July 2011
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“He’s always put it as, ‘Mom, every job is dangerous. You know...”
– Tammy Duncan, mother of Kerry E. Duncan Jr.
“Little Kerry,” a West Virginia native, was electrocuted and killed while attempting to turn off a fuel pump at the Target Drilling site in Greene County http://bit.ly/qjbd0I
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Well site accident kills worker
In southwestern Pennsylvania, a well-site accident Friday in Greene County killed a 20-year-old worker from West Virginia. The young man may have been electrocuted by a fuel pump, but an investigation is on-going, according to the coroner.
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“Twenty to 40 truck totals per day is ridiculous… We have winding roads,...”
– Bernie Slay who lives in Bulger, PA; read more from “Washington County landfill wants Marcellus Shale waste” @ http://bit.ly/qsdkDo
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WatchStephen Colbert on fracking: “My only worry is that we will become too dependent on ourselves and end up invading Pennsylvania”
He also mentions the children’s book by Talisman Energy which we reported on in June. In case you missed it, learn more about Terry the “friendly Fracosaurus” on Pipeline: http://bit.ly/k25tGz
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“State environmental regulators have agreed to take more precautions before they...”
– Read more from the Associated Press on Pipeline: http://bit.ly/qYGaZc
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“No matter what side of the fence you’re on, these jobs are here, and if we...”
– Bill Lucas, Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania chief development officer.
Four Marcellus Shale drilling companies donated most of the $65,000 that will go toward developing a Marcellus Shale industry curriculum to be taught at Western PA middle schools as early as this fall. The money came...
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