Shale Drilling Town Hall Meeting In Western PA

PG“Phase II of the Fracking Boom: It’s Here,What Do We Do Now?” 

Town Hall Meeting April 24,2014

Sister of the Humility of Mary-Villa Maria Community Center (Villa Maria Magnificent Dining Room, Thursday April 24, 2014, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Please forward to all who hold an interest in attending this event.    

Go early and walk thru Villa Maria Gardens

Mercer:  We will have a car pool leaving from the Immaculate Heart Of Mary Church in Mercer @ 6:00 pm.

 The response from our Saturday meeting where experts Carrie Hahn and Bonnie McManus spoke to the issues of forced pooling, fracking, air quality, property value, water   Petitions, and more was overwhelming positive.  In fact, I have received many emails to have more meeting on this issue to assist people in gaining knowledge and what they can do to become active in this issue.

ALARM:  meeting at Westminster:  In lieu of our regular monthly meeting, scheduled for Apr. 24, please attend the This is a town hall meeting on shale gas development hosted by the Sister of the Humility of Mary-Villa Maria Community Center (Villa Maria Magnificent Dining Room, Thursday April 24, 2014, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.) 

DWMC April 8

The DWMC met at the New Democratic Headquarters in down town Sharon, Saturday morning, April 8, 2014

Our speaker was  Carrie Hahn from The Fracking Truth Alliance in Lawerence County. Power point presentation Four Phases of Fracking :

1. Enthusiasm:  prospects of selling your drilling rights and the $$$, it will bring personally and to the local economy. At first all you hear is the positive information from the Gas Drilling Companies. The positive benefits of Natural Gas are emphasized. The truth about Fracking wells and the pipelines are ignored or down played. 

2. Uncertainty: The questions and doubts start to take over as the drillers arrive and well pads start to go in.  Damage to roads is noticeable.  Water contamination reports, air pollution and if you are close enough the noise and lights invading the beautiful peaceful landscape. You begin to question the need for regulations as problems become apparent. 

3. Near Panic;  problems and water contamination stories are shared. A drop in property values. No one will buy a house  near a well pad.  You cannot sell and move away. You may discover you cannot get a bank loan or home equity loan. Your property is no longer worth the mortgage you owe and  have to pay. Homeowners discover their home owners insurance has increased or been canceled.  What next! 

4. Adaption:  Learning  to live with the effects of Fracking;  Paying for costly well water tests twice a year for 20 years. The clean up; dealing  with  accountability. Who is monitoring the disposal of the waste water? How will we pay for the damage to our reads?  When will the road get repaired? Will the state get an extraction tax passed? PA is the only state that does not have this tax.  Questions and new concerns that disrupt our otherwise quiet country lives.   Pipelines crossing close to your home? What about safety?  Gas pipelines and waste water pipelines, injection wells of radioactive waste, all now part of your life.  Join the Fracking Truth Alliance to share information and become informed. 

Here is a link to an informative article about Lawerence County Fracking, Carrie Hahn and an Amish Family near New Wilmington, PA: 

http://www.onearth.org/articles/2013/01/when-fracking-hits-amish-country#A

Action planned for April 24: at Villa Maria, join us. I will post details.

Democrat Women of Mercer County

Judy, Diane and Nancy had this picture taken March 8 with Katie McGinty in Butler PA. Katie is running for Governor and would make a wonderful Governor.

The next meeting of the DWMC will be at the new Democrat Committee headquarters in down town Sharon. 16 Vine Street
  April 12, Program:
A. see the new headquarters of the Democrat Party
B. Gain knowledge on Fracking petitions, pipe line, and forced pooling.
C. Hear updates on StateHouse issues from Mark Longietti, and meet and hear from candidates running for election in the May Primary
guest Speakers Carrie Hahan from the Fracking Truth Alliance and Bonnie McMannus from The League of Women Voters report on Fracking.

Our Water regarding Fracking

 Helen Bolan speaking Feb. 8 at the DWMC meeting about Fracking, the extreme amount of water that is used and adding chemicals and sand to Frack and release gas, 5 million gallons water used. Three ways water can be harmed: Water contamination spills on surface , failed casing and methan migration into drinking water. High salt content can be monitored. 

Air quality hazardous air within half mile of a well. 

This was an excellent program.  Check their website attend the programs in New Wilmington to stay informed.

https://sites.google.com/site/lawrencecountyallarm/home. Meeting Feb. 20 7pm

Patterson Hall 207 Westminster College

Volunteers needed for Water quality testing local streams.  

League of Women Voters Lunch Jan.31, 2013

Representative Richard Stevenson, Michele Brooks, and Mark Longetti and Senator Bob Robins answer questions from the public.  Judy Hinse will act as time keeper for the debate. 

: INVITATION TO DWMC. Sat Jan. 11, 2014

Happy New Year and much cheer to our DWMC members! 
You and all you may know who are interested in joining our flock are invited to attend our first meeting of 2014 !

Where:     Senior Citizens Center , 220 N Bule Farm Drive
When:       January  11,  2014.  @.  -  10:00 am 
Why:        Gather together to plan our goals for future  -  to hear your your ideas 
               For the future of our flock.

Judy Hines

Oct. 9 DWMC meeting

DWMC Community:

Just a reminder that our last formal meeting of the year will take
place this Saturday morning at 10 amat the MCAAA Senior Center in
Hermitage.  We will be welcoming our fine candidates for this year's
election, electing new officers for the coming year, and making plans
for our holiday party in December.  All of that will take place
between 10 and 11 am.

At 11 am, we welcome a guest, Dave Ninehouser, who will introduce us
to a new initiative, Hear Yourself Think!  His presentation is titled:
A Lie Unchallenged Becomes the Truth: Rolling Back the Toxic Influence
of the Right-Wing Media.  His talk is free and open to the public.
Please pass the word.

Hope to see you there!