More Violations! And yet we only have a few wells in our county, not the 1,000’s proposed.

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/energy/2011/11/marcellus-violations-rise-in-region.html?appSession=320143077908988&RecordID=&PageID=2&PrevPageID=2&CPIpage=2&CPIorderBy=County&CPISortType=desc&

Whistle Blower speaks out for fear of loosing water twice.

 

SCOTT ELY

http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/gas-company-whistle-blower-details-spills-errors-1.1234817#axzz1eFsuXquT

I don’t usually go along with rumor, but this one I feel alright sharing since it all makes sense. The industry has fought back against the movie Gasland every, going so far as to “debunk” it with their own money. This story (and many more to come in the coming months in Gasland 2 ) was shared in the movie. If you saw the film, you saw their feet being filmed and their voices heard. He has now gone public as people in Dimmock stand to loose their water all over again. As a person who had first hand experience in the field his story is all the more compelling. Please find a way to share this story with friends and family. This could be the fate of any small town if we allow the industry and our government to roll over individuals and their rights.

Important numbers to know and understand

violations 2008-2010

This is some of the most compelling data that we as fracktivists can have in our back pockets. We must understand the nature of the accidents that we stand to stop.Understanding how contamination occurs is paramount. Blowout preventors and casings fail. The industry uses the same talking points when describing the process of drilling and fracking. They should have to answer to the people as to why we are learning as we go as to what not to do in PA when they say they are doing it right.

Shale Gas 101

Shale Gas Primer

This is a shale gas 101 report that you can download to help you understand how the entirety of the process of drilling for natural gas works. Without an informed and educated citizenry, we are left to be misled. That is just what the powers that be want. Ignorance is their best friend when it comes to increasing their profits.

When I say that they are purposefully misleading the public and that our politicians are complicit in spreading this misinformation….this is what I mean.

FACT VS MEDIA/INDUSTRY SPIN  http://www.desmogblog.com/natural-gas-industry-rhetoric-versus-reality

Instead, if we start sharing the facts instead of hyperbole and talking points then all affected citizens would first know what is all entailed in this toxic process of extraction before signing on to something that the industry claims is safe.

Step one: Understand the process.

Step two: Share your knowledge.