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kooljerk666

(776 posts)
20. I grew up in Yardley in bucks county also..........
Tue Jul 24, 2012, 07:59 AM
Jul 2012

I was born in 61 so bucks was still rural when i was growing up.

Had lots of fun almost drowning in the Delaware River several times.

The threat of poison & destruction coming to the richest areas of PA may actually be a godsend.

The GOPers in the 5 county Philly area are where most of the Gop Cash is stashed & if everything they worked for there entire lives is put under threat, there may be more resistance to this horrible situation.

With the droughts out west probably being permanent, Iowa, Nebraska & Kansas may turn into Nevada & people in Pennsylvania may need all the water & land it can use for food production.

I have a m/c and my weekend rides were in the rural areas of PA buying food, gas, and other consumables. Now I will not go into the mountains or spend any money in PA. The people who depend on tourism & hunting are gonna be put out of business forever. Not from me, but from anyone who does not want poisoned deer meat, poisoned fish, or being flattened by a semi tractor trailer on a dirt road.

US Route 6 was considered one of the nicest roads in the country, now between the Susquehanna & Delaware rivers it is loaded with trucks hauling water & bulldozer like crapola.

BTW it is legal to take any well water no matter how bad & serve it to anyone. I met a lawyer who is head of GE asbestos litigation team & had him look at PA's "doctor cant tell u if u have well water poisoning" and he was so stunned he said "I have something to read on the plane back to Texas".

Basically any nut of any political stripe can filter contaminated well water to make it look safe & serve it up to people they hate & IT IS LEGAL!!!!!

I am trying to figure out a way to scare Cocal Cola & others that allowing fracking in PA will destroy there brands & put them into conflict with the gas industry.

Energy Dept. Cuts Estimate on Marcellus Gas Reserves by 66% grntuscarora Jan 2012 #1
Heck, that's nothing durablend Jan 2012 #2
Well they sure got a good ROI with their purchase of Corbett. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #4
Eminent domain issues in the northern tier. grntuscarora Jan 2012 #3
X-Posting from GD grntuscarora Feb 2012 #5
nt feat12515si Feb 2012 #6
"Gas drilling destroying Pennsylvania forests" grntuscarora Feb 2012 #7
K & R femmocrat Mar 2012 #15
In-depth piece about Penn State's strong ties to the natural gas industry JPZenger Feb 2012 #8
We bought our home over 40 years ago. We had an excellent well. Our water was plentiful appleannie1 Feb 2012 #9
I just do not understand how the drillers can do this grntuscarora Feb 2012 #10
there is a moratorium in bucks & montgomery counties............ kooljerk666 Jul 2012 #19
hmmm jis6255xe Feb 2012 #11
I don't know the tune. Can you hum a few more bars? HopeHoops Feb 2012 #12
Fights Among Republicans in Ohio Over Taxing and Regulating Fracking JPZenger Mar 2012 #13
Excellent article posted by Omaha Steve: Please read! femmocrat Mar 2012 #14
Lots of resources from Wilkes University website on gas industry JPZenger Mar 2012 #16
Now they want to go after a possible smigeon of shale oil here in Bucks County starroute Apr 2012 #17
Senator Mcllhinney evidently thinks carving out an exemption grntuscarora May 2012 #18
I grew up in Yardley in bucks county also.......... kooljerk666 Jul 2012 #20
PA Department of Environmental Protection – FAIL Frack Glop Jan 2013 #21
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March 14 PA fracking spill news reports limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #24
Thanks so much for cross posting Number9Dream Mar 2013 #27
Energy Secretary Pick Outed For Conflict of Interest in MIT Fracking Study limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #25
DCNR To Hold Closed-Door Meeting on Drilling in Loyalsock State Forest grntuscarora Mar 2013 #26
Update grntuscarora Apr 2013 #29
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