Natural Gas Drilling

Aubrey McClendon: Chesapeake Energy’s Little Problem

Connecting the Dots: The Marcellus Natural Gas Play Players–Part 6 Shareholders of Chesapeake Energy received an unwelcome wake-up call on Wednesday, April 17, 2012. Reuter’s headline screamed “Exclusive: Chesapeake CEO…



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FRACKING Part 3: Corruption – a Part of Pennsylvania’s Heritage

The history of energy exploration, mining, and delivery is best understood in a range from benevolent exploitation to worker and public oppression. A company comes into an area, leases land…



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FRACKING Part 2: Health, Environmental Impact Greater Than Claimed

 (This is Part 2 of 3. Part 1 looked at a state gag order on physicians. Part 3 examines why Pennsylvania is giving special consideration to the natural gas companies….



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FRACKING Part 1: Pennsylvania Gags Physicians

A new Pennsylvania law endangers public health by forbidding health care professionals from sharing information they learn about certain chemicals and procedures used in high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing. The…



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Frack-sylvania

What are you waiting for, Frack-sylvania? It’s time to Occupy our Environment and take back our Commonwealth.   “Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is…



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Pennsylvania’s Grim Fracking Future

Pennsylvania’s Grim Fracking Future: Senator Daylin Leach Explains His Concerns about Act 13 First and foremost, I would like to thank State Senator Daylin Leach of the 17th Senate District,…



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Connecting the Dots: Marcellus Shale Play Players – Part 5

Part 5: Pieces of Silver – Act 13 Everyone thinks our elected officials are under some influence of “special interest” money.  It’s very apparent in Pennsylvania with Act 13 –…

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Marcellus Shale Exposed: A Symposium for Truth and Action – Register Today!

The natural gas industry has spent millions of dollars promoting natural gas drilling as a safe process that has been around for decades. In Pennsylvania, the industry has promised that…



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The Unholy Alliance of Big Energy, Big University, Big State

I must confess that I am not a big fan of blogs. Because they are so accessible for immediate writing, it often seems that too little thought is put in…



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Connecting the Dots: Part 4

Dory Hippauf continues her excellent series on who “they” are.  Taken together, this series provides reference that no serious activist can be without. It provides you the direction and background…

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