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PA Lt. Gov Cawley Declares War on Enviro Advocates?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by adamaecompton

The Lt. Governor of PA recently informed a small group of humans that the natural gas industry should “fight back” against media reports on water contamination due to shale gas development. That’s right. Them’s fightin’ words… literally. Does Cawley even … Continue reading →

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word choice: fracking

Posted on August 3, 2011 by adamaecompton

Hi all. Just a short note today to mention a theme I’ve recently been seeing… it involves the applicability of the word “fracking” to mean all shale gas development activities. I think we can be more specific. Today, I’m offering … Continue reading →

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once upon a leaky well…

Posted on August 2, 2011 by adamaecompton

Once a leaky well, always a leaky well? That is the question. Here’s what we know: about 5% of unconventional gas wells leak right off the bat; upwards of 50-60% leak within 20ish years. In a Canadian study, the failure … Continue reading →

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West Virginia Study: Frack Fluid Kills

Posted on July 12, 2011 by adamaecompton

Mary Beth Adams recently published in the Journal of Environmental Quality an extremely interesting study on the effects of frack fluid on vegetation. The short answer? Things die. The long answer: “Two years after fluid application, 56% of the trees … Continue reading →

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failures of pro-gas arguments

Posted on June 30, 2011 by adamaecompton

As only a dog can do, I’ve decided to put together a couple resources so that you humans have a quick and easy place to refer back to when you need some scientific and logical back-up while picking apart pro-gas … Continue reading →

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clean natural gas & air quality: Biggest. Hoax. Evar.

Posted on June 22, 2011 by adamaecompton

Do you like to breathe? Is it a hobby that you enjoy? Other than when doing relaxation techniques (or making prank phone calls), I can’t think of a time when humans outright focus on their breathing. And us dogs? We pant … Continue reading →

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bubbles in the creek?

Posted on June 19, 2011 by adamaecompton

Yesterday, my master took me to do my favorite thing: ROAD TRIP!!! Last year, we did 14,000 miles over the course of three months. Yesterday, we only did about 100, but it was still so fun. We stopped off at … Continue reading →

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a recipe for rabies

Posted on May 6, 2011 by adamaecompton

I dunno what happened last night, but my guess is that there might be an outbreak of rabies in the area. I can’t figure out any other reason why my master would be so disturbed. So, I am going to … Continue reading →

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Harrisburg Bulldogs

Posted on May 3, 2011 by adamaecompton

Whoa. Harrisburg is not a friendly place. Too bad PA’s gubner received so much money from gas companies for his last election; too bad his Marcellus Shale Advisory Committee is stacked with these contributors. It’s too bad because these dogs … Continue reading →

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unconstitutional

Posted on April 28, 2011 by adamaecompton

Perhaps my constitution isn’t the best. And what about the Commonwealth of PA’s constitution?… how good is it? Lately, it seems like PA’s constitution just isn’t holding things together… For example, only a half million of our 4.5 million acres of … Continue reading →

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