How Fracking Became America's Money Pit @GADCLuzerneCounty

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The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf

$How Fracking Became Americas Money Pit The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $Carl Romanelli Earth Day 2015 Description The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $West Wyoming Compressor Station Matt Walker Residents learned the potential pros and cons of a natural gas compressor station that could soon be coming to the borough. Several representatives for UGI Energy Services presented their plan for a compressor station on Fire Cut Road in West Wyoming on Wednesday, and Matt Walker, community outreach coordinator for Philadelphia-based Clean Air Council, gave a presentation on some of the stations potential negative effects. UGI Energy Services is planning an approximately 28-mile pipeline to connect UGI Utilities existing gas distribution system in Plains Township with a pipeline in northwestern Wyoming County that receives gas from Marcellus Shale wells. Compressor stations compress the natural gas to get it into the pipelines and on to market - in this case, to customers in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. By using gas from nearby Marcellus Shale wells, it saves significantly on transportation costs and will lower UGI customers gas bills, UGI spokeswoman Lillian Harris told the residents who filled the borough buildings meeting room. She estimated customers would see a 40 percent decrease in their bills over four years. The location was selected because it would cause minimal disruption to the community, Harris said. I can tell you the closest home to the compressor station site is half a mile, she said. The noise impact from the 4,700-horsepower engines will be negligible, construction will create jobs, and the design and construction standards will be more stringent than government requirements, according to UGI representatives. Harris anticipates construction will start in the spring of 2013 and the compressor station will be in service by August 2013. UGI will meet with local leaders during the process. West Wyoming Council President Eileen Cipriani said borough officials have requested in writing that Luzerne County hold a public zoning hearing prior to issuing a building permit. Harris said the compressor station would meet or exceed federal requirements for emissions. Walker said compressor stations can discharge methane, nitrous oxide and hazardous air pollutants and volatile organic compounds including formaldehyde and toluene, all of which from the engines and from leaks. Walker said health effects from the pollutants can range from eye, nose and throat irritation, headaches and nausea to liver, kidney and central nervous system damage. Exposure has higher impacts on people within half a mile of the station, he said. But Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition co-founder Dr. Thomas Jiunta said the pollutants will affect more than a half-mile radius since they will accumulate in the valley due to inversion. Inversion is common in regions with mountains and valleys - warm air above doesnt mix with the cool air below, trapping pollution. Harris estimated the West Wyoming station would produce 44.3 tons of volatile organic compounds and 16.2 tons of hazardous air pollutants annually. Thats within limits allowed by the federal government, but Exeter Township resident Steve Simko didnt care. Im not one for acceptable levels. If its not supposed to be there, its not supposed to be there, he said. Resident Charlie Umphred, who said he lives right down the road from the proposed compressor station site, suggested UGI poll everyone within a mile to ask if they minded a compressor station. If nobody wants it, dont build it, he said. The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$

Calgary fire officials suspect natural gas leak caused house explosion

$Who Says You Cant Fight Fracking? Luzerne County Pennsylvania For those who feel that there is nothing you can do, you are wrong. You just have to do. People in Pennsylvania are getting tired of having their rights taken away and being lied to from the natural gas industry and the politicians they are contributing to. You can, and should do something. Fracking is only benefiting out of state companies who dont have to live with the heavy industrialization. Lets take our community back. mercaptan dallas pa school The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $Nacero Gas to Gasoline Refinery Opposition Story FOX 56 TV Jan.3rd 2022 Luzerne County Residents continued to voice their opposition regarding the construction of a $6-billion Nacero gasoline plant, to be built on nearly 3,000 acres of both wooded and mine scarred land, at the Newport Township Commissioners meeting on Monday. They say the plant, which will convert natural gas into gasoline, will become a nuisance when its built. Theyre afraid the plant will have adverse effects on the health of residents there, along with the environmental impact to soil, water, trees and other vegetation. Charlotte Santry Sopka says her family has called the area home since 1917. Shes opposed to the gas plant and isnt afraid to speak up against it. I just hate to see it go back to the way King Cole ran it because thats exactly whats going to happen, she said. Youre going to lose your night sky, the dirt, the filth, the pollution when they bring the construction workers in from out of town, which they will do. Along with that will come all the gambling, drinking, drugs, prostitution, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. She spoke at the Newport Township Commissioners meeting saying her family lived through the anthracite coal industry, as well as the environmental after effects once the company declared bankruptcy, eventually leaving town. In response, Newport Township Commissioners released a statement saying the land has been an environmental concern of theirs for years, citing both acid mine drainage and illegal dumping as the two main factors. Nacero is committed to reclaiming the scarred landscape and being a strong environmental partner with Newport Township as we continue our historic work with the Earth Conservancy to reclaim abandon mine lands and preserve pristine forest lands in the Pinchot State Forest, according to a statement released by Newport Township Commissioners regarding the Nacero project. as Nacero proceeds through a lengthy permitting and construction process, the Newport Township Commissioners will be an active participant in the process to ensure the project meets every environmental safety standard required by federal, state. and local laws. However, it is premature, at-this-time, to weigh-in on an environmental permit process that has yet to begin. Were told the the construction of the gas plant will employ more than 35-hundred building trade workers, as well as 450 full-time workers once the plant is operational. Newport Township Commissioners say their excited that the company has selected the township for their new facility, which they tout as the largest economic development project in northeast Pennsylvania history. The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $EPA comes to Dimock - Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Part 3 - Fracking A video by Scott Cannon http://www.gdacoalition.org U.S. EPA Says New Data Motivated More Testing of Dimock Wells The U.S. was compelled to intervene and test water in Dimock, Pennsylvania, after data from Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. showed hazardous substances in drinking-water sources, the Environmental Protection Administration said. The explanation was in a Jan. 31 letter from Mathy Stanislaus, EPA assistant administrator for solid waste and emergency response, and Shawn Garvin, an agency regional administrator, to Dan Dinges, Cabots chief executive officer. Dinges had said the EPAs decision to test 60 wells and provide water to four homes in the area caused confusion and undercut President Barack Obamas stated commitment to natural-gas drilling. We did not take this step lightly but felt compelled to intervene when we became aware of monitoring data, developed largely by Cabot, indicating the presence of several hazardous substances in drinking-water samples, including some at levels of health concern, according to the letter, which the EPA provided to Bloomberg News. Our actions have been only guided by science. Garvin and Stanislaus said the data available is incomplete and of uncertain quality, warranting further testing. Federal Lawsuit Dimock residents claim that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, by Cabot (COG) polluted their water wells and have sued the Houston-based company in federal court. Cabot disputes the allegations. The drilling technique involves injecting millions of gallons of chemically treated water underground to shatter rock and let gas flow. In a Jan. 26 letter to the EPA, Dinges said the agency had presented no credible evidence to suggest that its new sampling initiative is a wise use of resources. Cabot had provided more than 10,000 pages of data based on testing at more than 2,000 wells in the Dimock area, Dinges said. Later, in a statement, the company said the information that prompted the EPAs review doesnt accurately represent the water quality. On Dec. 6, 2011, residents presented additional information to the agency, including results from Cabot testing, that warranted further evaluation of the situation, Garvin and Stanislaus wrote. They said the EPA operated as a critical backstop to state oversight and would use its authority prudently and sparingly. To contact the reporter on this story: Jim Snyder in Washington at jsnyder24@bloomberg.net The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$

Lithuania gas pipeline explodes, nearby village evacuated DW News

$Audrey Gozizkowski French and Quebec Delegation, Health Impacts of Natural Gas Development Our group consisted of 24 Quebecers oppose the coming of industry and 21 French from France. 12 of these are part of a French association No Fracking France and 9 are elected in a region called Lot-et-Garonne in the southwest of France. sur cette technique dextraction , dexploration et dexp loitation dhydrocarbures liquides ou gazeux de roche-mère, Gaz et pétrole de schiste, de grès, de houille technique controversée, appelée, FRACKING, FRACK, Fracturation hydraulique. The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $Joanne Fiorito French and Quebec Delegation, Health Impacts of Natural Gas Development Our group consisted of 24 Quebecers oppose the coming of industry and 21 French from France. 12 of these are part of a French association No Fracking France and 9 are elected in a region called Lot-et-Garonne in the southwest of France. sur cette technique dextraction , dexploration et dexp loitation dhydrocarbures liquides ou gazeux de roche-mère, Gaz et pétrole de schiste, de grès, de houille technique controversée, appelée, FRACKING, FRACK, Fracturation hydraulique. The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $Fracking on Japanese Television Sherry Vargson in Japan TV Show Goosebumps One of my videos of Sherry Vargson was used on a Japanese television show whos name translates to Goosebumps. Quite fitting! The Japanese react with amazement on her lighting her water on fire. Welcome to Galsand. The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$ $3 Gas Wells in Northeastern Pennsylvania A video by Scott Cannon Here is some video of 3 gas wells Ive videotaped over the last year. An industrial park coming to your neighborhood soon! The entire list of Pennsylvania water contaminations from fracking. https://files.dep.state.pa.us/OilGas/BOGM/BOGMPortalFiles/OilGasReports/Determination_Letters/Regional_Determination_Letters.pdf$