tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post4632957898525228694..comments2024-03-25T07:29:08.216-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: 1,435 violations by Marcellus Shale drilling companiesMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-11907243632575235342010-08-09T05:08:13.784-04:002010-08-09T05:08:13.784-04:00Your blog is pretty good and impressed me a lot. T...Your blog is pretty good and impressed me a lot. This article along with the images is quite in-depth and gives a good overview of the topic.<br /><br /><a href="http://freenewz.co.uk" rel="nofollow">finance news</a>claudiablack2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/12265190539136444324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-82663156183587863062010-08-05T09:48:49.275-04:002010-08-05T09:48:49.275-04:00I think what we'd find - violations and GASLAN...I think what we'd find - violations and GASLAND notwithstanding - is that a lot of municipalities would be more amenable to hosting the industry than Pittsburgh. Local control therefore is a two-edged sword...if you're in favor of increased regulations and oversight, or a moratorium, then you need the power the state provides. A city moratorium wouldn't help us much if drilling towers surround our limits like a fence. That why I think if we have political energy and capital to expend, it should be to influence things at the state level.<br /><br />Also, the point should be made...when the MSC says that it has no plans to drill in the city, I for one believe them. Even if the geological conditions under the city were optimal, which they are not, why would industry choose to drill right in the face of public and municipal opposition when folks are begging them to drill almost everywhere else in the state? it doesn't make any sense. Lots of grief about the leases that have been negotiated...the cost of which is a drop in their budget buckets. It probably was nothing more than putting out feelers, when you look at the whole picture. I share your concerns about the potential impact of drilling...and I think the battle lines are not in the city, but in the state overall.David Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171299066179795230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-29659634179964630202010-08-05T07:36:25.189-04:002010-08-05T07:36:25.189-04:00Fine for states to have regulations, BUT, local go...Fine for states to have regulations, BUT, local governments should be able to add whatever additional regulations/bans that they want.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-52763169610800034762010-08-04T20:37:37.359-04:002010-08-04T20:37:37.359-04:00I think the state indeed should be the entity that...I think the state indeed should be the entity that controls this. If Pittsburgh was under a moratorium but the rest of Allegheny County was not, that would be a bad situation indeed...we'd be surrounded by drilling. Myself, I think the most important thing to fight for is an extraction tax. The state needs to generate revenue that can be used to solidify the regulatory process and monitor compliance.David Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171299066179795230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-19765331656796355622010-08-04T19:36:14.455-04:002010-08-04T19:36:14.455-04:00The problem with the coal, gas and oil industries ...The problem with the coal, gas and oil industries to me is that the fines don't seem to mean anything.<br /><br />The industries talk about how much they are regulated, but the regulations seem to mean nothing and don't seem to have any teeth or serious consequences.<br /><br />I am not sure they need more regulations. They just need the regulations to mean something.<br /><br />The consequences of violating the rules should cause more pain than just writing a check they probably budgeted for anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-75418032271414368632010-08-04T18:57:32.150-04:002010-08-04T18:57:32.150-04:00Dave,somewhere deep in the laws governing PA it st...Dave,somewhere deep in the laws governing PA it states that municipalities have the right to self govern. Certainly the courts & legislators have blithely disregarded/ignored/trampled upon this right.<br /><br />It's time for each hamlet, town and city to challenge it. It's time to make as big a stink about it, just like the stink frack ponds make.Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110400345431171111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-39970080910400423692010-08-04T17:29:22.205-04:002010-08-04T17:29:22.205-04:00I also would prefer drilling didn't happen in ...I also would prefer drilling didn't happen in my city (I bet folks in the cities and townships where it IS happening feel the same). I'm not so sure how that can get done, though. Action on this will have to come at the state level.David Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171299066179795230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-35494310673281968752010-08-04T10:57:04.541-04:002010-08-04T10:57:04.541-04:00PA's Constitution states that the Commonwealth...PA's Constitution states that the Commonwealth's citizens have the right to "clean air and pure water". We need to get off the couch & assert this right. <br /><br />No gas drilling within Pittsburgh's city limits is a good gtplace to start.Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110400345431171111noreply@blogger.com