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malthaussen

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14. PA managed to avoid that.

Mon May 16, 2016, 12:19 PM

May 2016

Act 13 attempted to permit fracking companies to override local zoning laws, but it was ruled unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court. Which doesn't prevent people from fracking the hell out of PA, just makes it a bit more complicated.

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Faced With a Fracking Giant, This Small Town Just Legalized Civil Disobedience [View all] pmorlan1 May 2016 OP

I wonder if we will see more of these? northernsouthern May 2016 #1

That sucks pmorlan1 May 2016 #2

the township sweetapogee May 2016 #6

PA managed to avoid that. malthaussen May 2016 #14

In Pennsylvania, North Dakota and many other states, fracking >> radiation sometimes Baobab May 2016 #31

Brilliant. A model to follow. nt zentrum May 2016 #3

Don't worry EdwardBernays May 2016 #4

+1000000 SammyWinstonJack May 2016 #9

Yup! Plucketeer May 2016 #16

They could partner up with Clean Coal... That would be doubleplusgood. Glassunion May 2016 #37

she cant, WTO demands it be reregulated en toto- our european friends must be liberated from russia- Baobab May 2016 #42

and the TPP - hopemountain May 2016 #23

TTlP will preempt local fracking BANs at the supranational level- Wonder if this will work to preven Baobab May 2016 #30

clearly stated and understood, baobab - hopemountain May 2016 #36

*they wont tell people* They will create state laws that ban local laws and try to replicate the FTA Baobab May 2016 #40

thank you for the links! hopemountain May 2016 #41

Almost nobody in government at all levels evens knows they are doing this stuff- at all.. Baobab May 2016 #43

wow. reminds me of hopemountain May 2016 #47

The group who is active in my community pushed for that... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #5

Well which do they want right now, fracking or coal? There are no windmills in this area. Jitter65 May 2016 #7

But there ARE wind turbines in Pennsylvania... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #8

You can see wind turbines along the PA Turnpike somewhere between Breezewood and Pittsburgh nt LiberalEsto May 2016 #10

Yes, we see them all the time... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #20

geothermal is available everywhere because the temps a few feet down are 55ish all the time Baobab May 2016 #32

Excellent point... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #34

Here you go! Looks like the mean underground temperature in Florida is around 72-79 degrees F. Baobab May 2016 #35

Fracking because they want to export the natural gas to asia Baobab May 2016 #45

penn state u is working for fracking interests in that it certainot May 2016 #21

Excellent advice, certainot... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #22

just to add- the licensing revenue from those stations is probably miniscule certainot May 2016 #25

Do you have a link? baran May 2016 #11

Here's a link dpibel May 2016 #12

Thanks pmorlan1 May 2016 #15

Why does the article not link to the ordinance? malthaussen May 2016 #13

This works ONLY IF everyone in the town is engaged in and supporting the civil disobedience. MadDAsHell May 2016 #17

Our small town really came together to fight a Kinder Morgan CO2 Lobos pipeline womanofthehills May 2016 #18

Novel. Thinking out of the box. Probably not the last time we'll see this in the coming years Jack Rabbit May 2016 #19

PA has laws that forbid doctors from telling poisoned kids laserhaas May 2016 #24

Number one, that is the reason sorefeet May 2016 #28

The doctors are not turning a blind eye... They are the ones fighting the law. Glassunion May 2016 #38

Where is HRC on that issue, I would like to know? Baobab May 2016 #33

they are pushing the big gagging - INTERNATIONALLY - for 48 countries - in big trans atlant1c deal Baobab May 2016 #44

It is so sick..they refuse to tell Congressmen & Senators laserhaas May 2016 #46

super oldandhappy May 2016 #26

Civil disobedience may save us all! Silver_Witch May 2016 #27

Seems to me that this would be a violation of the First Amendment. Nye Bevan May 2016 #29

Outstanding news. Thank you,pmorlan1. n/t Judi Lynn May 2016 #39