Photo by Marcellus Protest via flickr
This past week saw an organized anti-fracking demonstration outside of a Marcellus Shale Conference in Philadelphia last week. The New York Times published an important editorial that provided a quick and dirty summation of the “Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement” explaining scientific findings on fracking’s impact on the environment. Meanwhile, Americans attempt to figure out if it is worth ruining our water supply if it means that we slow down global climate change.
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New York Inspires Fracktivists
The anti-fracking movement is solidifying its foundation in grassroots organization’s loosely knit groups of concerned citizens. Quiet bands of citizens are coming together to protect their regions from shale gas exploitation. International corporations are licking their chops just thinking about releasing the profit potential hidden under the Marcellus Shale formation, which stretches from New York to Ohio to West Virginia.
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