THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED

 
If you ever had any lingering doubts regarding the motives and ethics of the natural gas industry, this article should put them to rest. And our government - at all levels - is in full partnership with the NG folks by providing them with an "open door" policy and a blank check to do what they wish. 

Still not sure? Read it again.

What happened to "government of the people, by the people, for the people"...?
  
   

Treated Frackwater is Cleaner than Fresh Water?

    

I recorded a total of ~48 minutes of video of DEP Secretary Michael Krancer's keynote address and follow-up questions at the Eco-Expo @ Congregation Beth Or on 22 January 2012. For the record, I was the guy in the front row about eight feet from the podium.

The individual files take quite a bit of time to upload to Vimeo...so it'll be a few days ( or more ) before I get them all posted.

After a quick review of all footage, I decided to upload this segment of Mr. Krancer's speech first.

PA DEP Secretary Michael Krancer's Keynote Address

@ Eco-Expo on 1/22/2012.

So - Williamsport's treated frackwater is cleaner than fresh water? Just curious...how is the radioactivity removed?

 
Wait'll you see the next pearl of wisdom I plan to post.

    
  

Where The Water Catches Fire

   

  

Check out the latest article bringing this issue into the (inter) national spotlight.

Dividing Pennsylvanians? Indeed.
    

Thanks to all who worked with Nicole @ People putting this together. Please buy a copy ( or three ) of People to support & acknowledge Nicki's efforts.  Great job, Nicki & Nina!

Peace.

  

SRBC to public: Papieren, bitte!

   
In response to the 12/15 meltdown of the SRBC's most recent quarterly meeting/public hearing in Wilkes-Barre, they have posted a new meeting schedule, and guidelines, on their website.

Read all about it here...and here for greater detail about meeting restrictions.

Hope to see everyone on 2/16 in Harrisburg.

Vergessen Sie nicht das Papieren!

  
 

Eco Expo 2012: A Recap

 

I attended yesterday's Eco Expo in southeastern PA, primarily to hear DEP Sect'y Mike Krancer's Keynote address. I recorded (audio) the entire speech, and with one slight gap on the video, will upload everything to my Vimeo site when I get a chance. 

More to follow in the next day or so.

  

 

  

22 Jan 12: In Hyperdrive and lots to do...

   

For me, I woke up a little late this morning, but I still had plenty of time to make a pot of French-press coffee ( with a heaping teaspoon of 100% extra dark cocoa powder added to each pot ) and catch the sunrise at about the third cup.  Good Ol' Mr. Sol was right on time making his obligatory diurnal entrance, and with the temperature in the teens, my camera's digital zoom was moving a little slower with each passing moment while waiting.

Anyway, I'm fully cranked and ready to roll this beautiful Sunday morning, and after Mass, I plan to carpe this diem like no other. I'll be back later in the day with a full report.

Below: Sunrise on 22 Jan 12 from the inside

P.S. - Alaska has already picked up the latest news from Dimock.

Die Welt is watching, folks.

Recent visitors as of 0620h this morning:

  

21 January 2012 - Weekend Weminiscing

 
Since the first of January, I've been spending what little "spare" time I have transferring files from three older ( borderline ancient ) desktop PC's to an external hard drive before I yank the drives from these relics and recycle the rest. And try as I might...just when I think I'm ready to pull the plug, I find even more files, pics & documents tucked away in some obscure folder that deserve archiving. Anyway, I'm down to my last PC, and I hope to be able to pull the plug on that one by the end of today. I know I have some of those 100MB disks in a box somewhere that contain most if not all of my older netcarrier.com Susquehanna River Sentinel posts dating back to ~2003 or so, and this last PC has the larger floppy drive needed to access the data. Should be fun finding those puppies after 5+ years of being in storage...somewhere.

Switching gears...here are some random pics from recent travels throughout northeastern PA.
  

Above & below: 32 years ago, on Valentine's Day, I took my wife of (now) almost 30 years on our first "official" dinner-date at the Old Fell House in Wilkes-Barre, PA. I knew the owners, so I reserved the table right in front of the fireplace that contained the legendary iron grate used by Jesse Fell. And yes, I brought a single red rose. Now...a significant piece of history is a vacant parking lot.

Below: Sunrise, windmill & waning moon on Friday, 20 Jan 2012

Below: Moya - a really cool restaurant in Jim Thorpe, PA.

Below: One of the historic Doors of Jim Thorpe ( f.k.a. Mauch Chunk )

Below: Full moon rising - January 2012

Below: Toby's Creek near Rte 309 ( Luzerne County, PA )

Below: Explore...you never know what you'll find.    

Have a great weekend.

  

Ho, hum...Chesapeake is Non-Compliant

   

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Hey...as an agency of the commonwealth of PA, the DEP works for me. My tax dollars funded, in whole or in part, the creation of the letter above. If any of my daily visitors from H-burg have an issue with this post, drop me a line.

 

On your lunch hour... 

 

Anyway, per this letter, it appears Chesapeake Energy is dragging its heels complying with the DEP's directives to remedy water contamination issues in the Marcellus Shale Zone. I'm sure recent actions by the US EPA regarding water contamination in Dimock has caught the attention of the entire natural gas industry in NEPA, and will no doubt have them doing a rope-a-dope in the days ahead.

As the saying goes; you can run, but you cannot hide.

Thanks to the anonymous person(s) who sent this document to my attention.

Keep them coming.

  

  

Team Corbett Slashes Scientific Funding

     

..including some projects designed to assess the impact of the natural gas industry on PA's environment.

Go figger. Read more about it here.

This guy and his team are far worse than anticipated.

  

 

I Doth Protest

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/