Fw: Failure Notice

[Patrick Walker]

Hi, all   E-mail failure notices are generally not interesting. I thought this one with Ms. Kristi Gittens was, as it had NOT happened when she received my previous e-mail. Doesn't it offer confirmation that the gas industry is unwilling to engage in dialog with opponents, and that their views--and the views of elected officials supporting the industry--simply cannot stand public scrutiny? --- On Tue, 1/11/11, MAILER...@nm3.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com <MAILER...@nm3.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> wrote: From: MAILER...@nm3.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com <MAILER...@nm3.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Subject: Failure Notice To: pjwalk...@yahoo.com Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 5:37 PM Sorry, we were unable to deliver your message to the following address. <kgit...@chiefog.com>: Remote host said: 550 5.1.1 User unknown [RCPT_TO] --- Below this line is a copy of the message. Received: from [98.138.90.50] by nm3.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Jan 2011 17:37:36 -0000 Received: from [98.138.87.11] by tm3.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Jan 2011 17:37:36 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1011.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 11 Jan 2011 17:37:36 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 686560....@omp1011.mail.ne1.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 17976 invoked by uid 60001); 11 Jan 2011 17:37:36 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1294767456; bh=bDCu62D7GhCx4d9vZHp6/cfYb8r4zKjf3L47o0uoeF4=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=Nb0i3snIWukMJugqf8Ca2BCL/t06D1jHoXBHt4IRACcJhNwt6GPSM3frHiYYPJqxQt3WvSJ3DjWl0pCMMmfFjCd6h2c+pVi1YnVKdTWf+AlkKpW9HHlSxor4zLplr5iSeCBxvMzUZ6pYS0WTRryBkYAR1CGOYKLZvF5MqaLgS9o= DomainKey-Signature:a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws;   s=s1024; d=yahoo.com;   h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:MIME-Version:Content-Type;   b=ZMj0CPpRPjcOfHusOeSo/FTFPG2gbHkua3gxQinefPxLtMFm3B+SfNdAaCnkek7UyFYVZbDBWhnpWZ4mcg+mBBWlbFadjE8lL4dyn0FSQJQRqwcQ3+HBRgL8Ha092DrLGTFCnovr2ROwiRz0T0fcx2JwbBL9+SB9oCVgwr15kEA=; Message-ID: <380763....@web120602.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: wAGe2IUVM1kVQCgPI58FrIEOWkv9FFOvPnWw1qrmeynU5QF laop_UZVH Received: from [74.47.87.79] by web120602.mail.ne1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:37:35 PST X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/11.4.20 YahooMailWebService/0.8.107.285259 Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:37:35 -0800 (PST) From: Patrick Walker <pjwalk...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: DEP Press Release regarding Chief--does silence imply consent? To: kgit...@chiefog.com Cc: petportr...@yahoo.com, susquehann...@googlegroups.com,   ssa...@pahousegop.com, shut...@pahousegop.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1945142554-1294767455=:12609" --0-1945142554-1294767455=:12609 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Ms. Gittens (and others): =A0 In my previous I asked some very forthright questions about Chief's officia= l position and also wherein I express my reservations about the gas industr= y generally. Perhaps I've simply allowed insufficient time, but I think I c= an be forgiven, as online responses are generally pretty quick. In any case= , in the interest of truth about matters deeply affecting citizens of Penns= ylvania but the whole world (since climate change and worldwide extension o= f shale drilling are involved), I'm very eager to receive a response. =A0 If I receive no response, I'll simply assume that silence implies consent t= o the truth of everything I've said or implied--and I'll be very glad to sp= read the news of your consent. This lack of response=A0is perfectly consist= ent with everything I've seen thus far from the gas industry--and PA electe= d officials who support it. My best example is the debate/ info session thi= s Friday, Jan.14 at the Sullivan County High School in Laporte, Pa featurin= g two of the best-informed and highly regarded rock-fracturing experts anyw= here (both with considerable experience working for the gas industry, Dr. T= erry Engelder of Penn State. Scarcely a single gas industry or pro-drilling state rep who was invited ha= s extended the sponsor, the Responsible Drilling Alliance, even the courtes= y of declining. (An honorable exception is Rep. Garth Everett, who, whateve= r my continuing disagreements with him,=A0has=A0shown himself willing to en= gage with his=A0opponents.)=A0This is especially unfortunate, as the sponso= ring Responsible Drilling Alliance is officially far less anti-drilling tha= n I am, and only wishes to see that drillling be done responsibly and safel= y. But even I am open to a change of opinion if I hear sufficient evidence = refuting my views, which is why I'm quite willing to listen to and question= =A0Dr. Engelder. =A0 In short, I take unwillingness=A0by gas industry=A0and pro-drilling PA as b= oth an unwillingness to listen to concerned stakeholders and evidence that = the industry cannot stand up to expert=A0opinion or open public scrutiny. O= nly=A0your willingness to participate in open public debates where both sid= es are fairly and competently represented (like the one the RDA has tried t= o sponsor) will convince me otherwise. Until that happens, I will be very g= lad to spread the view that industry claims can't stand up to scrutiny, and= that our elected officials are very irresponsible (and perhaps even corrup= ted by industry money) in acting as if they're simply true. =A0 Sincerely, =A0 Patrick Walker=A0=A0=A0=A0 --- On Sun, 1/9/11, Patrick Walker <pjwalk...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Patrick Walker <pjwalk...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: DEP Press Release regarding Chief To: "Kristi Gittins" <kgit...@chiefog.com> Cc: petportr...@yahoo.com, susquehann...@googlegroups.com, ssa= yl...@pahousegop.com, shut...@pahousegop.com Date: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 8:20 PM Ms. Gittens: =A0 I'd like to know whether you dispute the justice of Chief's fine by the DEP= . While the nature of the violation is of course important, do you dispute = that a violation of some significance has occurred? If so, we must assume t= hat we're in real danger, since, like Cabot Oil and Gas in Dimock, gas-deve= loping companies will fight tooth-and-nail to avoid accepting responsibilit= y even for violations cited by the DEP. =A0 Also, for the record, doesn't your company, like the Marcellus Shale Coalit= ion generally, make the claim that natural gas is "clean-burning"? Sure tha= t's true, but isn't it an irresponsible attempt to hoodwink the public, sin= ce Howarth and Ingraffea's latest study indicates that extraction by high-v= olume slickwater horizontal hydraulic fractruing is so dirty in greenhouse = terms (primarily due to methane leaks) that it's at as bad as mountaintop c= oal, and possibly by far the dirtiest greenhouse fuel? I know this study ha= sn't yet been peer-reviewed, but Dr. Howarth has had several chances to rev= iew earlier results, and Dr. Ingraffea has staked his considerable professi= onal reputation--even within the O&G industry--by signing on to it. =A0 Also, doesn't the fact that we are only now receiving scientific results on= the greenhouse effects of lifecycle drilling prove that drilling has irres= ponsibly been launched into too early in PA? The rate of=A0violations with = potential serious envrionmental impact=A0per the DEP (when I last checked; = more recent figures may be available) was 0.76 per well--almost one per wel= l--indicating the Council of Scientific Society Presidents was right when t= hey drafted a letter to President Obama warning that U.S. embrace of unconv= entional drilling=A0had preceded sound, peer-reviewed science. The fact tha= t the EPA is only now--after four years of drilling in PA--going to study t= he safety of drilling only confirms this verdict. =A0 Every indication is that undue gas industry political influence produced a = premature, scientifically unsound rush to drill in PA. Under the current "d= rill, baby, drill" administration--which, per Rep. Scott Hutchison, intends= to make funds obtained through permitting the source for funding many stat= e agencies--so why should we not expect that the untested dangers of drilli= ng will only get worse? What I see here is a desperate attempt to make gas = leasing a cash cow to solve a state budgetary and economic crisis, irrespec= tive of its dangers. =A0 Sincerely, =A0 Patrick Walker=A0 --- On Sun, 1/9/11, Virginia Cody <petportr...@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Virginia Cody <petportr...@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: DEP Press Release regarding Chief To: "Kristi Gittins" <kgit...@chiefog.com> Date: Sunday, January 9, 2011, 7:08 PM You clearly don't live around here where we watch=A0the waste materials hit= ting the ground everyday.=A0 I'm going to suggest you leave your office and= visit some of these areas that are being affected before you continue pass= ing out information you have been told by those "in the know." =A0 We live here.=A0 We watch what's going on.=A0 We know the people who have b= een damaged.=A0 We are the people who are being damaged.=A0=20 =A0 There is so much more going on than the "reports" you read.=A0=20 =A0 Perhaps those in the big corner window offices of Chief, or Cabot, or Encan= a, or Chesapeake, et al, have the right mindset for what is happening to us= .=A0 Perhaps you REALLY believe you are protecting the environment and that= our water is not at risk....that our air is not at risk....that global war= ming is a myth.=A0 The fact is, those reports you read are only the facts a= s=A0someone else sees them.=A0 We, on the ground, in those homes that are b= eing devalued to the point of obsolescence because=A0of industry we didn't = invite into our communities,=A0are witness to all the contractors and subco= ntractors=A0you hire who do not share that possible environmental concern h= eld by the=A0CEOs of those companies. =A0 Come to my house. I'll put you up for the night.=A0 (I live in a very quain= t 120 year old house I chose to live in a few years back and am still resto= ring it....something I've been reluctant to continue now that drilling near= s.)=A0 I'll take you to Dimock, to=A0Sonestown, PA, to Wyalusing, to Wellsb= oro.=A0 I'll show you what=A0is happening. =A0 We are not "reports." We are living, breathing, educated and undereducated,= poor and well-to-do, Republican and Democrat, old and young=A0residents of= a part of this country that is flat-out being destroyed by what your compa= ny is doing. =A0 I'm not kidding.=A0 My phone number is 570-945-7621.=A0 Talk to me, or talk= to my husband Patrick Walker.=A0=20 We will give you an eye-opening experience. =A0 Virginia Cody 243 Riverside Drive Factoryville, PA 18419 570-945-7621 From: Kristi Gittins <kgit...@chiefog.com> To: jtr...@epix.net Cc: kkl...@marcelluscoalition.org; in...@celdf.org; agarber@pennenvironment= .org; Shale...@yahoogroups.com; protectin...@gmail.com; susquehann= acoga...@googlegroups.com; pa-2011-inaug...@googlegroups.com; = riverw...@runningwater.us; dtr...@sungazette.com; williamsportguardian@= yahoo.com; glas...@dishmail.net; trail...@gmail.com; leslie@techplacers= .com; ma...@techplacers.com; shanno...@zoominternet.net; mpbe...@mac.co= m; imblo...@yahoo.com; bstn michael <bstn_m...@yahoo.com>; rb-handyma= n...@msn.com; curly...@frontier.com; pcha...@gmail.com; pennsylvania chapte= r <pennsylvan...@sierraclub.org>; city...@citizensvoice.com; corbet= t...@wilknewsradio.com; dcou...@gmail.com; sprg...@aol.com; rcross@equinoxl= td.com; Defeo Greg <Defeo...@pti.edu>; rjd...@gmail.com; dillon david <d= illon...@epa.gov>; denise dennis <denise...@free.fr>; citizensconcer= nedaboutnat...@googlegroups.com; caroldur...@aol.com; apa...@epix.net; wldr...@yahoo.com; music...@epix.net; waterbugs1@yah= oo.com; patfa...@gmail.com; simply...@yahoo.com; finan frank <finan.= fr...@gmail.com>; ldpk...@epix.net; bi...@fischerbureau.com; harleylf@gmail= .com; gtfor...@gmail.com; ori...@aol.com; GDACoa...@gmail.com; gloriaw= a...@frontier.com; ad...@gohaynesvilleshale.com; fi...@hky.com; AMSMAN8@aol.= com; jbea...@comcast.net; jkhayes...@live.com; kheatley@biohabitats.c= om; gary...@epix.net; howar...@mounties.mansfield.edu; ba...@freshlife.co= m; tji...@epix.net; rkis...@hotmail.com; unreceived dogma <unreceived_dog= m...@mindspring.com>; bl...@earthjustice.org; L...@directquest.com; ml...@ap.or= g; nlu...@epix.net; dean...@yahoo.com; lizma...@hotmail.com; mercgo74@a= ol.com; cme...@cleanwater.org; protecte...@gmail.com; kjmilow@yahoo.= com; thereal...@yahoo.com; le...@pasafarming.org; ForestC...@aol.co= m; lakev...@gmail.com; sewick...@gmail.com; jqui...@state.pa.us; msre...@vt.edu; punke...@yahoo.com; claire@frack= action.com; pasi...@epix.net; st...@stansaylor.com; jasc...@aol.com; verad= ue...@yahoo.com; msta...@bucknell.edu; Gene...@comcast.net; jn...@epix.ne= t; dewe...@aol.com; yo...@epix.net; mszy...@verizon.net; reviewnews@thedai= lyreview.com; petportr...@yahoo.com; pjwalk...@yahoo.com; c wells = <c_w...@stbernards.org>; west...@optonline.net; sha...@gmail.com; wisere= yno...@aol.com Sent: Sun, January 9, 2011 10:22:27 AM Subject: RE: DEP Press Release regarding Chief I apologize because there appear to be some individuals that would prefer n= ot to be on this email chain, but I am not sure who and I didn't start the = email.=A0 I only responded to it with information as was requested. But I can't let misinformation continue when it is assumed by some that wat= er flushes out the pipeline and any left over residue from welding and inst= allation out on to the ground because that is simply not true. Pipeline pigs are used to clean out the pipes, in fact, the pipeline cleani= ng is another very important part of the process before a pipeline is place= d into operation.=A0 When we have public meetings, we have pipeline pigs av= ailable to look at and there are many different types.=A0 For cleaning, the= y have small bristles on them that clean while they rotate through the pipe= and are caught by a pig catcher at the exit point.=A0=20 ________________________________ From: jtr...@epix.net [mailto:jtr...@epix.net] Sent: Sun 1/9/2011 11:10 AM To: Kristi Gittins Cc: kkl...@marcelluscoalition.org; in...@celdf.org; agarber@pennenvironment= .org; Shale...@yahoogroups.com; protectin...@gmail.com; susquehann= acoga...@googlegroups.com; pa-2011-inaug...@googlegroups.com; = riverw...@runningwater.us; dtr...@sungazette.com; williamsportguardian@= yahoo.com; glas...@dishmail.net; trail...@gmail.com; leslie@techplacers= .com; ma...@techplacers.com; shanno...@zoominternet.net; mpbe...@mac.co= m; imblo...@yahoo.com; bstn michael; rb-ha...@msn.com; curlycarol@fro= ntier.com; pcha...@gmail.com; pennsylvania chapter; citydesk@citizensvoice= .com; cor...@wilknewsradio.com; dcou...@gmail.com; sprg...@aol.com; rcr= o...@equinoxltd.com; Defeo Greg; rjd...@gmail.com; dillon david; denise den= nis; citizensconcerneda...@googlegroups.com; caroldurrwachte= r...@aol.com; apa...@epix.net; wldr...@yahoo.com; music...@epix.net; wate= rbu...@yahoo.com; patfa...@gmail.com; simply...@yahoo.com; finan frank; ldpk...@epix.net; bi...@fischerbureau.com; harl...@gmail.com= ; gtfor...@gmail.com; ori...@aol.com; GDACoa...@gmail.com; gloriaward@= frontier.com; ad...@gohaynesvilleshale.com; fi...@hky.com; AMS...@aol.com;= jbea...@comcast.net; jkhayes...@live.com; khea...@biohabitats.com; = gary...@epix.net; howar...@mounties.mansfield.edu; ba...@freshlife.com; t= jiu...@epix.net; rkis...@hotmail.com; unreceived dogma; blee@earthjustice.= org; L...@directquest.com; ml...@ap.org; nlu...@epix.net; dean...@yahoo.co= m; lizma...@hotmail.com; merc...@aol.com; cme...@cleanwater.org; protec= teagl...@gmail.com; kjm...@yahoo.com; thereal...@yahoo.com; leah@pa= safarming.org; ForestC...@aol.com; lakev...@gmail.com; sewickleymar= y...@gmail.com; jqui...@state.pa.us; msre...@vt.edu; punke...@yahoo.com; = cla...@frackaction.com; pasi...@epix.net; st...@stansaylor.com; jaschmid@ao= l.com; verad...@yahoo.com; msta...@bucknell.edu; Gene...@comcast.net; jn...@epix.net; dewe...@aol.com; yo...@epix.net; msz= yb...@verizon.net; revie...@thedailyreview.com; petportr...@yahoo.co= m; pjwalk...@yahoo.com; c wells; west...@optonline.net; sharson@gmail.= com; wisere...@aol.com Subject: Re: DEP Press Release regarding Chief Kristi, "The process involves sending water, plain water - no additives, through th= e pipelines to test the pressures." However, you make no mention of the petroleum residue, metal shavings, oils= , etc., that are already in the pipe and intermingle with the 'clean water'= as it is pushed through the pipe prior to it being dumped into OUR environ= ment. Noiw, when considering the cumulative affect the thousands of miles o= f pipeline the industry would like to lay across PA, this is bound to have = a negative impact on PA's community water supplies. In your extremely narrowly focused explanation; "plain water - no additives= " you're correct, but this is NOT what comes out the other end.=A0=20 So, nice try, but we're not buying it. http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=3D2011101070369 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kristi Gittins" <kgit...@chiefog.com> To: jtr...@epix.net, in...@celdf.org, aga...@pennenvironment.org, Shalesho= c...@yahoogroups.com, protectin...@gmail.com, susquehannacogasforum@go= oglegroups.com, pa-2011-inaug...@googlegroups.com, riverwatcher@r= unningwater.us, dtr...@sungazette.com, williamspo...@yahoo.com, gla= ss...@dishmail.net, trail...@gmail.com, les...@techplacers.com, matt@tec= hplacers.com, shanno...@zoominternet.net, mpbe...@mac.com, imbloom2001= @yahoo.com, "bstn michael" <bstn_m...@yahoo.com>, rb-ha...@msn.com, c= urly...@frontier.com, pcha...@gmail.com, "pennsylvania chapter" <pennsyl= vania....@sierraclub.org>, city...@citizensvoice.com, corbett@wilknews= radio.com, dcou...@gmail.com, sprg...@aol.com, rcr...@equinoxltd.com, "D= efeo Greg" <Defeo...@pti.edu>, rjd...@gmail.com, "dillon david" <dillon.= da...@epa.gov>, "denise dennis" <denise...@free.fr>, citizensconcerneda= boutnatga...@googlegroups.com, caroldur...@aol.com, apa...@epix.net, wldr...@yahoo.com, music...@epix.net, waterbugs1@yah= oo.com, patfa...@gmail.com, simply...@yahoo.com, "finan frank" <fina= n.f...@gmail.com>, ldpk...@epix.net, bi...@fischerbureau.com, harleylf@gma= il.com, gtfor...@gmail.com, ori...@aol.com, GDACoa...@gmail.com, glori= aw...@frontier.com, ad...@gohaynesvilleshale.com, fi...@hky.com, AMSMAN8@ao= l.com, jbea...@comcast.net, jkhayes...@live.com, kheatley@biohabitats= .com, gary...@epix.net, howar...@mounties.mansfield.edu, barb@freshlife.= com, tji...@epix.net, rkis...@hotmail.com, "unreceived dogma" <unreceived= _do...@mindspring.com>, bl...@earthjustice.org, L...@directquest.com, mlevy@a= p.org, nlu...@epix.net, dean...@yahoo.com, lizma...@hotmail.com, mercgo= 7...@aol.com, cme...@cleanwater.org, protecte...@gmail.com, kjmilow@ya= hoo.com, thereal...@yahoo.com, le...@pasafarming.org, ForestCoalition@ao= l.com, lakev...@gmail.com, sewick...@gmail.com, jqui...@state.pa.us, msre...@vt.edu, punke...@yahoo.com, claire@frack= action.com, pasi...@epix.net, st...@stansaylor.com, jasc...@aol.com, verad= ue...@yahoo.com, msta...@bucknell.edu, Gene...@comcast.net, jn...@epix.ne= t, dewe...@aol.com, yo...@epix.net, mszy...@verizon.net, reviewnews@thedai= lyreview.com, petportr...@yahoo.com, pjwalk...@yahoo.com, "c wells= " <c_w...@stbernards.org>, west...@optonline.net, sha...@gmail.com, wise= reyn...@aol.com Cc: kkl...@marcelluscoalition.org Sent: Saturday, January 8, 2011 11:55:09 AM Subject: RE: DEP Press Release regarding Chief As a founding member of the MSC and as a member of the executive committee,= I wanted to respond to your request and let you know that it has never bee= n the practice of the MSC to respond on behalf of individual companies and = I don't expect we will change that philosophy. We do have guidelines for "B= est Practices" that members have agreed to operate under, which includes be= ing open and transparent with information. Representing Chief Oil & Gas, I am happy to respond to your email to the MS= C. Chief has been very open with discussing our planned and ongoing developmen= t and have held dozens of community meetings prior to begining operations i= n an area and have taken thousands of landowners, local officials and legis= lators on field tours since we began operating in the Marcellus in 2007.=A0= We were one of the first companies to strengthen our casing design more th= an a year before the design became a part of proposed regulations.=A0 We we= re also one of the first companies to begin disclosing the additives in our= frac fluid to DEP and by posting them on our website. The headline in the DEP press release yesterday was incredibly misleading. Most important to understand...... -you cannot read "industrial wastewater" as mentioned and think "frac flowb= ack water" -you cannot equate" hydrostatic testing" with "hydrofracture stimulation" -you cannot link "chlorine" in the water to "chlorides" in the water -the operation being performed was on a new pipeline system and had nothing= to do with drilling or frac'ing a Marcellus well -No chemicals or additives were used in this hydrostatic test - NONE Hydrostatic testing is performed on a new pipeline system to ensure the int= egrity of the pipelines.=A0 The process involves sending water, plain water= - no additives, through the pipelines to test the pressures.=A0 It is a sa= fety test that is done before we place the system in operation and begin mo= ving gas to market. When the water runs through the pipeline it is discharg= ed onto the ground - that is the regulation approved method and the way it = is done in every part of the country. Chief had a permit to do the test and= a permit to discharge the water. We performed the hydrostatic test and not= ified DEP that we had performed the test.=A0 The violation was due to the t= iming of the DEP notification and the specifics of the procedure to monitor= the test.=A0 We hired a local Pennsylvania company to perform the test and= they made a mistake in regards to when the call to DEP should be made and = with some of the details of the test, but nothing that would have caused harm to the environment or cause for concern or alarm.=A0 We have had addi= tional training discussions and have been pleased with their work and conti= nue to use this local PA company.=A0 Again, at no time was there ever a rem= ote chance of any soil or groundwater contamination because all we used was= water, no chemicals, no additives. Kristi Gittins Vice President of Industry & Public Affairs Chief Oil & Gas 214-884-3204 214-402-8137 cell www.chiefog.com <http://www.chiefog.com/> ________________________________ From: jtr...@epix.net <jtr...@epix.net> To: Marcellus Shale Coalition Press <reply-2a74d92925...@u.cts= .vresp.com> Cc: in...@celdf.org <in...@celdf.org>; aga...@pennenvironment.org <agarber@p= ennenvironment.org>; Shale...@yahoogroups.com <Shale...@yahoogroups.com= >; protectin...@gmail.com <protectin...@gmail.com>; susquehan= nacoga...@googlegroups.com <susquehann...@googlegroups.com>; pa-= 2011-inaugu...@googlegroups.com <pa-2011-inauguration-rally@google= groups.com>; riverw...@runningwater.us <riverw...@runningwater.us>; d= tro...@sungazette.com <dtr...@sungazette.com>; alford, anna <williamsportg= uar...@yahoo.com>; Arrindell, Barb <glas...@dishmail.net>; Artel, Sabrina= <trail...@gmail.com>; Avaikian, Leslie <les...@techplacers.com>; Avakia= n, Matt <ma...@techplacers.com>; Baker, Shannon M <shannonmbaker@zoominterne= t.net>; Benard, Michael <mpbe...@mac.com>; bloom, iris marie <imbloom2001@= yahoo.com>; BRADFORD, Michael Bastion <bstn_m...@yahoo.com>; Brenz, Ron = <rb-ha...@msn.com>; Carol <curly...@frontier.com>; Chaiken, Paula <pcha...@gmail.com>; Chapter, Sierra Club Pennsylvania <pennsylvani= a.ch...@sierraclub.org>; City Desk, Citizens Voice <citydesk@citizensvoic= e.com>; Corbett, Steve <cor...@wilknewsradio.com>; Couchon, Doug <dcouchon= @gmail.com>; Dallas, Duke <sprg...@aol.com>; Cross, Robbie <rcross@equino= xltd.com>; DeFeo, Greg <Defeo...@pti.edu>; DeFeo, Robert <rjdefeo@gmail.c= om>; Dillon, David <dillon...@epa.gov>; Dennis, Denise <denise.dennis@fr= ee.fr>; Drilling, Citizens Concerned about Natural Gas <citizensconcernedab= outnatga...@googlegroups.com>; Durrwachter, Carol <caroldurrwachter@a= ol.com>; Earl & Bev <apa...@epix.net>; Edgar, Julie Ann <wldrose71@yahoo.c= om>; Ellen Timmerman <music...@epix.net>; Entz-Rine, Carey <waterbugs1@ya= hoo.com>; Farnelli, Pat <patfa...@gmail.com>; female, born <simplywitnes= s...@yahoo.com>; Finan, Frank <finan...@gmail.com>; Fiorito, Joanne M. <ldp= kr...@epix.net>; Fisher, Bill <bi...@fischerbureau.com>; Flanders, Laura <harl...@gmail.com>; Forouzan, Gloria <gtfor...@gmail.com>; Fox, = Josh <ori...@aol.com>; Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition <GDACoalition@gmail= .com>; Gates, Gloria <glori...@frontier.com>; gomarcellus <admin@gohaynes= villeshale.com>; Gulla, Ron <fi...@hky.com>; Guy Baldwin <AMS...@aol.com>;= Hara, Jen <jbea...@comcast.net>; Hayes-Yearick, Kristen <jkhayesyearick@= live.com>; Heatly, Kevin <khea...@biohabitats.com>; Hoffman, Gary <garyhof= f...@epix.net>; Howard, Sue <howar...@mounties.mansfield.edu>; Jarmoska, Bar= b <ba...@freshlife.com>; Jiunta, Tom <tji...@epix.net>; Kisberg, Ralph <rki= sb...@hotmail.com>; Kathryn Klaber; Lebron, Michael <unreceived_dogma@minds= pring.com>; Lee, Bridget <bl...@earthjustice.org>; LEL, Lora <LEL@directques= t.com>; Levy, Mare <ml...@ap.org>; Lunger, Shelia <nlu...@epix.net>; Marsh= all, Dean <dean...@yahoo.com>; Martin, Liz <lizma...@hotmail.com>; Mary = <merc...@aol.com>; Meehan, Colleen <cme...@cleanwater.org>; Mere, Protect <protecte...@gmail.com>; millar, kevin <kjm...@yahoo.com>; = N, Shellie <thereal...@yahoo.com>; P.A.S.A, Leah <le...@pasafarming.org>= ; PA Forest Coalition <ForestC...@aol.com>; Padilla, Lisa <lakeview153= @gmail.com>; Persuit, Mary Ellen <sewick...@gmail.com>; Quigley, John <= jqui...@state.pa.us>; Rezvan, B <msre...@vt.edu>; Riffle, Calin <punkempr= e...@yahoo.com>; Sandberg, Claire <cla...@frackaction.com>; Sautner, Julie <= pasi...@epix.net>; Saylor, State Rep Stan <st...@stansaylor.com>; Schmid, J= im <jasc...@aol.com>; Scroggins, Vera <verad...@yahoo.com>; Stanton, Mar= y Ann <msta...@bucknell.edu>; Stilp, Gene <Gene...@comcast.net>; sweeney= , jay <jn...@epix.net>; Stumpt, Judy <dewe...@aol.com>; Switzer, Victoria <= yo...@epix.net>; Szybist, Mark <mszy...@verizon.net>; The Daily Review <rev= iew...@thedailyreview.com>; Walker, Ginger Cody & Patrick <petportraitscod= y...@yahoo.com>; Walker, Patrick <pjwalk...@yahoo.com>; Wells, Carolyn <c_w...@stbernards.org>; Westfall, Cliff <west...@optonline.net>= ; Wilson, Sharon <sha...@gmail.com>; Wise-Reynolds, Phyllis <wisereynolds@= aol.com> Sent: Fri Jan 07 17:51:33 2011 Subject: Re: AP Style? And.... here's another DEP press release. Are you going to put this up on t= he Marcellus Gas Coalition web site, too????=A0 Hey, you're all about 'tran= sparency' right? Well, this is as 'transparent' as it gets. Chief Oil and Gas Subsidiary Pays $34,000 Fine, Surrenders Permit after Dis= charging Industrial Waste Illegally in Lycoming County More than 25,000 Gallons Discharged to Big Run Watershed. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/newsroom/14287?id= =3D15849&typeid=3D1 <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/communi= ty/newsroom/14287?id=3D15849&typeid=3D1> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcellus Shale Coalition Press" <Marcellus_Shale_Coalition_Press@ma= il.vresp.com> To: jtr...@epix.net Sent: Friday, January 7, 2011 2:51:35 PM Subject: AP Style? =A0 Marcellus Shale Coalition=20 January 7, 2010 AP Style? Associated Press hit piece targeting Marcellus producers in PA takes months= to assemble - and only hours for DEP, MSC, others to expose as "misleading= " AP Lets Sensational Story on PA Wastewater Fly on a Monday ... ... One Day Later, Readers Learn the Actual Truth Pa. allows dumping of tainted waters from gas boom David Caruso Associated Press <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MarcellusShaleCoalit/2a74d92925/c= caa93c70b/b75d8ff7ed> Jan. 3, 2011 "Pennsylvania has been the only state allowing waterways to serve as the pr= imary disposal place for the huge amounts of wastewater produced by a drill= ing technique called hydraulic fracturing." "This is an outrage," said Tracy Carluccio, deputy director of the Delaware= Riverkeeper Network, an environmental group. "This is indicative of the la= ck of adequate oversight." "A number of gas drillers have begun recycling wastewater in other parts of= the country to cut down on the costs of disposal and of obtaining the flui= ds needed for new fracturing jobs." (Associated Press, 1/3/11 <http://cts.v= resp.com/c/?MarcellusShaleCoalit/2a74d92925/ccaa93c70b/fad380762d> ) ... 2,500 words later "In some respects, it's better than what's already in the river," he said o= f the water his plant discharges into the Conemaugh. "What we are putting i= nto the river now is far cleaner, and far more eco-friendly than what was r= unning in naturally from acid mine drainage." (same story <http://cts.vresp= .com/c/?MarcellusShaleCoalit/2a74d92925/ccaa93c70b/f062d5769d> , buried dow= n in 57th paragraph) 01_central_PA_biz 2 DEP chief: AP story on gas drilling wastewater misleading Tim Stuhldreher Central Penn. Business Journal <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?MarcellusShaleCoali= t/2a74d92925/ccaa93c70b/95b5781e25/task=3Dview> Jan. 4, 2011 "Monday's Associated Press story on the disposal of wastewater from natural= gas drilling misleadingly downplayed important regulatory reforms, Pennsyl= vania Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger said." (1/4/11 <http:/= /cts.vresp.com/c/?MarcellusShaleCoalit/2a74d92925/ccaa93c70b/da9d160d1c/tas= k=3Dview> ) 02_morning_call 2 Pa. is monitoring Marcellus shale wastewater John Hanger -- DEP, Secretary Alle [remainder of message body omitted; too large]