Author: Betsey Piette

Homeland Security in Cahoots with Fracking Gas Corporations

Homeland Security in Cahoots with Fracking Gas Corporations

Leaked internal bulletins revealed that Pennsylvania’s Department of Homeland Security contracted a private intelligence firm to monitor anti-drilling activists, sparking public outrage and forcing Gov. Ed Rendell to apologize and cancel the agreement. The episode raised serious concerns about civil liberties, state surveillance, and the alignment of public agencies with natural gas industry interests.

Source: Workers World (2010) Read More

Water All Around … Or is There? | Activist’s Corner

Water All Around … Or is There? | Activist's Corner

This report examines the overlooked strain fracking places on freshwater resources, focusing not only on methane leaks and well contamination but also on the large-scale withdrawal of surface water. Using examples from Pennsylvania, including lawsuits in Dimock, the article raises concerns that hydrofracturing may be depleting and degrading critical water supplies, adding another dimension to the environmental and public health debate.

Source: Workers World (2010) Read More
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