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Open informational Marcellus Shale Gas Development meeting in Butler, PA on 10/18/11
Preservation Advocates for Center Township (PACT), will hold a public informational meeting on the impact that Marcellus Shale natural gas hydraulic fracturing (aka ‘fracking’) can have on a community. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 18 from 6:30 – 9:30 PM in the Ghost Riders 2 Dance Hall located at 1805 North Main Street extension in Butler.There's more…
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Gas Rush Stories Screening
Gas Rush Stories is a series of short documentaries on gas drilling.
Gas Rush Stories gives voice and faces to those who are experiencing the impact of the modern day "gas rush". Only by exploring this complex issue from the viewpoints of all of the parties involved can we begin to understand the whole story.There's more…
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Forest Hills Council Votes Unanimously to Advertise a Community Rights Ordinance That Bans Gas Drilling
Sep 22 2011By a unanimous vote, the Borough Council of Forest Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, voted to advertise a Community Rights Ordinance that if adopted would enact an enforceable Local Bill of Rights, along wth a prohibition on natural gas extraction to protect those rights.
“Everybody’s definitely behind it. I think we owe it to the community and to
future generations.”
-- Council President Frank PorcoThere's more…
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Shalefields Grassroots Reporter Publication
Aug 11 2011
Check out this terrific 8-page paper produced by the Shadbush Collective and the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center with the support of Marcellus Protest.There's more…
Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Video
Aug 09 2011
On July 31st, 2011, a group of Democrat and Republican community leaders boarded a bus to travel an hour north to see, hear, and feel the negative effects of gas drilling.There's more…
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Marcellus Shale gas drilling news and opinion from PennLive.com
Find all of PennLive.com's Marcellus Shale-related content in one place, including news and opinion pieces from both sides of the spectrum, as well as photos and videos.
Officials asked to halt gas drilling in Brooke County
WELLSBURG, WV - The Brooke County Commission has been asked to call a moratorium on natural gas drilling in the county at a time when county officials have entered into talks with a gas company.
Beyond Fracking: Experts Challenge Safety of Exploratory Wells, Vertical Drilling
Dec 09 2010Testimony challenges long-held assumptions about the safety of deep vertical drilling and exploratory wells, which operate in many states with limited regulatory oversight.There's more…
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People's Oil and Gas Summit and So. Fayette Stories on Rustbelt Radio
Nov 23 2010Monday's episode of Pittsburgh Indymedia's weekly radio program features two stories related to gas drilling. There's more…
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Foes of shale drilling take message to Green Tree
Nov 20 2010
The message from the more than 200 local and nationwide activists ending their meeting in Green Tree today -- many of whom have already experienced the gas boom repeating itself now in Pennsylvania due to Marcellus Shale exploration -- stayed the same, despite the change in location.There's more…
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