B-CAUSE (Bucks Concerned About Unsafe Shale-gas Extraction)

The Art of Mendacity

17/05/18 at 11.02am   /   by rbshreve2   /   0 Comment

You would think that a non-profit organization with a name like “American Council on Science and Health” with a slogan like “Science, Not Hype” would be one of those bedrock watchdogs of rigorous truth. But not in today’s world of disinformation. A couple of weeks ago my wife Marguerite received a nine-page single-spaced letter from Hank Campbell, the President of that organization. He was pitching his role as “the only organization in the nation” that could defend “the remarkable benefits of science in our lives.”

Yes, you read right, nine (9) pages. Ed Mayer, who wrote the book on junk mail, said that a letter couldn’t be too long, just too boring. A nine-page letter asking for a $1,000.00 contribution has got to be really good to work. This one is, but not in the moral or ethical sense. It is cleverly and artfully crafted to deceive. Continue reading →

Don’t Frack the Rich

17/05/04 at 10.32pm   /   by rbshreve2   /   1 Comment

“This is why I don’t think they will come to central Bucks or even Wrightstown to frack. And this is why I suggested that we should put the zone for fracking in the jointure in land next to a McMansion development. That said, none of that would stop them from fracking in upper Bucks in the Delaware watershed and jeopardizing our aquifers and water supply. This couple’s story also elucidates why we need money from frackers for at least pre-fracking water testing. That’s gotta be in a fracking ordinance if there’s a way to include it.” —Robin Hoy

With a contaminated well and no proof that drillers are responsible this couple buys their water by the truckload. [NPR]

Read the State Impact article here (https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2016/06/06/dont-frack-the-rich-comment-puts-focus-on-environmental-justice/)