December 18th, 2013
Fracking Infrastructure is Carving Up Pennsylvania
The Marcellus Shale lies beneath much of the Allegheny Plateau, which boasts the largest unbroken expanse of forest in Pennsylvania. Drilling and fracking for shale gas in the Marcellus region is fragmenting the state’s forests with each new road, well site and pipeline. Absurdly, proponents of shale gas development argue that pipelines can benefit landowners by providing new recreation areas and better habitat for wildlife. These arguments would be laughable if they weren’t so emblematic of the oil and gas industry’s insidious greenwashing efforts.