The December issue of the 31st Ward Wire came out this week and contained a number of articles concerning natural gas drilling and its potential impacts to our neighborhood.
As an additional resource, we wanted to provide a few links to some additional information for your reference.
What is Marcellus Shale:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcellus_shale
What is Hydraulic Fracturing, or "Fracking":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing
Some recent articles in the local media regarding drilling and its impacts:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09340/1018586-28.stm
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09348/1020901-100.stm
http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A62213
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