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Eugene DePasquale for PA Auditor — by Frack Awareness Coalition — posted on Apr 20, 2012 10:00 AM: As a former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, Eugene DePasquale will prioritize the protection of Pennsylvania’s environment. As Auditor General, Eugene will use his role to monitor state agencies’ efforts to protect Pennsylvania’s natural resources.
Moratorium On Gas Drilling? — by Frack Awareness Coalition — posted on Apr 18, 2012 09:32 AM: Celebrate Earth Day! Help us get to 5,000 more Pennsylvanians to join the fight...
Unveiling Fracking's Secrets — by Frack Awareness Coalition — posted on Apr 15, 2012 08:04 PM: The natural gas industry notoriously refuses to reveal what secret chemicals are being used to extract gas in the process known as fracking—despite the threat to groundwater supplies.
E2 Conservation in Peril — by Frack Awareness Coalition — posted on Apr 15, 2012 11:12 AM: John Quigley’s succinct presentation provides some of the financial details of the state of conservation funding in Pennsylvania.
Gas Lines Tied To Fracking Lack Oversight — by Frack Awareness Coalition — posted on Apr 14, 2012 09:05 PM: AP article that quotes Emily Krafjack, who recently gave a presentation on compressor stations for the Sullivan County Energy Task Force. "Gathering lines that run in the rural northeastern corner of the state receive no federal oversight if there are fewer than 10 homes within 220 yards of the pipeline."
Injection Well Safe Water Act — by Frack Awareness Coalition — posted on Apr 14, 2012 08:23 AM: The Injection Well Safe Water Act has been introduced as House Bill 2350. The following is a commentary by State Representative, Camille "Bud" George.
Frack Awareness Coalition — by Frack Awareness Coalition — posted on Apr 12, 2012 12:00 AM: Sam's Meeting Notes - 4/12/2012
Countdown to Screen-free Week — by Sam Pearson — posted on Apr 10, 2012 10:01 PM: Twice a year the Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood promotes a weeklong project to promote life unplugged. The Spring round is coming up from April 30 to May 6.
Did You Know PA Is Gagging Doctors? — by Sam Pearson — posted on Apr 09, 2012 11:01 PM: HB 1950 allows docs treating patients adversely impacted by fracking fluids to find out those proprietary contents for purposes of treatment, but then they are legally constrained from sharing that information in any other way -- like to tell people not to drink the water, or whatever...
Fracking Protest Songs from Local Talent — by Sam Pearson — posted on Mar 30, 2012 12:05 PM: There are some good songs coming out of hard times, right now. Here are some links to songs from Billy Kelly and Van Wagner. And another from the internets (full disclosure: it is a rap, but I actually find I can listen to it).
Gas Drilling Fact Sheets from Sierra Club Now Available — by Sam Pearson — posted on Mar 30, 2012 11:13 AM: View, download, share and save.
Seamus McGraw Booksigning — by Frack Awareness Coalition — posted on Mar 28, 2012 10:48 PM: The author of End of Country will be at the Barnes and Noble bookstore for a brief talk and booksigning.
Bloomsburg University Gas Drilling Symposium — by Sam Pearson — posted on Mar 19, 2012 10:39 PM: Ten days of events related to gas drilling at Bloomsburg University.
"Consuming Kids"? Stop that! — by Sam Pearson — posted on Mar 10, 2012 02:27 PM: At the end of November, the final fall film of the green screens series brought the documentary "Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood" to the big screen in Lewisburg at the Campus Theatre. The event included a Q&A with an expert panel following the film. Look for more great community programs from the Bucknell University Environmental Center.
Crossing Route 15 -- The Big Picture — by Sam Pearson — posted on May 18, 2011 11:48 AM: The Route 15 Corridor Study is underway and the question of how the rail trail will cross it is clearly the most urgent. The issue of how we answer that question will say a lot about our vision for the future of the community, not just one (potential) intersection.
Different Brains? Different Planets. — by Sam Pearson — posted on Apr 13, 2011 11:11 PM: Assessing the results of a meeting between three representatives of the local Sierra Club group and a newly elected state representative.
Peak Oil Blues News — by Sam Pearson — posted on Nov 09, 2010 12:01 AM: What a great discovery, thanks to the PostCarbon Institute, get to know the Peak Oil Shrink and understand your postcarbon stress.
One word blogging? Is this the gateway drug to twitter? — by Sam Pearson — posted on Sep 09, 2009 10:05 PM: Since I can't maintain a discursive blog of any kind. And my non-virtual notebook has gone AWOL. Welcome to the world of random notes from a mind thinking intermittently of sustainability and the strange balance to be struck between living in the here and now and planning for an uncertain future without looking like you're too far off your rocker.
The Game of Unintended Consequences — by Sam Pearson — posted on Apr 13, 2009 11:16 PM: This is a stream-of-consciousness, but drawn-out-over-a-long-period of attention comment on current movements in regulation and stricture. It's a "real" blog in that it's really messy...
Enough Already — by Sam Pearson — posted on Mar 30, 2009 09:06 PM: Who is first out of the starting gate, economic or ecological meltdown? It all depends on where you start keeping score.

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