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Rural Pennsylvanians Say Fracking 'Just Ruined Everything'
2016-06-23 04:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Rural Pennsylvanians Say Fracking 'Just Ruined Everything' Feeling abandoned by state regulators, hundreds endure contaminated well water they blame on fracking Jesse and Shirley Eakin stand by the water well they no longer use at their home in Avella, Pa. Delivered water is stored in the tank behind them. This story was originally published by the Center For Public Integrity. AVELLA, Pa. -- Sixty years after his service in the Army, Jesse Eakin still completes his outfits with a pin that...
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Pennsylvanians Demand Senators Declare Independence from Fracking
2013-07-12 16:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A week after millions of Americans celebrated our nations independence, Pennsylvanians held Independence from Fracking rallies outside key state senators offices, including Sen. Browne. The rallies, coordinated by local citizens and statewide environmental groups, highlighted key legislators continued opposition to a moratorium on fracking, despite growing support in the Commonwealth. There were rallies outside the offices of Pennsylvania Sen. Baker (R-Wayne), Sen. Browne (R-Lehigh), Sen....
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Pennsylvanians push for more electric vehicle charging stations
2013-07-10 06:45:17| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Electric cars have been a part of the U.S. car market since the early 1990s, but nearly two decades later few are found cruising the streets of Pittsburgh.
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Pennsylvanians Demand Clean Water and Moratorium on Fracking
2013-06-21 16:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Clean water activists and representatives from Clean Water Action, Sierra Club, Delaware Riverkeeper Network and Berks Gas Truth gathered in the Capitol Wednesday to call on Gov. Corbett (R-PA) to speak publicly on the extent of water contamination from fracking for natural gas in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Director of Clean Water Action, Myron Arnowitt, said the rally was being held because many activists know that Pennsylvania will end up with dirty water if gas companies continue to work...
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Pennsylvanians Complete 100 Days Of Climate Action To Call For Final EPA Carbon Pollution Standards For Power Plants
2013-05-13 04:27:17| pollutiononline News Articles
When President Obama stated at his second inauguration that we have a moral obligation to fight climate change, Pennsylvanians saw it as a call to action
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