In Pennsylvania, the Department of Environmental Protection has abdicated — too many times lately — its “environmental protection” mission in favor of “economic promotion.” A retired county commissioner I know often refers to the agency as the “Department of Economic Promotion.” In any case, read how the Pennsylvania DEP is rolling over in favor of the oil and gas industry when it comes to protecting waterways in the Allegheny National Forest. The link comes from Ryan Talbott of the Allegheny Defense Project, a kick-ass organization that’s going all-out these days to document the resource extraction damage to the 500,000-acre forest in northwestern Pennsylvania.
Economic promotion or environmental protection?
April 24, 2007 · 3 Comments
Categories: Allegheny Defense Project · Allegheny National Forest · Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection · oil and gas industry · oil drilling
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Ryan Talbott // April 24, 2007 at 10:17 pm |
Alan,
Thanks for linking. It is so frustrating to read DEP Secretary McGinty’s testimony…to read that the DEP “responded in kind” to industry’s pressure to drill more and more “without delay.” What is wrong with this picture?
the Principle // September 14, 2008 at 5:05 pm |
Unfortunatly there is more and more presure from the republican party to drill drill drill no matter what the cost to the environment. It is all about profit.
randall butisingh // September 15, 2008 at 8:50 pm |
Fossil fuel is the cause of massive emissions of carbon dioxide which gives rise to the green house effect and global warming. To date we can see the effect in the change of weather patterns, the rising sea level and the frequency and intensity of storms and hurricanes which are causing devastation as never before. Drilling for oil must be stopped before it is too late. The damage caused by hurricane Ike should be a wake up call to the nations to come together and start exploiting other sources of clean energy. This is just the beginning of the season; there is more to come. To drill now for short time gain is like the man who cut down a whole tree to get at the fruits. An Aborigine will never cut down a tree no matter how much he needs the wood. Look what has happened to Haiti; erosion and mud caused by the wanton destruction of its trees for fuel. Remember also, in this highly technological age, when distance and location are no barriers, it becomes as someone said, “we all are living in ONE HOUSE”. So what happens to one will affect all. DRILL BABY DRILL !!! is the slogan of those who are signalling disaster.