you aren’t familiar with it. Briefly, it involves drilling vertically to the Marcellus Shale level and […]
The Fracking Prostitutes of American Colleges (part 2 of 3)
[Part 1: Lackawanna College, a two-year college in Scranton, Pa., accepted a $2.5 million endowment from Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. to strengthen that college’s programs and ties to the oil and gas industry.] Two of […]