Stewardship
Focusing on taking responsibility for protecting and strengthening the natural environment.
Lester Brown’s Plan B
The Wikipedia article on Lester R. Brown provides a lot of useful information on his life and the development of his ideas. Of note is his background in agriculture, food matters, and population, as well as his successes in entrepreneurial … more
Global Transition Movement
by Joris Rosse — In the absence of common sense and ability to act appropriately in high places, “Think Globally and Act Locally”. Enter Transition towns, cities, valleys, forest regions, and yes whole countries. The following is a very brief summary of … more
Precautionary Principle for Marcellus Shale
Health and Environmental Experts: Follow the Precautionary Principle on Natural Gas from the Marcellus Shale Since 2007, Pennsylvania has witnessed a dramatic increase in unconventional development of natural gas from the Marcellus shale formation using high-volume hydraulic fracturing, also called … more
Fifty Ways to Help Save the Planet
What you can do The problem is so vast and the urgency so great that advice which suggests you turn off the tap while brushing your teeth or switch off lights and standbys when they are not needed or go … more
Marcellus Gas Leases in our State Forests
On Dec 2, 2009, FORESTcoalition@aol.com wrote: The Marcellus gas industry could be the economic salvation of rural Pennsylvania. It could sustain the economy of those townships for years to come. Although the Bureau of Forestry (BOF) conducted a large gas lease … more
Human Impacts – Statement by the AGU
American Geophysical Union December 2007 Human Impacts on Climate The Earth’s climate is now clearly out of balance and is warming. Many components of the climate system—including the temperatures of the atmosphere, land and ocean, the extent of sea ice … more
Impacts of drilling in Marcellus Shale
In this section, we focus on the environmental impacts of drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formations using the fracking or fracturing method (some background info is given on the Marcellus Shale page). Thoughts about use of the resultant … more
Testimony of Nancy Shukaitis
Testimony given as part of the 10/23/10 Gathering at the Portland/Columbia Footbridge of the New Jersey-Pennsylvania Joint Movement to Stop the Transmission Lines of Public Service Gas & Electric (PSG&E) and PA Power & Light (PPL) Once again, the citizens … more
Dave Slaperud’s Testimony
Testimony of Dave Slaperud, of Stop The Lines, Fredon NJ, at the 10-23-10 Gathering at the Portland PA-Columbia NJ footbridge. Thanks to everybody for coming out today. Stop The Lines has been challenging this project since we first found out … more