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NastassjaNoell | 02.10.2010
This past weekend, five workers were killed from a natural gas facility explosion Connecticut. Natural Gas facilities such as refineries, compressor stations, powerplants, and even points where natural gas enters into factories, hotels, etc. can be very dangerous, explosive. Air pollution, Water Pollution, and Noise pollution from natural gas infrastructure also have caused toxic effects on neighboring communities. Protect your human and wild neighbours -- Prevent Natural Gas Infrastructure development in your community. Look through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) list of major proposed pipeline projects, organize your community to fight against these proposed developments -- quickly. Senator Frank Lautenberg is speaking out against natural gas pipeline construction in New Jersey, expressing concern that the pipeline may present danger to New Jersey residents, especially considering the recent explosion at a Natural Gas facility in Connecticut. Organize your town for a meeting to discuss issues associated with natural gas infrastructure and the risks associated with developing these infrastructures in your communities. National - Energy Justice - Gas
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NastassjaNoell | 02.10.2010
Spectra Energy's Steckman Ridge Natural Gas Compressor Station sprayed up to 1,629 pounds of used lubricating oil onto fertile farmland and residential property in rural Pennsylvania; crops had to be burned to prevent toxic contamination of consumers. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has been misinformed residents for the past six months that the oil residents found coating their blueberries, tomatoes, hay fields. is non-toxic Omala Oil RL 320, but laboratory tests indicate the oil is definitively *not* Omala Oil RL 320. A contamination report recently obtained by Philadelphia Indymedia states that up to 1,629 pounds of used gear-lubricating oil were spilled onto residences and farm fields in Bedford County, Pennsylvania this past August. Despite the presence of this report in Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) files, officials are maintaining to residents and the press that only 20 gallons of gear oil was released, additionally misleading the public to believe that the oil is non-toxic Omala Oil RL 320.
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Nastassja Noell | 12.18.2009
The IRS has stolen 7,100 acres from the Crow Creek Indians; the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has facilitated the land-grab. Tribal leader Brandon Sazue is fasting and occupying the stolen territory with tribal members and supporters. The federales have not yet sent in the army as they did in 1862, resulting in the largest mass execution in US history. In the South Dakota Plains, surrounded by snow and temperatures hovering around 0 degrees, Crow Creek Tribal Chairman Brandon Sazue is fasting to protest the recent IRS auction which stole 7,100 acres of his people's territory; supporters are bringing additional supplies and helping to occupying the vast plains acreage. The federal government has auctioned off 11 square miles of the Crow Creek Reservation without consent from the tribe which owns the land. The land has been selected for use as an industrial wind power generating center and stands to make lots of money.
Join the Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Audubin Society for a Climate Change Forum at Ursinus College The United States has a choice to make. And that choice-for the sake of our economy, the environment, and our communities-must be for a sustainable and efficient energy production and usage that curbs global warming pollution. This will be an opportunity for the community to learn what actions must be taken today to avoid the worse consequences of climate change. Experts will speak on the science and politics of climate change and what we can do as individuals to help create a clean energy future.
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Nastassja Noell | 11.18.2009
Foam has been found in Scheaffer Creek, a tributary of the Juniata River watershed which supplies Pennsylvania's capital. Springs and ponds downhill from Spectra Energy's drilling pads first showed the foam weeks ago. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has not tested for specific chemicals associated with natural gas drilling, and is telling residents that the foam is only laundry soap. Residents are worried that the cancer causing chemical 2-BE is present in their drinking water supplies. Clearville, Pennsylvania used to be a healthy rural town, a paradise for hunters, fishermen, and farmers. The town is deep in Bedford County, surrounded by numerous state game lands historically rich with turkey, grouse and deer, streams thick with fish and aquatic life. The soil was black and alive, and the vegetation is thick and green in the summertime. Folks used to be able to drink straight from these creeks when they were out stalking a deer or taking a hike to pick berries.
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Nastassja Noell | 11.03.2009
Natural Gas Production requires gas to be pumped long distances from the well head through pipelines. The gas must first be cleaned of water, sulfur and other gas contaminants at compressor stations; the "sweetened" gas is then pushed down the pipeline by fossil fuel fired compressor engines. The chemist Wilma Subra calls these compressor stations "mini-refineries"; residents complain of constant headaches and strong nauseating smells. Dr. Subra's work has included studying the air quality around compressor stations in Dish Texas where extremely high levels of benzene, toluene, and other carcinogenic and neurotoxic compounds were found hanging in the air, breathed in by residents for the past few years of the natural gas boom. Keep compressor stations out of your community, and advocate for those families who are forced to have these toxic facilities in their backyards: the environmental protection agencies will not help us, their business is to coordinate industry interests. SporeCollective: Residents reported burning eyes and lung problems two weeks ago when a MarkWest CNG compressor station in Mt. Pleasant, PA underwent "normal operational procedures" and for over an hour released a stream of high pressured natural gas. (see "Residents report Toxic Clouds of Gas near a MarkWest Compressor Station" 10/23/09) The gas was not "flared" -- that is, it was not burned off and was released raw, into the air, for nearby people to inhale. Today MarkWest will be releasing gas again at the same facility, this time the high pressured gas will be released for 20 hours.
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Nastassja Noell | 10.23.2009
The Marcellus Shale is said to be the third largest natural gas field in the world, but the gas is trapped as small pockets inside of rock. During the past 5 years, as rising prices have made unconventional gas sources profitable for the industry, a frenzy of drilling rigs have entered the Northeastern US. Natural gas drilling infrastructure requires CNG compressor stations, which are known for having incidents such as explosions or high pressure releases. Reporting from Binghamton, NY: On Tuesday, residents near the Nancy Stewart Compressor station in Mt. Pleasant Township, PA reported an incident involving natural gas occurring at around 1:15pm. Raw natural gas was escaping from a pipeline with such force that it caused nearby homes to shake. The high pressure gas was not being burned and was released for over an hour, causing a loud sustained noise to be heard throughout the area. "It sounded like a rocket taking off," said Martin O'Lear, who lives about a quarter mile from the compressor station.
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Nastassja Noell | 09.28.2009
Natural Gas Drilling is forcing residents in West Virginia to put spikes in the roads to stop drilling trucks from destroying their land, water, and air. In Pennsylvania rural folks are trespassing in order to document toxic natural gas production waste spills. New York City, Washington DC, Philadelphia's drinking water are at risk of contamination. This week while protesters at the G-20 are getting beaten by police and soaking their bandannas in vinegar to protect their lungs from tear gas,
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Rich Gardner | 10.30.2008
What are the chances Obama & McCain will sit down after the election and peacefully and productively discuss the future direction of the country? RELATED: Note to Progressives for Obama: What Happens After Election Day? II Fun Thoughts: Messin' With Republicans II McCain the "Gook Hater" II "I do not want a black man running my country" - McCain Supporters in PA say "Bomb Obama" II "Kill Him!" -- A Political Chronicle II Meeting Myself in Bucks County: Pennsylvania in the Political (and Personal) Crucible I have to agree that this is about the dumbest idea I've heard all week:
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Father John Dear, S.J. | 07.27.2008
animal rights, energy, environment, CHRISTIANITY AND VEGETARIANISM:PURSUING THE NONVIOLENCE OF JESUS
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