Jerry Silberman from Protecting Our Waters spoke to a group of students at Arcadia University about hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking). Students had recently watched Gasland, a film covering […]
The Philadelphia Inquirer just published an editorial urging the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) not to lift its moratorium on natural gas drilling in our area. From the editorial: It […]
The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has released a position paper on natural gas drilling in our area. You can download the paper here [.pdf] or on the PWD’s Office of […]
This month’s edition of Grid Magazine has a fantastic cover story on natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale. Largely an interview with Iris Bloom from Protecting our Waters, the […]
Note: The following post is from TTF’s newest team member, Abby Grosslein, who is our terrific new intern from Arcadia University. Read more about Abby on our staff page. Read […]
Remember when TTF attended that long day of Marcellus Shale hearings at Philadelphia City Council last year? Well, Council members are clearly following the Shale issue closely, as they just […]
Citizens in Texas take a stand against gas drilling! I hope that the areas of Pennsylvania where gas drilling is happening take notice: In the Flower Mound area a spike […]
As I was reading through this month’s issue of the Weaver’s Way Shuttle, I was thrilled to see two articles that discuss important current issues that have the potential to […]
I had the fortune of having an extended holiday vacation this winter. The last place I stopped before returning home to Philadelphia was Allegheny County, one of the places where […]
After a day long hearing of expert testimony on September 28th, Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution supporting House Bill 2754, which was introduced by Representative Tony Payton (whose district […]
An article in yesterday’s Inquirer discussed the Academy of Natural Sciences’ study on the effects of natural gas drilling on our waterways. From the article: A preliminary study by Academy […]
Ashley and I were pleased to spend the day today hearing expert testimony from scientists, gas companies, environmentalists, government officials, and economists at a Philadelphia City Council Hearing regarding the […]
Last night, Ashley and I caught a screening of Gasland, a film that explores natural gas drilling and its effect on water quality, air quality and human and animal health. […]
From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: Pennsylvania environmental officials on Monday suspended some operations of a Marcellus Shale natural gas operator whose well blew out last week and spewed natural gas and […]
Do you support clean water for Philadelphia? Do you care about our state’s forests and rivers? Do you think that Pennsylvania should focus more on its environment instead of just […]
Please read the following press release from American Rivers regarding the press event that took place on Wednesday. Sarah was there representing TTF, along with the President of our Board, […]
Please read this important press release regarding an important upcoming event to protect the Upper Delaware River! While the catastrophic consequences from extractive industries’ arrogant behavior unfolds before the […]
PennFuture describes how you can take action to keep drilling from polluting Philadelphia’s drinking water supply. Regulations that would safeguard our drinking water and public health have cleared one hurdle […]
Thank you to our local House Representatives John Myers and Dwight Evans for voting to pass House Bill 2235, a bill to protect our forests and waterways from Marcelllus Shale […]
PennFuture is leading the way on challenging the Marcellus Shale Drilling. Go PennFuture! Drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale is growing at a breakneck pace – often destroying […]
We are always interested to learn of news in water-related legislation from our friends at PennFuture. Read all about it on their site here or sign up to receive email […]
According to the Delaware River Basin Commission, substantial efforts are being taken to protect water and environment from degradation during extraction of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale deposits that […]
Please make sure to read this article about the proposed natural gas exploration in the Marcellus Shale and how it could seriously damage our drinking water! From the article: Philadelphians […]