Why would anyone wish to drill for gas in Bucks? There is a moratorium on drilling until 2018 in our area. Until it ends there won’t be any drilling in Bucks County we are told. But two years ago in June 2013, “the U.S. Geological Survey released a report estimating the South Newark Basin could
The Pennsylvania Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) described the impact of drilling on affected communities in their 2015-16 Policy Statement as follows: Townships feel impact Formerly quiet townships have been transformed by the drilling industry. Small rural roads that once carried a few dozen cars a day have become the site of daily traffic jams,
“In the past four years, the number of peer-reviewed studies on shale drilling and fracking has gone from almost zero to more than four hundred, according to the Physicians Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy public database. That’s a lot of data, with topics including health impacts, air pollution, water contamination, seismic impacts (including earthquakes),
The harmful effects of fracking have been exhaustively examined by very competent experts. New York State concluded that the risks and costs were too great to permit fracking. Here is the text of an official press release “After years of exhaustive research and examination of the science and facts, prohibiting high-volume hydraulic fracturing is the
The language of the proposed ordinance lacks teeth and provides a huge amount of wiggle room. In my opinion, as a former business owner, it’s actually quite favorable to a driller – that is unless he’s encumbered by high principles and scruples. I’ve marked up the linked copy to highlight specifics. Before discussing these, let’s
Update (7/3/15): A Briefing is Set for July 7th. See the flyer here: No Fracking Bucks Flyer (Mun.Bldg.off Durham Rd.) URGENT NEED TO AVOID FRACKING IN NEWTOWN, UPPER MAKEFIELD, AND WRIGHTSTOWN Bring your children, your neighbors, your friends to two critical meetings: Tues., July 7 at 7pm – the Newtown Township Planning Board will