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MarcellusProtest.org is an information clearing house about Marcellus Shale gas drilling and activism and related issues. Although this website's primary geographic focus is Western Pennsylvania, MarcellusProtest.org also includes content pertaining to the fives states in which the Marcellus Shale is located - as well as other Shale gas formations across the U.S.A. new social movement is in the making, and it's going national.
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VIDEO
Izaak Walton League Fracking Video On February 9 the Greene County and Washington County chapters of the Izaak Walton League presented a fine program on fracking and water pollution, with a notable list of speakers.
Frack Worker Tells All - Part 1: Medical Problems - Randy Moyer worked cleaning tanks and hauling wastewater from fracked wells in PA. After four months, his health became so bad, he could no longer work. His body swells and turns red with rashes Un•earthed: Setting the track record straight - A video exposing a flawed claim often abused in the sales pitch for promoting shale gas development across the world: "With a history of 60 years, after nearly a million wells drilled, there are no documented cases that hydraulic fracturing ('fracking') has lead to the contamination of groundwater." Brought to you by the team behind the upcoming South African feature documentary, Un•earthed, that is investigating natural gas development and the controversial method of extraction known as "fracking" from a global perspective. James Northrup 30 Year Veteran from the gas industry speaks out. GASLAND When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. Fracking Hell: The Untold Story is an 18 minute investigative report by Earth Focus and UK's Ecologist Film Unit. http://www.linktv.org/video/6258 Fracking in America With the US looking to ease its reliance on foreign oil, Aljazeera's Fault Lines investigates the impact of natural gas extraction. 11-2012 Former Pittsburgh Councilman Doug Shields spoke at the June 4th meeting of M.O.B. on the rights of municipalities to determine their own destiny. Butler, PA. Here are two video excerpts from his talk. Part 1 Part 2 Dr. Conrad Volz speaks on: Dr. Volz has over 30 years experience in occupational-environmental health; he received his initial training in Public & Occupational Health in the Department of Occupational Health at GSPH on a fellowship from the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH). Dr. Volz holds an MPH & Doctor of Public Health degree from GSPH. After holding progressively responsible posts in private industry (National Steel Corporation), government (California OSHA Consultation Service) & non-governmental agencies (Western Institute for Occupational & Environmental Health Sciences, Berkeley California), Dr. Volz started an environmental health consulting company in 1984. He has worked in 24 different countries on 5 continents performing radionuclide transport studies, occupational / environmental contaminant/toxin exposure pathway analysis, exposure assessments, environmental risk assessments & engineer & policymaker training.  |
MAPS & DATABASES
PA Oil & Gas Mapping- This mapping system allows you to measure distances from well pad to you. http://www.depgis.state.pa.us/PaOilAndGasMapping/ Natural Gas: Conventional Drilling Areas And Shale Basins http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112978060 Pennsylvania Energy Impact Assessment Interactive Map: http://maps.tnc.org/paenergy/ Zoom in on Butler County and look for the red circles. Red circles mean that wells are drilled. Yellow circles mean that wells have been permitted. Search all Marcellus Shale violations via Pittsburgh Business Times: http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/datacenter/search-all-marcellus-shale-violations.html Search the database of Marcellus Shale waste from Jan-June 2011 via Pittsburgh Business Times: http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/energy/2011/08/search-marcellus-shale-waste-2011.html?surround=etf&ana=e_article MarcellusGas.org: http://www.marcellusgas.org/index.php?county_id=25 This site has detailed information on drilling sites and violations. Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pipeline: http://shale.sites.post-gazette.com/includes/shalepermitmap/index_permitmap.php Use the drop down menu in the upper right corner to search by county. FracTracker is a combination of a web-based "DataTool" for tracking & mapping data related to gas extraction & a blog for synthesizing that data. http://www.fractracker.org/ Center for Healthy Environments & Communities (CHEC) of University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health has been funded to assess the potential environmental & public health impacts of gas extraction activities in the Marcellus Shale formation, shows sites of gas drilling. PA DEP eNOTICE http://www.ahs2.dep.state.pa.us/enoticeweb/ Here's where to go to sign up for regular e-mail notification of new permit activity for oil and gas wells. It's a little clunky, and to locate new sites on a map you need to use Internet Explorer (the locate-on-a-map feature doesn't work in other browsers) Butler County Recorder of Deeds Public Web Site: http://www.co.butler.pa.us/recorder-of-deeds-access-deeds You can do a simple search based on property owners and see if they have leased their land to oil & gas companies. REPORTS 'Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing' - Congressional Report This Report was issued on April 30, 2011. It notes that reporting by the industry remains voluntary and may be incomplete or misleading. 1987 EPA Report Reveals Fracking Causes Water Contamination This is a 1987 report to Congress by the Environmental Protection Agency that deals with waste from the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and geothermal energy. Read the report - especially Chapter IV pages 21 -22 PEHSU Information on Natural Gas Extraction and Hydraulic Fracturing Information for Parents and Community Members. pdf The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) Network encourage families, pediatricians, and communities to work together to ensure that children are protected from exposure to environmental hazards. Oil & Gas Accountability Reports. pdf A timely report on potential oil and gas development in the Marcellus Shale formation in northeastern Pennsylvania and southeastern New York. The Endocrine Disruption Exchange.pdf The following summary is based on an analysis of the potential health effects of products and chemicals used during natural gas operations. The names and possible health effects of the products and chemicals summarized. Old and New Hydraulic Fracturing: What's the Difference? Many gas industry representatives are saying that hydraulic fracturing (also called hydrofracking or simply “fracking”) is old, and has been used for years. People concerned about drilling in the Marcellus shale are saying this is a new process. Who is correct? They both are. A Human Rights Assessment of Hydraulic Fracturing for Natural Gas The specific ways in which fracking threatens to compromise human rights. Published: December 12, 2011 By: Environment and Human Rights Advisory PRESENTATIONS Pipelines Presentation from the March 15, M.O.B. meeting. (pdf) Geologist Robert Hinds Presents: The Realities of Unconventional Marcellus & Utica Gas Drilling (pdf) Robert Hinds taught geology and oceanography at Slippery Rock University for 32 years. Since retiring in 2002, he has taught geology classes for the Institute for Learning in Retirement in Slippery Rock. His presentation includes a partial listing of the “promises” the gas industry have made to the people of Pennsylvania. These include energy independence for the United States, financial wealth for property owners, clean environmental practices, and no gas related health problems for the local residents. He will compare the “promises” to the facts that have been documented and incidents that have already occurred in many localities. WATER TESTING
Mt. Watershed information on Marcellus Drilling: http://www.mtwatershed.com/marcellus.html and a list of certified labs for water testing in southwestern Pa: http://www.mtwatershed.com/resources/marcellus/100525labs.pdf Can't Afford to Have Your Water Tested? Here's a group that might be able to help you. ShaleTest.org is a non-profit organization that will collect environmental data, and provide environmental testing to lower income families and neighborhoods that are effected by natural gas exploration. TAKE CARE of YOURSELF Dealing With or Preventing Burnout in Activist Work is from the Activist Trauma Support website. |
