The Natural Gas Caucus received 19 times more money from the oil and gas industry between 2009 and 2010 than those Congressional leaders wanting fracking regulation.
Industry spends millions trying to convince the public and our lawmakers of the benefits of "natural" gas, but a quick look at the propaganda reveals some deep flaws.
Mari Margil, Ben Price, YES! Magazine. November 16, 2010.
A historic new ordinance bans natural gas drilling while elevating community decision making and the rights of nature over the "rights" associated with corporate personhood.
Scientists have found that a chemical everyone recognizes -- uranium -- can be released by fracking in Marcellus shale and that it too may pollute groundwater.
Repercussions have included fatalities from exploding wells, completely dead 30-mile stretches of streams, exploding tap water, sick children and adults, and farmland destruction.
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection will double its enforcement staff, open a new office closer to the drilling action and release new drilling regulations.
The energy industry has developed innovative ways to make it easier to exploit the nation's natural gas reserves without polluting air and drinking water.
Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. December 8, 2009.
An estimated 77 billion barrels of contaminated water were generated worldwide in 2000 by oil and gas operations. In recent years this volume has increased.
