Here are a couple news articles --and one PR piece from the gas
industry-- about drilling in PA and NY.
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Pa. Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns
http://www.propublica.org/feature/pa-residents-sue-gas-driller-for-contamination-health-concerns-1120
Notice that "A worker at the company is among the 15 families bringing
suit."
And, "Cabot's problems in Dimock go back to January, when a drinking
water well belonging to Norma Fiorentino -- who is a plaintiff in the
lawsuit -- exploded after a methane buildup. Since then methane and
metals have been found in numerous drinking water wells in the region.
In the last year Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection
has determined that Cabot was responsible for several spills of diesel
fuel and drilling mud and for an 8,000-gallon leak of hydraulic
fracturing fluids being prepared by a contractor, Halliburton, that
seeped into a fresh water stream in September."
And, "In addition to the cost of health care and health monitoring,
the suit seeks compensation for the loss of property values in the
rural area -- something that would allow affected residents there, if
nothing else, to leave."
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Twelve Marcellus Shale gas drilling wastewater treatment plants
proposed in northern Pennsylvania
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2009/11/twelve_marcellus_shale_gas_dri.html
Disposal of the tainted water is a relatively new and evolving
industry in northern Pennsylvania.
PA DEP issued 1,592 Marcellus Shale gas well drilling permits in the
first 10 months of 2009.
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This last one is not journalism -- it's from the industry, and right
in line with Katie's statement about "lazy, crazy, and deserves to
die"... what do they call NY'ers who are interested in protecting
their water and air?
"The Gangs of New York."
http://www.energyindepth.org/2009/11/gangs-of-new-york/
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