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Marcellus Shale Development: Let’s Get It Right
by David M. Sanko Executive Director, Pa. State Association of Township Supervisors
Over the past two years, there has been much discussion about the impact of natural gas development in Pennsylvania. In recent weeks, this has reached a fevered pitch as state government leaders try to finalize a new law before the end of the year. There are many moving parts and issues on the table. Emotions have run high on all sides, and occasionally, facts and sound science have become the casualties. There have been compromises and accommodations all through the process, but the cake remains unbaked! As elected officials, everyone in this process shares a collective responsibility to Penn’s Woods and its people. That includes the members of the General Assembly, the governor and members of the Pennsylvania State Association of …
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Part 4 response to Roger: Our obesity and Type 2 diabetes problems are directly related to a food system controlled largely by a few large multinational companies. As a person interested in science you may want to read an article called “The Oil We Eat” that appeared in Harpers magazine. http://www.harpers.org/archive/2004/02/0079915 Yet is there anything more basic than access to a clean water … more ›