City Council

There was a lot of coverage about the Pittsburgh City Council meeting on Monday regarding the drilling that is coming to a neighborhood near you.
http://kdka.com/politics/Marcellus.shale.drilling.2.1801042.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10194/1072396-53.stm

Please remember that there is a similar meeting with Allegheny County Council on 7/21 and with the DEP and EPA on 7/22.

For more info and to speak at the county meeting click the following:
http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/agenda/2010/20100721_Public.pdf

The DEP site is having issues at the moment, but as as soon as I can I will post more links about the meetings on the 22nd.

Make your voice heard.

County Council Meeting - 7/21/10

Allegheny County Council is having a public hearing regarding Marcellus Shale drilling in Allegheny County.

The meeting is scheduled for July 21st at 5 pm. You must register if you wish to speak at the meeting.
http://www.alleghenycounty.us/council/meetings/index2010.aspx#

We will update you as more information becomes available.

Come out and make your opinion heard regarding this important issue impacting our communities. If you plan on attending please fee free to email us and let us know.

City Council Meeting - 7/12/10

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_688218.html

Pittsburgh's City Council is planning a meeting on the impact to city residents from the proposed drilling as well as Council's proposed legislation regulating and limiting drilling in city limits.

The meeting will be at 1pm on Monday July 12th.

If you plan on attending, please feel free to email us and let us know. We can try and coordinate transportation and make sure all our voices are heard.

Meeting - 6/28/10

We are having an open meeting on Monday, June 28th at 7pm. The meeting will be at the Elks Club on Mifflin Road next to the bowling alley.

Sorry for the short notice. But we are looking for more people who want to be involved as well as try to organize people who want to address our concerns to Pittsburgh City Council.

Please feel free to email with any questions. Hope to see you there.

More Gasland

As part of the promotional tour for Gasland, the documentary about deep gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation, which is 5,000 feet below me as I type this, Josh Fox was on the Daily Show and interviewed as an addendum to their "The Strife Aquatic" segment:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-june-21-2010/josh-fox

(Yes drilling in the ocean is different than drilling on dry land, but are we any better off with either? Secondly, I love the Wes Anderson reference)

Crooks and Liars has their review of the film:
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/sundance-breakout-documentary-gasland

And of course here is the rebuttal from the industry:
http://www.energyindepth.org/2010/06/debunking-gasland/

Letters to the Editor

A great way to get your voice heard regarding deep gas drilling is to write a letter to the editor. Just like these folks did:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10171/1066642-110.stm

Another way is to contact your local and state representatives. Pittsburgh City Council is getting more informed about the impacts of drilling
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10171/1066991-53.stm

And the best way to keep them working on your concerns is to let them know what you think.

Gasland - 6/21

The documentary Gasland is premiering on HBO next Monday, June 21st. It is a film about the natural gas drilling boom that is coming to Pennsylvania.

For more info, please visit the Gasland website: http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/

There was also an article and additional info on Yahoo: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100617/ap_en_ot/us_tv_gasland