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Gas drilling adds fuel to Pittsburgh's resurgence

The Morning Call -- Pittsburgh, once known as America's Steel City, is laying its RustbeltRust Belt heritage to rest by fostering growth in education and health services, while drawing strength from the booming natural-gas industry it keeps at a distance.

Drilling into Marcellus shale deposits is banned in Pittsburgh, yet hydraulic-fracturing, or fracking, operations in the countrysiSde nearby have helped bring in jobs and boost demand for office space in Pennsylvania's second-biggest city.

"Like eds and meds, like steel once was in Pittsburgh, it would be the industry to grow and employ people and turn the economy around," Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, 32, said of gas extraction. Nearby drilling can provide a "growth mechanism" the city can use to propel a rebound, he said. The city faced insolvency in late 2003,

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,650 Points:1,612,445 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 15, 2012 5:21:56 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse Zero: good one.
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drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,964 Points:755,135 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 8:22:43 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse LOL, liberals are the gift that just keeps on giving! Thank you txryder for absolutely proving the validity of my point on the fear and paranoia! Back to reality... the list grows also of proof (not fantasy studies) that ground water contamination behind a trail of FRACKING. txryder claims "EPA finds fracking water contamination in Wyoming" FACT: Ohio DNR Geologist: Draft EPA Pavillion study “Truly Flawed Science”, EPA has to retest and then seek peer review FACT: EPA agrees to more testing of water wells near Pavillion to 'clarify questions', Ooops! How about Dimock, PA txryder? FACT: EPA: Water is safe in town in Pa. drilling region
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,650 Points:1,612,445 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2012 5:32:10 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse T42: I'll pass on the bandwagon ride. But thanks for the offer lol.
TXryder Champion Author Texas Posts:2,725 Points:435,655 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2012 1:51:10 PM Ignore TXryder Report Abuse drpeeper wrote "As more and more SCIENTIFIC studies are added to a growing list of studies showing the safety of hydraulic fracturing, the science denial crowd will overlook the science and continue to promote fear. Yelling "the water's on fire etc.". " HaHaHa! Typical right wing radical delusional assessment. Monkey puts hands over eyes and see no evil, monkey puts hands over ears, hear no evil. LMAO! Give drpeeper his banana. You can bet those scientific studies were backed by big oil to cover their greedy little butts as usual. Back to reality... the list grows also of proof (not fantasy studies) that ground water contamination behind a trail of FRACKING. EPA Finds FRACKING Contaminated Drinking Water in Wyoming EPA supplying drinking water after FRACKING contamination Dimock, PA FRACKING: EPA Water Samples Contained 'Dangerous' Levels Of Methane Feds Link Water Contamination to FRACKING for the First Time [L=http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2012-06-05/text deleted Contaminated water, cancer potential dangers of FRACKING[/L] [Edited by: TXryder at 8/12/2012 2:56:50 PM EST]
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,141 Points:1,388,015 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2012 1:12:08 PM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse Smoke and mirrors BIG GREED industry spin and propaganda ...... Jump on folks. Enjoy the ride :0\
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,978 Points:2,119,565 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2012 11:22:07 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse Came at a good time for the area...
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,964 Points:755,135 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2012 9:49:34 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse As shown by the posts below from teafertwo and tomok. THE WITCH HUNTS WILL CONTINUE: As more and more SCIENTIFIC studies are added to a growing list of studies showing the safety of hydraulic fracturing, the science denial crowd will overlook the science and continue to promote fear. Yelling "the water's on fire etc.". They'll continue to chant the thoroughly debunked claims of Josh Fox "Gasland" propaganda. And the latest from the purveyors of fear??? Insurance!!! Aha, this will be the nail in the trackers coffin! Oh wait...."Fracking-related losses have never been a covered loss under personal or commercial lines policies." - Nationwide Insurance Co. So now it's water use eh? As each aspect of the witch hunt against oil and gas production is knocked down by science these yahoos will come up with something else out of the blue. Show me one state where oil and gas comapanies use more than a tiny fraction (far less than 1%) of the total water usage. While your at it show me a state that doesn't allow golf courses to use hundreds of times more water than drilling. You cannot, case closed. You see, there is a huge amount of deceiving information spouted out to the public about hydraulic fracturing, a decades-old technology. Those who spread this misinformation are mostly preying on the public's fears, with an ultimate goal of forcing state governments to succumb to that fear and prevent or even ban hydraulic fracturing. We need to make sure that the discussion is productive, and that any rules are legitimately conceived. Fact must be sEPArated from fiction. The most common claim talking point is that hydraulic fracturing contaminates ground water. This is baseless. Have you ever noticed that the critics who make that claim never provide concrete evidence? The reason for their omission? It is obvious why. After being used more than 1.2 million times there have been no confirmed cases of hydraulic fracturing contaminating water. None. Never. Ever. As EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said in April of 2012, "In no case have we made a definitive determination that the fracking process has caused chemicals to enter groundwater." The three "smoking gun" cases that the anti-shale zealots were sinking their teeth into have proven false or based on very poor science. See Pavillion WY, Dimoch, PA, and Parker County, TX. The latest fear mongering is "climate change" thru methane emission from hydraulic fracturing. Once again SCIENTIFIC investigation has shown the EPA using numbers that are overblown by 50%. Oh and the "evil Halliburton Loophole" talking point! LOL, what a joke. This is the errant claim born out of the yellow journalism of "gasland", a proven fraudulent film by Josh Fox, that hydraulic fracturing is "exempt" from the Safe Drinking Water Act, thanks to an energy bill passed by Congress in 2005. The truth??? SDWA has been the law of the land for nearly 40 years, and at no point has it ever covered hydraulic fracturing. Why??? States already tightly and effectively regulate the process. How can an industry be exempt from something that never covered you in the first place? But you hear this falsehood talking point most every time the subject comes up. It is important to rely on facts and the science, not fear-mongering talking points. The shale gas and oil boom is the result of U.S. business innovation and risk-taking. If we let the fear of undocumented pollution kill this boom, we will deserve our fate as a second-class industrial power.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,088 Points:2,348,435 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2012 6:00:30 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Natural Gas drilling and production, Fracking and an increase in the state and cities income. What a deal this has become! Prove fracking does Not containment the ground water or shut up! Limit Fracking, protect the surface and ground waters, people, animals and the earth at all times! Fracking water and sand contains pollutants released from underground rock and brought to the surface: Lead, Methane, various gasses and chemicals, radioactive rock and materials and whatever else that may be contained in the underground rock or sand deposits. Do Not dispose of fracking waste water into the underground structure but 'treat' the fracking waste water for careful and safe release on the surface. Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, Produce and ‘Drive’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, has a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. Consider using other forms of less expensive transportation to lower your cost. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! 12/22/2012!
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,141 Points:1,388,015 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2012 3:16:54 AM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse Water is essential to life. Even this industry shill has trouble posting an article that doesn't point out fracking negatives. FROM THE ARTICLE: Not everyone welcomes the gas industry. In November 2010, the City Council banned the drilling, as it typically relies on the fracking process, in which a mix of water, sand and chemicals is injected into a shale bed deep underground to free trapped gas. "We all have children and grandchildren and as representative of District 1 and also as president of council, I need to be worried about the health, safety and welfare of the residents of Pittsburgh," council President Darlene Harris said in her City Hall office. She said gas companies should disclose more about their methods and be subject to tighter rules. More than 69 percent of city residents view fracking as a moderate or significant threat to public health, according to Emily Dutton Craig, a spokeswoman for a University of Pittsburgh research group that released a survey last month on the quality of life in the region. The potential negative effects of drilling may eclipse the devastation wreaked on the region by coal, which is taking a century and billions of dollars to mitigate, said David Masur, executive director of PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center. The Philadelphia-based organization has pressed for a suspension of gas drilling. Those who point to job and revenue gains from the industry are "shortsighted," he said. "You can make data tell any story you want," Masur said. "We know, as we've seen time and time again with these boom and bust economies, they often leave a huge legacy of social and environmental problems in their wake."
GasFreeLeaf Champion Author Orange County Posts:1,250 Points:476,610 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2012 12:51:04 AM Ignore GasFreeLeaf Report Abuse Drought or no drought, fracking wastes precious water for NG.
stopforgas All-Star Author Mississippi Posts:996 Points:481,705 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 11:55:45 PM Ignore stopforgas Report Abuse No fraking way
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ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:4,093 Points:800,075 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 11:34:51 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse The City hopes to leach off this.
LocalSpyGuy Champion Author Tampa Posts:7,815 Points:1,588,100 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 11:05:37 PM Ignore LocalSpyGuy Report Abuse Great for business but bad for homeowners.
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LocalSpyGuy Champion Author Tampa Posts:7,815 Points:1,588,100 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:49:09 PM Ignore LocalSpyGuy Report Abuse Yeah but who would want to drink the water?
dulberg Sophomore Author Long Island Posts:242 Points:265,480 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:48:59 PM Ignore dulberg Report Abuse K
MrPony Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:425 Points:396,465 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:48:24 PM Ignore MrPony Report Abuse Drill, Baby, Drill!!
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:46:48 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse Mayor Luke Ravenstahl for president in 2016.
HawaiianGuy Champion Author Idaho Posts:9,543 Points:3,082,625 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:41:47 PM Ignore HawaiianGuy Report Abuse Watch the Anti-Fracking Loons start raining on this parade.
outlaw329 Champion Author Austin Posts:7,631 Points:1,376,580 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:39:14 PM Ignore outlaw329 Report Abuse Just drill!
bvrbill Champion Author Eugene Posts:3,238 Points:521,550 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:38:51 PM Ignore bvrbill Report Abuse More jobs is a good thing.
rjoeh Champion Author Michigan Posts:7,091 Points:2,472,915 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:37:01 PM Ignore rjoeh Report Abuse Sounds like a good thing for Pitt to me. Got to keep our cities alive and flourishing.
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wz Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:2,499 Points:1,280,040 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:33:58 PM Ignore wz Report Abuse Not in my back yard, but in my neighbor's yard is fine.
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us4usa Champion Author Missouri Posts:6,003 Points:1,115,215 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:27:37 PM Ignore us4usa Report Abuse They want the jobs and money but not in their back yard???
gerreg All-Star Author Nebraska Posts:774 Points:1,649,305 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:22:48 PM Ignore gerreg Report Abuse cool
abcdMA Champion Author Worcester Posts:7,937 Points:1,577,905 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:22:31 PM Ignore abcdMA Report Abuse so this is why the Prates are playing better
suzmar Champion Author Texas Posts:2,213 Points:874,835 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:20:34 PM Ignore suzmar Report Abuse The oil industry is the only bright spot in the Obama economy, and that is despite the Obama EPAs best efforts to thwart it.
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colaguy Champion Author Columbia Posts:3,181 Points:1,009,925 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:18:26 PM Ignore colaguy Report Abuse eastern Ohio is benefiting a lot as well
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gmcgas Champion Author Atlanta Posts:5,968 Points:1,716,345 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:16:47 PM Ignore gmcgas Report Abuse too bad they aren't making steel again.
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texasvet Champion Author Texas Posts:3,839 Points:360,875 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2012 10:15:14 PM Ignore texasvet Report Abuse Like most leftists, Pittsburgh wants to have it both ways - they don't want drilling in their back yards, but they want the revenue from drilling in somebody else's.
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