Penna. Fracking Moratorium Gains Momentum

June 23, 2013

Penna. For Frack Moratorium Progress for PA Fracking Ban From Berks Gas Truth, EcoWatch.org, June 20, 2013 Fractivists converged in Lancaster (PA), as in this photo, to tell the PA Democrats to “Stop Fracking Now.” Since shale gas drilling began in Pennsylvania a decade ago, the PA Democratic Party has sought to tax and regulate [...]

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An Inconvenient Truth > Stop.Global.Warming.org

June 22, 2013

Stop.Global.Warming.org Bold Action on Climate Change is Called For Now in America and on Earth By Laurie David,  Stop.Global.Warming.org, June 21, 2013 Seven years ago, An Inconvenient Truth kicked off a global conversation about climate change. Ever since, we can’t go a week without seeing another headline about Mother Nature’s dark side. In 2012, 3,257 [...]

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The Importance of Getting Control of Energy Supplies

June 21, 2013

The Importance of Getting Control of Energy Supplies By S. Tom Bond, Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV In the long history of civilization, some written records go back ten thousand years or so. For most people it has been almost pure calamity. A few people living isolated lives in the forest had to deal with [...]

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WV Minerals: Early Salt Industry in West Virginia

June 20, 2013

WVGES: History of West Virginia Mineral Industries – Salt From WV Geological & Economic Survey (WVGES) Salt was the first West Virginia mineral industry to be developed. The State’s salt was being utilized long before the arrival of man. Deer and buffalo would travel to a salt spring along the Kanawha River where they could [...]

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Happy Birthday WEST VIRGINIA, Born June 20, 1863

June 19, 2013

  West Virginia, the Civil War, and Geology President Abraham Lincoln established the Emancipation Proclamation, effective January 1st of 1863. The emancipation applied to slaves in areas under rebellion, not areas loyal to or already controlled by the Union.  The Union had to wait for ratification of the 13th Amendment in December 1865 for emancipation [...]

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Another Chemical Plant Explodes as Industry Booms Due to Cheap Natural Gas from Fracking

June 18, 2013

Chemicals from Natural Gas (Louisiana) Plant erupts in flames while chemical industry booms due to cheap natural gas By Andrew Morris, Center for Health, Environment & Justice, on EcoWatch, June 15, 2013 Less than two months after the disaster at West Fertilizer Co. in West, TX, another chemical plant erupted in flames Thursday just south [...]

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Free Screening of Gasland II in Pittsburgh on June 20th

June 17, 2013

June 20th @ Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall Gasland II in Pittsburgh on June 20th CCJ and other area organizations are co-sponsoring a FREE advanced screening of Gasland II in Pittsburgh.  Filmmaker Josh Fox will be coming to Pittsburgh for the last stop on the Gasland II Grassroots Tour on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at [...]

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Upstate New York Towns Fight to Retain Fracking Bans

June 16, 2013

Van Donsel Road in Dryden, NY Towns Fight to Retain Court Victory on Fracking Ban By Earthjustice, EcoWatch, June 14, 2013 Two towns seeking to keep their local fracking ban on the books are fighting to cement their court victories over the oil and gas industry. The Town of Dryden submitted court papers yesterday arguing that [...]

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Pennsylvania Artist Draws Attention to Fracking

June 15, 2013

Twenty “Shale Perception” Works on Display in Gettysburg, PA From Article by Travis Kellar, Carlisle Sentinel, June 11, 2013 Robb Bomboy said fracking for natural gas in the state’s Marcellus Shale formations is “erasing” Pennsylvania woodlands. That led him to the creation of an art exhibit, “Shale Perception,” to draw attention to the impact of fracking [...]

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Shell C.E.O. Peter Voser Warns Europe to ‘Stay Competitive’

June 14, 2013

Shell C.E.O. Peter Voser Warns Europe to ‘Stay Competitive’ From Report by John Moylan, UK – BBC, June 6, 2013 The head of oil giant Shell has told the BBC that Europe faces a growing struggle to compete with the US economy. Royal Dutch Shell’s chief executive Peter Voser told the BBC’s John Moylan that [...]

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