Bribes or Grants ? oh my… I’m Confused

The Constitution Pipeline Announces Newest Community Grants – Somehow, giving money is supposed to Do What?

http://wellsaidcabot.com/constitution-pipeline-community-grants/

The Constitution Pipeline has just announced the awarding of $350,000 to community organizations in the NY and northeastern Pennsylvania area. To date, Constitution Pipeline has distributed more than $1 million in funding. As you may remember, the Constitution Pipeline is a partnership between Cabot, Williams and other companies to move gas produced in Susquehanna County to new markets.

  • Susquehanna County Free Library Association – Computers for the library. Grant award: $20,000.
  • Harford Volunteer Fire Company Ambulance  – Ambulance 5 Replacement Project. Grant award: $25,000.
  • Montrose Minute Men Inc. – Provide a Polaris Brutus to deliver emergency medical services to citizens of Susquehanna County. Grant award: $23,258.
“We are very appreciative to receive funding under this grant program” says Tom Kurosky, Board President of the Association. The Association’s computers were in need of an update, being almost ten years old. As well as new hardware, the computers will be upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7.”
We’re getting new computers!!!
Pictured from left to right, former Board president Toby Anderson, Williams External Communications’ Keith Isbell, Board Treasurer Rob Vermette, Board Vice President Sharon Norville, and Administrator/Librarian Susan Stone.

Awash in Scandals

Keeping Track:  http://nyfrackingscandal.com/

NY in the News via Ohio:  NY town sued for banning ‘frack’ talk at meetings

Ohio -watch your waste:

Thank You Rep. Hagen! :  Rep. Hagan Demands Answers from State Fracking Regulators after Illegal Dumping Reports (see below)  Surface:   Voice of Reason

This Man: 120 Violations be damned:  Lupo admits disposing brine, oil in storm drain six times  oil rig

Ben W. Lupo : Chairman and CEO. Mr. Lupo, founder and principal shareholder of  D&L Energy, began his career in the oil and gas industry in 1976 water hauling for drilling rigs, water fracturing tanks, and water disposal. In 1984, he began leasing land and funding wells. At the same time, he supervised the operation and production of many wells throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. With the deregulation of the natural gas industry, Mr. Lupo established Gasearch, LLC, the marketing arm of D&L Energy, to provide natural gas to commercial/industrial accounts.

Mansfield OH comes to it’s sensesTexas wants Ohio

To be continued…

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