I am very concerned about the tire burner that has been tentatively approved by DEP for White Deer Township. I am a property owner in Delaware Township and the near proximately is one of the reasons why I am so concerned but some of my other concerns are the total disregard En-Tire, National Gypsum, DEP, …
Read more »OUE A SPECIAL REPORT MAY, 2013 THE INCINERATOR AND THE FAILURE OF DEMOCRACY On May 2, 2013, the PA Department of Environmental Protection held a Hearing to allow citizens to respond to its permitting National Gypsum and En-Tire Logistics to build a tire burning incinerator in White Deer Township. About seventy-five people attended, and …
Read more »OUE Update on the Tire Burner in White Deer Township DEP will hold a public meeting/hearing at the Warrior Run Area Fire Department on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 6:30 pm with the hearing afterward at 8:00 pm Citizens will have an opportunity to present oral testimony regarding the proposed Air Quality plan approval application. …
Read more »OUE has joined with several other anti-fracking groups to form a new coalition called “Shale Justice a Coalition of Organizations United for the Environment” Check out the Shale Justice Facebook page. It’s chocked full of up to the minute information and data.
Read more »Saving the Susquehanna from Drilling Why it matters and how to do it The mighty Susquehanna River stretches 400 miles across three states (Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania), provides drinking water to millions of people, and supports many unique natural environments. But in 2011, American Rivers named it the nation’s most endangered riverbecause of the …
Read more »Do Pennsylvanians love or hate fracking? Yes. The nationwide release of “Promised Land,” Gus Van Sant’s drama about the natural gas industry and its overtures to a rural Pennsylvania town, has renewed focus on the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing — the deep-impact drill-and-blast technique used to extract gas from underground shale. Fracking has helped …
Read more »Lawsuit Against Corbett, State Over Fracking Funds Allowed to Proceed Zack Needles January 25, 2013 The Commonwealth Court has allowed a suit to proceed against the state and Governor Tom Corbett that alleges amendments to several statutes, including the Oil and Gas Act, unlawfully seek to divert money away from the Oil and Gas Lease …
Read more »Lots of new and really good information on the home page. Check it out Here is an excellent website to keep up to date on the destruction created by the gas companies http://www.marcellus-shale.us/
Read more »Article: DEP missed more than 15,000 wells in impact fee count By Laura Legere (Staff Writer) Published: January 10, 2013 Pennsylvania and its counties and municipalities may have missed out on as much as $303 million in gas well impact fees in 2012 because state regulators undercounted the number of wells covered by the law, …
Read more »The very best Documentary on the hazards of fracking on our environment. You must see this. Look for a showing near you. Hopefully there will be one in January or February in the Lewisburg area. http://tripledividefilm.org/#3e9/custom_plain
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