Calls for 1-year Moratorium On Natural Gas Drilling

June 24, 2010

By Bob Kalinowsk JACKSON TWP. – Standing at a reservoir that provides drinking water to 30,000 residents in Luzerne County, state Rep. Phyllis Mundy on Monday called for a one-year moratorium on new natural gas drilling permits in Pennsylvania. “We are allowing this industry to move ahead too fast,” Mundy said from the Huntsville Reservoir […]

Oil Spill Update

By Saad Asad It has now been a little over two months since the BP oil rig explosion took place. While early optimistic estimates predicted the cleanup could end in late May, it is now apparent that the spill is of much greater magnitude than originally thought. To get a better perspective of how huge this […]