A Prediction for our Future Based on Reasonable Possibilities

June 16, 2014

Here is something for you to worry about, as I am – Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Jane Lew, Lewis County, WV The current dust-up in Iraq is more than an insult to the nation whose leader proudly proclaimed “Mission Accomplished” on May 1, 2003. It wasn’t the end of major combat operations, which dragged [...]

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A New Environmentalism for an Unfractured Future – Part 3

June 15, 2014

Concerns and Plans for the Future, Part 3 From a Speech by Sandra Steingraber, New Environmentalism Summit, Brussels, Belgium, June 3, 2014 Fracking destroys water. With no method to turn poisonous frack waste back into drinkable water, gas companies have resorted to pumping the waste back into the ground via deep-well injection. But this solution—which [...]

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A New Environmentalism for an Unfractured Future – Part 2

June 14, 2014

Concerns and Plans for Our Future –– Part 2 From a Speech by Sandra Steingraber, New Environmentalism Summit, Brussels, Belgium, June 3, 2014 In fact, there are two critical issues: climate change, which is killing our life-support system, and chemical pollution, which is killing us. Like a tree with two trunks, these twinned problems have [...]

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A New Environmentalism for an Unfractured Future — Part 1

June 13, 2014

Concerns and Plans for Our Future — Part 1 From the Article by Sandra Steingraber, EcoWatch.com, June 6, 2014 [Editor's note: Dr. Sandra Steingraber presented a keynote speech for the New Environmentalism Summit of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, on June 3. The text follows.] I would like to begin by quoting from comments [...]

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Penn State Webinar on Utica and Pt. Pleasant Shales

June 12, 2014

Webinar to Examine Utica and Pt. Pleasant Shale Formations From an Article in the Gant Daily, June 10, 2014 This month’s web-based seminar presented by Penn State Extension’s Marcellus Education Team, entitled, “Utica/Point Pleasant – Where are we at Now?” will be held at 1 p.m. June 19. Manuj Nikhanj, managing director, head of energy [...]

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Frackin’ Facts With Comments – Part 2

June 11, 2014

Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Jane Lew, Lewis County, WV And now to focus our attention on West Virginia . . 1. Regulations & Enforcement. EPA’s goals do not have the force of law, making way for a national patchwork of inspection policies. In Indiana, where pollution review rules apparently are observed, 91 percent of [...]

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Frackin’ Facts with Comments — Part 1

June 10, 2014

Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Jane Lew, Lewis County, WV 1. The top ten well-pads in Pennsylvania [in 2013] have produced 820 million dollars worth of natural gas, with estimated total royalty payouts of over 100 million dollars. These values are based on a total production of 245 million Mcf, at-the-wellhead pricing of $3.35/Mcf (the [...]

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Fracking Film ‘Unearthed’ Debuts in England

June 9, 2014

Shocking Fracking Film ‘Unearthed’ to Premiere at UK’s Sheffield International Documentary Festival From an Article by Brandon Baker, EcoWatch.com, June 7, 2014 Jolynn Minnaar had no intention of making a documentary exposing the evils of fracking. In fact, the Karoo, South Africa native viewed the arrival of a shale gas extraction industry as an exciting [...]

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Two Women Block Gate to OH Wastewater Transfer Station

June 8, 2014

Two Women Block Gate to OH Wastewater Transfer Station Article from EcoWatch.com, June 5, 2014 UPDATE: Crissa Cummings unlocked after her action stopped injection operations for much of the business day. Cummings was charged with trespassing and released on her own recognizance. Peggy Gish, who supported Cumming’s action and stood with her in front of the [...]

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June 8th is World Oceans Day: Threats are Very Serious

June 7, 2014

How Acidification, Overfishing and Plastics Threaten the World’s Oceans From an Article by Dr. David Suzuki, EcoWatch.com, June 3, 2014 June 8 is World Oceans Day. It’s a fitting time to contemplate humanity’s evolving relationship with the source of all life. For much of human history, we’ve affected marine ecosystems primarily by what we’ve taken [...]

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