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

It’s the Climate!

rbshreve2 — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 02:28:53 +0000

I’m an old man. At 84, I don’t expect to live to see the consequences of the denial that energy industry propaganda has caused. My kids will, and my grandkids will. Climate change is accelerating exponentially. A number of destructive vicious cycles are on the verge of being triggered. Once they are, our once-stable ecosystems

Lithium Not a Justification

rbshreve2 — Fri, 31 May 2024 19:07:22 +0000

Buried in the body of one of the Lithium stories are these cautionary words:

Radioactive?

rbshreve2 — Thu, 02 May 2024 19:29:22 +0000

Justin Nobel asserts that radiation levels at some oil and gas facilities within small American towns are higher than those at the exclusion zone around the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Evidence of Harm

rbshreve2 — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:11:19 +0000

It’s not news to us, but the evidence continues to build that nothing good comes of allowing fracking. Here’s a report from our Bucks County Courier Times, that adds to the irrefutable evidence. The industry continues to assert that fracking can be done safely. Still, the evidence shows that profit-driven businesses are not up to

Why Closing Orphan Wells Matters

rbshreve2 — Fri, 23 Jun 2023 14:10:23 +0000

“A new peer-reviewed study from PSE suggests that prioritizing plugging wells closest to people may bring extra health benefits. Gas leaking from wells is known to be mostly methane, a potent climate pollutant. Scientists tested gas from 48 abandoned wells in western Pennsylvania and found that gas leaking from wells can contain benzene and other volatile organic

It All Comes to this…

rbshreve2 — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 01:23:18 +0000

Celebrated naturalist and filmmaker Sir David Attenborough speaks at COP26 Climate Summit. Watch:

Smell a rat?

rbshreve2 — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:03:27 +0000

Corporations are not people, contrary to popular belief. They are legal constructs designed to bundle up real and intangible property and the responsibilities that go with ownership of the bundle. This allows you and me to own a share of General Motors and not be responsible for its debts and liabilities if the enterprise fails.

Bad for Horses Too!

rbshreve2 — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 05:02:06 +0000

Fracking waste contaminated water harms foals.

Elcon Withdraws!

rbshreve2 — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 02:08:33 +0000

Citing unfavorable business climate and COVID-19 Elcon has withdrawn its application for a toxic wastewater facility on the banks of the Delaware. Many of us voiced out protests repeatedly at hearings and public meetings. The siting of the facility was seriously flawed and the the application had many serious deficiencies. We should remember that the

Chautauqua at Home

rbshreve2 — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 03:00:31 +0000

My family has deep roots in the original Chautauqua — my wife calls it summer camp for grownups. For many decades people have pilgrimaged to this small community for intellectual, spiritual, and physical renewal. Alas, COVID-19 forced cancellation of the program on Chautauqua Lake near Jamestown, New York. But be of good cheer, it’s free