September 2011
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WatchIn this episode of “In the Pipeline,” our hosts Beth Ponsot and Erich Schwartzel discuss how a majority of registered voters in Pennsylvania believe the economic benefits of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale outweigh the environmental risk.
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“This is like the Saudi Arabia of America”
– Lois Bjornson, a mother who lives in North Bethlehem, about 40 miles south of Pittsburgh, said she keeps the house windows closed on the side that’s downwind from a gas drilling rig.
Do you think drilling causes air pollution? Sound off on FB
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“In some communities it has been a disaster… We do not have enough...”
– Christopher Portier, director of the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the National Center for Environmental Health. Read more from Pipeline.
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“We wouldn’t move forward if we didn’t think this could be done...”
– Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said Ohio can learn from the mistakes in regulation of hydraulic fracturing made in Pennsylvania and other states. Sound off @ on Pipeline’s Facebook page
WatchIn this week’s episode of “In the Pipeline,” our hosts look at the most recent GOP debate and reveal the #wordoftheweek. (Video by Elisabeth Ponsot)
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