Friday, June 25, 2010

PA fracking documented in Vanity Fair magazine

Vanity Fair magazine recently featured an online story detailing the concerns and fears of residents in PA--and in other areas in the country--regarding the fracking process.  The article includes documentation of fracking gone wrong and the subsequent consequences including environmental destruction, property devaluation, livestock deaths, and serious health problems for people and their pets.  Click here to read A Colossal Fracking Mess by Christopher Bateman.

1 comment:

Helen Sanders said...

Hi Michele,
Just read this article-the industry is putting pressure on the legislation for taxing-stating they wnat to be able to take the gas from landowners, even if they refuse to lease. See http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/marcellus-drillers-want-forced-pooling-to-accompany-severance-tax-1.869255