Showing posts with label industrial zone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label industrial zone. Show all posts

Monday, June 6, 2011

Marcellus Shale: Economic Impacts Not All Good

Economic Impacts of Heavy Industrial Activities in the Town of Ulysses, New York

A talk by Dr. Jannette Barth, PhD, given in May 2011.

Jannette Barth, PhD (Economist). Other speakers include Carolyn Knapp and Carol French (PA dairy farmers); and members of the Ulysses Town Board. May 21, 2011, Trumansburg Fire Hall. Co-sponsored by Back to Democracy, Concerned Citizens of Ulysses, and Ulysses Gas Drilling Advisory Board.

Watch this outstanding talk by Dr. Barth here: LINK  (Total time: 38 minutes)
Introduction of Jannette Barth prior to her talk: LINK
Read an article by Dr. Barth (Economic Impact of Gas Drilling in the Catskills) here.

The Magnificent Susquehanna Comes In First: Most Endangered River

My grandson fishing in the Susquehanna in 2009
The Susquehanna River is one of the longest rivers in America and provides over half of the freshwater to the Chesapeake Bay and drinking water to six million people.  It is now threatened by natural gas development, which requires millions of gallons of water per well, produces toxic waste, and threatens clean water and the river's health.

My family has gathered every summer on the banks of the Susquehanna River as it flows past French Azilum in Bradford County, PA.  Since 1930, we have enjoyed the river- swimming, boating, tubing, fishing, picnicking, skipping stones.  We stand to lose a lot.  It's a personal issue with us.

For more information about the river, click here.

To visit the American Rivers site, click here.

Save the mighty Susquehanna!
Stop the drilling!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Sights and Sounds of Natrual Gas Drilling: Susquehanna County, PA


Gas Drilling in Beautiful Susquehanna County, PA from VeccVideography on Vimeo.

Air pollution, noise pollution, water pollution, they all come with the territory.  Welcome to an industrial zone, aka a sacrifice zone, because every single gas well site has the potential to becomes superfund site after all is said and done. Remember Love Canal?

http://gasmain.org/
http://un-naturalgas.org/
http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/chemicals.introduction.php

Sign at Love Canal Protest:  We have better things to do than sit around being contaminated.