SHALE JUSTICE a Coalition of Organizations United for the Environment

This is the final issue of OUE UPDATE, after over two decades of regularly publishing it. The next newsletter will come from this new Coalition that OUE is joining. Below, OUEs Board Chairman will describe the main features of the Coalition. We follow that with information from each of the other groups that join us in the Coalition, and last with a word of thanks to our donors. But, first, a bit of history and some final words from OUE. Our first issue appeared in 1990, as OUE began to lead a Ban the Burner battle to stop a Union Pacific subsidiary from building a huge hazardous waste incinerator on Rt. 15. This struggle ended in 1994 when the companys CEO, Drew Lewis, canceled the project, and, likely, returned to the dark cave where corporate polluters gather to plot against the rest of us. Since 1994, OUEs activity has mostly been to join citizen groups to contest such looming threats as a nuclear waste dump, tire burning incinerators, animal factories for most of the 2000s, a sludge factory, and a tank farm. Last year we joined citizens in Watsontown to resist would-be mogul, John Moran, who has called the gas industry a blessing from God, and who wants to convert their town into a gas drilling service center. Also, for the past two years we have become more involved with groups contesting the spread of natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation. Many Pennsylvanians have already suffered its assaults on their health and welfare, and, as bad, no one yet knows its long term dangers to the air, water, forests, and to living creatures of the hydrofracking that the drillers use. Scientific data and simple reason cry out that this gas drilling should be stopped with a moratorium until its potential effects are clearly determined. For sure, there are formidable barriers to such a sensible path, a prominent one that most state politicians have sided with the gas drillers. The Governor, Tom Corbett is a transparent cheerleader for the gas drillers, his pay-back for their donating $1.6 million to his campaign in 2010. Corbetts political debts leave him no motivation to regulate an industry that merits the closest possible monitoring by neutral experts. The pollution of these politics has spread across the state like volcanic lava. For a good example, we can return to the Tale of John Moran. Since 1999, he and his wife have donated over

$100,000 to Corbett, and in July, 2011, he spent $1,422 to pay for a weekend vacation for the Governor and his wife. Also in 2011, Moran spent $901 in using his own plane and helicopter to fly Corbett to political events in the state. Soon after, Corbett appointed Moran to two state advisory boards aimed at privatizing government services. Later, when Corbett was four months tardy in reporting Morans vacation gift to the State Ethics Commission, he blamed it on an office clerk. The connection between Corbett and his buddy, John Moran, symbolizes gas drilling politics at work in this state and it is egregious assault on democracy and civil liberties. Especially damaging of gas drilling politics is that Corbett and his allies have joined a choir with the gas drillers to sing out the praises of gas drilling with lyrics that tell the biggest lie of them all: that the more fossil fuel we discover and burn the better our lives will be. Of course, t h i s g r e e d y, s e l f - s e r v i n g argument is contradicted by a massive and growing body of scientific evidence about such matters as global warming, asthmatic children, and the dozens of carcinogens in the breast milk of women. The drillers and the politicians have ignored the data and have predictably molded themselves into a formidable and determined force. Their siege against good sense and democracy demands a counterforce of resistance with its own power and determination. So, we decided to join an alliance which would best allow us to get on with the business of fighting tooth and nail with these marauding profit seekers and their political allies. OUE, as will the other groups, will bring to the Coalition several years of experience, none of which not any of it --would have occurred had it not been for donations from our readers over these many years. And, our readers never failed us. For instance, two years ago we made a special plea for funds to help the Responsible Drilling Alliance do its work, and your donations in response were the most we had received in over a decade. Certainly we are hoping that you will continue your support by donating to the Coalition as you have done with OUE. We know the leaders and many of the members of the groups we will join, and we can promise you that they are just like you and us: they want their families to live in a nurturing environment, they are ready and able to stand up and walk that walk. We are proud to join them.

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Last of all, to express our great appreciation of our OUE Donors, on our last pages we have included the names of donors during the past three years. Thank you, once again! ________________________________________________

In order to educate the public, The Rivertown Coalition provides newsletters, a Facebook presence, public forums, and workshops. Our next event is a workshop on April 6, 2013. The topic is "Breaking up with Sandy and Irene: An Introduction to Sustainability." This program is directed to those who are just beginning to learn what sustainability means. The workshop will feature businesses and towns in the area who are currently working on becoming "green", gardening with native plants in communities and at home, as well as things inside the house that are wise environmental decisions. We a t t h e Rivertown Coalition are a l r e a d y benefiting from the different viewpoints, information, a n d experiences of the Shale J u s t i c e Coalition members and anticipate our evolution as we join this talented group of people working together for our earth.

Rivertown Coalition
The Rivertown Coalition for Clean Air and Clean Water was formed in 2011 after Shirley Rowe and Pat Rock saw the film "Gasland". The movie shocked both these people by portraying the dilemmas of those who leased to the fracking industry. Not only did those who leased their land have their water polluted, their health and the health of their animals endangered, but their civil rights were trampled upon. The lies told to them by the gas companies constituted a direct assault upon the democracy we are supposed to live in. As a result of their concerns, Shirley and Pat called a meeting of concerned citizens and from that group Rivertown Coalition for Clean Air and Clean Water was formed. The first initiative of the new group was to invite Barbara Jarmoska of the RDA to give a presentation on the problems caused by the fracking industry. The large attendance of 147 people, confirmed their belief, many people were concerned about this problem. As a result of this meeting, additional volunteers joined the group. A newsletter was established, a Board of Trustees was formed, and by-laws were written. The group also began the process of applying for a taxexempt, public charity status, which has been granted.

The Rivertown Coalition takes as its mission "To educate the public about environmental issues." One such issue is the eye-opening fact that 97% of the water on earth is salt water. Of the 3% fresh water, 2% is in the polar ice caps. So all of life on earth is supported by 1% of the water we see and that looks so available. Much of that 1% is concentrated in the northeast quadrant of the United States. We who live in this quadrant have a distorted view of water being an abundant resource.

This leads to the absolute criminal disregard for life that the poisoning by fracking causes to fresh water supplies. Gas drilling is taking millions of gallons of fresh water out of the water cycle for the entire world, while poisoning the land, air and water near the drilling. These types of issues keep us motivated.

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The Songs from the Sacrifice Zone Concert answered the need for something that could build community and provide access to information resources without scaring off people just starting to think about the topic. It was also envisioned as an event which might be able to bridge some of the cultural divide between the sportsman's community and the traditional environmentalists. The

Frack Awareness Coalition The Frack Awareness Coalition is a Lewisburg group that grew out of joint efforts by several different local groups to raise awareness locally of the impacts of fracking in our region and to address the question in a way that communicated with people living at a slight remove, as we do, downstream from ground zero.

Initially convened by the Otzinachson Group of the Sierra Club, it draws members from multiple organizations, including Seven Mountains Audubon, the Linn Conservancy, the Local Action Network, the Interfaith Sacred Earth Coalition, the Buffalo Creek Watershed Alliance. Particular care has been taken to foster relationships and communication with non-partisan organizations like the League of Women Voters - Lewisburg Area and the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture.

We saw what RDA was doing out of Williamsport and needed to figure out how to adapt the message for people in the impact zone but without an immediate sense of the urgent threats to land, air, water and health. After facilitating and taking part in a WKOK Roundtable program on the consequences of drilling with several members of the RDA board and really getting off the ground in 2010, the group worked to organize a regular Gas Drilling Information table at the Wednesday Farmers' Market, from early summer through early fall of 2011. That effort engaged numerous participants as volunteers staffing the table, helping with logistics, and preparing handouts. It also created opportunities for many discussions with passersby.

event was held on a lovely but chilly afternoon in October in the tabernacle at Central Oak Heights in West Milton. There were seven different acts from around the region performing a combination of original and classic pieces relevant to the theme of the sacrifice zone. The show attracted an audience of almost

It was an interesting lesson in mass communication. We clearly saw that the outliers are willing to engage in energetic conversation both for or against. How to reach those in the middle became a pressing issue. We did find that one of the most effective means of keeping the conversation going was to answer the question of whether we were for or against with "we're concerned." Reflecting on the lessons from the previous year's tabling project, in 2012, the group decided to try a different tack in order to engage those averse to confrontation and yet hungry for information other than the industry-sponsored propaganda saturating local media.

200 and was roundly praised. We hope to reprise the effort in fall of 2013 and look forward to drawing on the knowledge and contacts of everyone in the Shale Justice Coalition to make it a huge success and leverage the opportunity to educate and entertain people throughout the region.

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Interfaith Sacred Earth Coalition

ISEC members Rev. Schade and the Rev. Ted Cockley are coauthors of three resolutions of fracking including asking for a moratorium on drilling. All three resolutions were voted on by the Synod Assembly of the Upper Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Both Rev. Schade and Rev. Cockley now serve on the bishop-appointed task force to address justice issues around shale gas drilling.

ISEC is a network of clergy and other people of faith who believe that care of creation is central to their calling as people of faith. The group includes nearly 100 individuals representing 8 different faith groups as well as non-religiously affiliated individuals. ISEC was founded in January, 2012, by clergy in the Susquehanna Valley concerned about the threat to the Susquehanna River and surrounding area due to the dangers of slickwater hydraulic fracturing (fracking). In December of 2011 when the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) held a public hearing to consider approval of 26 fracking projects that would withdraw over 25 million gallons of water per day from the river and connecting waterways, a letter was circulated among clergy and people of faith to add their names in support of protecting our precious river, the surrounding ecosystems, and public health from the dangers of fracking. In less than three days over 50 people had added their names. In January of 2012 there was mutual agreement to create this coalition and work together as people of faith and non-religious allies to educate the community on the value of creation care, to speak out against injustice, and to protect the land, air, water, public health and our earthkin. Within its first year, ISEC members attended and spoke at press conferences and rallies in Harrisburg to protest Act 13 (the devastating fracking bill passed by the PA legislature), and organized a press conference and water blessing ceremony held along the Susquehanna River to protest Act 13. The event received front page coverage in Sunbury Daily Item and Milton Standard Journal. Members of ISEC also led a blessing ceremony for a rally to protect Rock Run and the Old Loggers Trail from natural gas drilling in the Loyalsock State Forest.

ISEC members are committed to being a public presence on ecological issues in order to bring ethical, moral, spiritual, and religious perspectives to bear. Our hope is to raise consciousness and offer education about eco-justice issues so that citizens may be better informed, advocate for eco-justice issues in the public arena, and offer a positive, creative vision for our planet based on our collective interfaith dialogue. __________________________________________________

The Gas Drilling Awareness Coalition, Inc. of Luzerne County

GDAC is based in Dallas, PA, formed in 2009, is a non-profit community educational association, whose members are concerned with the negative effects of the Industrial Process of Drilling for Natural Gas in PA. We are citizens from all walks of life. GDAC has successfully assisted the Dallas Parents-Taxpayers Group to prevent compressor stations from being built near school campus. GDAC has reached out and assisted residents with a variety of Natural Gas activities which are directly impacting their lives.GDAC has an on-going series of guest presentations including Dr. Anthony Ingraffea, Dr. Conrad Volz, Calvin Tilman (former mayor of Dish, TX), Tim Ruggerio, Dr. Wilma Subra and Deborah Rogers. We also provide guest speakers for communities and other groups. We are fortunate to have a group of people who actively reach out to the public as members of GDAC and as individuals. Our member's unique talents and abilities have combined to make GDAC a source for information and assistance. Although no drilling is taking place in our county, we are impacted by construction of pipelines, compressor stations, dehydration plans and other midstream industrialization which threatens the health and character of our communities.

In the spring of 2012, members of ISEC organized a press conference held at Riverdale Mobile Home Park in Jersey Shore Lycoming County, to protest the eviction of 32 low-income families from their homes to make way for a water withdrawal plant for fracking. Prayer shawls were handed out to residents. A few weeks later, the Rev. Leah Schade, founder of ISEC, led an interfaith prayer vigil conducted on the night before the scheduled eviction of Riverdale's residents. The ensuing blockade by protestors invited by residents results in a 12-day hold on eviction.

We believe natural gas companies need to follow the Precautionary Principle and bear the burden of proof that this activity is safe and will not contaminate our air, water and soil, as it has in other areas of the country.

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If through mandated environmental impact reports they cannot do this, we ask our state policy makers to ban any future permitting and exploration. All Federal environmental law exemptions need to be removed immediately including the: Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, National Environmental Policy

Wendy Lynne Lee

My name is Wendy Lynne Lee. By training I am a professional Philosopher/academic; by disposition I'm a writer. Over the last two years, I've devoted that disposition to the anti-fracking movement in the form of a series of research-grounded polemical essays for Raging Chicken Press, Shale Shock, and several other sources. I have recently begun to preset some of this work to university, community, and other groups interested in becoming part of the resistance to the industrialization of Pennsylvania. I also photo-document some of the destruction attendant on the environmental and social-economic catastrophe of hydraulic fracturing industry and its many associated enterprises.

Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and the Toxic Release Inventory under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. The PA Oil & Gas Act needs to be amended to allow local municipalities to uphold Article 1 Section #2 and #27 of our PA state constitution. Full disclosure of all chemicals used in fracturing, including concentrations is needed.

The people of Pennsylvania demand sovereignty with regard to property management and ownership of their land and there will be no efforts to force pool acreage for gas drilling and development. Zoning and community sovereignty rights remain preeminent and the Commonwealth of PA will respect the inherent rights of the people to decide what they are willing to allow and disallow in local townships and cities.

We demand our state legislature develop a clean, sustainable alternative energy policy and begin immediate steps to institute development of alternative energy supplies that do not rely on fossil fuels. We ask for establishment of economic incentives or research, development, manufacturing and purchasing of these alternative energy resources so that PA can be the leader in energy independence immediately.

I have very specific aspirations for the Shale Justice Coalition (SJC). But these are probably best summarized as follows: MORE activists able to get to MORE protests township meetings, community meetings, sponsored events, relevant educational opportunities, BETTER-PREPARED, MORE often. We are many effective, developing organizations--but I strongly believe that our capacity to address the issues will be exponentially greater in coalition with one another. We can add our independent insight, regionally specific understanding of the issues, our expertise, and our creativity both organizationally and individually to become a collective force for good.

To this end, I envision a varied platform of access--a Facebook page and Twitter presence, a newsletter, a savvy, regularly updated website, and a listserv--all connected via a clearly recognizable LOGO. I would like ideally for this LOGO to include elements suggestive of, for example, the "Keep it Wild" campaign, the "No Frack" campaign, or other intimations of our status as a coalition. But whatever we determine is the best possible LOGO creation, I envision it as widely recognizable, "sexy" in the sense that our allies will be attracted to it and our nemeses in the extraction industries made anxious.

However much we might wish it otherwise, this requires some infusion of operating monies--especially so that we can pay folks

I also envision a democratic organizational structure that can respond flexibly and speedily to opportunities issues and conflicts in the interest off our mission.

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hired to do the day-to-day work of platform access some research, etc. Hence, my hope is that we can incorporate into our decisionmaking structure an operating model consistent with our democratic and environmental principles--as little paper, gasoline, plastic and other non-recyclable items as possible. Let's BE a microcosm of the cleaner, more just world we are striving to realize in our resistance.

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Before beginning the RDA story, we wish to take a moment and offer our deepest gratitude to OUE and all it's members--- not just for graciously offering to sponsor this new and much-needed coalition, and not just for the early and generous support of a fledgling RDA, but for years of work protecting our environment. Some of us in RDA were active in the successful battle against the burner, but the day-to-day efforts of OUE over decades is nothing short of phenomenal. Our most sincere thanks.

More than 1,600 people showed up to view the film, the largest number ever to attend a movie at the CAC. At the end of the movie, Josh received a standing ovation. In the month and years that followed, RDA brought other key speakers to town, held public gatherings, ran large ads in the local paper and placed antidrilling bill boards near Little League headquarters fields during the August World Series. Early on we developed a web site and began writing a weekly electronic newsletter that continues to bring the latest information on Marcellus issues to more than 1,000 subscribers. Also in 2010, we joined forces with Jenni and Jim Slotterback (Jenni is now an RDA board member) to stem the drilling in Rider Park, a wilderness park north of Williamsport. Jen and Jim now chair the Special Places Committee. Our first President, Jon Bogle, using PA Dept. of labor statistics debunked the industry sponsored "Emerging Giant" report put out under the Penn State name. Penn State finally admitted that the authors "may have overstepped from research into advocacy". Recently, in referencing the nearly two million dollars contributed by gas companies to Governor Corbett, Jon wrote: "This was very well spent money. It saved the industry hundreds of millions of dollars by defeating the severance tax, gave it unprecedented access to exploit public lands, and powered favorable legislation forcing access to private land and even limiting doctors access to vital medical information". Jon remains an adviser to RDA.

Who We Are?

The Beginning

The Responsible Drilling Alliance (RDA) began in 2009 when a handful of friends and acquaintances agreed that an organization was necessary to confront what appeared to be an industrial invasion that would transform our bucolic farm lands and jeopardize our pristine streams and magnificent core forests. We were, and remain, a diverse group of individuals. We initially agreed on a name that included the word "responsible", holding fast to a slim hope that perhaps this extractive process could proceed with some measure of transparency and responsibility. At that time, the industry had not yet adopted the adjective as a part of their own massive public relations campaign. We agreed on a mission statement: "seeking the truth about the consequences of shale gas development". We saw ourselves as an education and advocacy group, believing that, as we brought the facts about the process of drilling, fracking, and related enterprise into the light, and as people began to understand the inherent dangers to our ecosystems, we would generate a significant response from the public that could lead to a considerable measure of responsibility on the part of the industry and elected officials. At the very least, we thought this would achieve stringent controls and a heavy severance tax.

Barb Jarmoska, Board President, health advocate, and owner of Freshlife, has reset her "Guinea Pigs Atop the Marcellus" PowerPoint to a variety of groups locally and throughout the east, sharing the impacts of drilling on her family and their rural homestead and her well-documented concerns on the health impacts of this highly toxic industrialization. RDA treasurer, Robbie Cross, is a life-long environmentalist and owner of Equinox, an outdoor sewn goods manufacturing company located in Williamsport's Pajama Factory. As an original OUE member, Robbie was also a cell mate with Clyde and Charles. Board member Kevin Heatley is a restoration ecologist. (Is there a more apt credential for a member of an environmental group?) Kevin offers a dynamic, humorous, and yet science-based presentation and travels to offer advice and testimony to other groups fighting this behemoth industry. Jenni Slotterback, a fulltime practicing veterinarian at Wolf Run in Pennsdale, is cofounder with her husband, Jim of RDA's Special Places Committee. Mark Szybis is an environmental lawyer and RDA board member who works for Penn Future and provides a productive liaison to this influential organization. Mark is presently piloting a Penn Future/RDA effort to demand a public hearing before the ravaging of the Loyalsock State Forest in the Rock Run area becomes a reality.

Early Achievements

Early in 2010 we formulated by-laws and achieved 501-C3 status. We achieved a spectacular turn out at Williamsport's Community Arts Center when, on a rainy spring evening, we brought Josh Fox to introduce his film Gasland.

Ralph Kisberg, previous RDA President and current RDA paid consultant, has been able to achieve vital levels of communication with other groups, members of the state legislature and other key figures. In his tireless efforts on behalf of RDA, Ralph has also become an incredibly knowledgeable source of information on Marcellus issues.
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RDA's most active members, known as he Working Group, is comprised of about a dozen talented and committed members of the community. Alternating meetings of the RDA Board of Directors and Working Group are held each Wednesday at 5:30 in a room donated to us by the generous owners of the Herdic House Restaurant in downtown Williamsport.

Where Are We Going?

While we'd like to think it has helped, RDA's original plan to bring out the real facts of gas drilling and thereby win peoples' hearts and minds has not accomplished anything close to our goals. The continuing environmental deterioration of the part of the state we call home is unmistakable; the specter worsens day by day. So what do we do?

Our steering committee was interviewed to enlighten the film crew about dozens of realities of what drilling and fracking has and is doing to beautiful Central PA. The BBC Ireland film crew was moved by the power of our conviction, the realities of what it is like amidst the industrialization enveloping us as they visualized what Ireland might expect to see. The unified comment to them was "Don't allow the gas companies to move in". Following the interview, several members took the crew on a tour of the local drilling activity. The film crew is going to share with us a DVD of the finished production. This was a great opportunity to reach out and help other citizens abroad and for the steering committee to affirm the commitment Shale Justice OUE has to oppose the gas drilling and fracking. __________________________________________________

First, we are doing our best to drop our full name and become known only by our established acronym: RDA. (Ideas for a new name were briefly tossed about, but tongue-in-cheek suggestions of "Reasonable Demands for Anarchy" and Resisting the Drilling Assault" were cast aside) As RDA evolves, we are moving beyond the outline of our original mission, and while continuing to base our efforts on fact, it is clear that we need to make connections at the emotional level. The Gasland documentary was effective and eminently watchable in part because it wasn't simply a lugubrious, litany of horrors. Our future marketing efforts will be lively, offer humor where appropriate, and strive to strike a more meaningful chord in an attempt to motivate the people who seem inured to what's happening around them.

RDA has fulfilled its original mission. We have sought the truth, and at this point, there is little doubt regarding the "consequences of shale gas development". Our mission statement is now, "Protecting Communities and Special Places". No longer is there doubt that this protection is necessary. In accordance with precautionary principles, RDA agrees that a moratorium on any new permitting of wells is a critical goal.We also believe that RDA's strong support of the Shale Justice Coalition is an essential ingredient to further progress. The strength of increased numbers in demonstrations, signing letters and petitions, and attendance at events will capture the attention of our communities, representatives at all levels of government--- and the press. The sharing of ideas, strategies ad resources will benefit all involved. RDA looks forward to supporting Shale Justice in every way we can. _________________________________________________ Other organizations in the coalition are:

Endless Mountain Earth First

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BBC Ireland Film Crew Visits Our Shale Justice Coalition Meeting, Saturday 3/9/13

The committee was very excited to have a film crew and reporter from BBC Ireland visit our steering committee meeting. The crew was in PA for several days filming and interviewing locals and opposition groups about the gas industry issues we have been facing in PA. Ireland is presently in the beginning stages of the development of gas drilling in Northern Ireland.

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Downwind Neighbors 5, 10, 25 and 50 Miles Away
For over two years Organizations United for the Environment (OUE) has been fighting the proposal to burn scrap tires for electricity, known as the White Deer Energy Project (WDEP) The plant would be located in White Deer Township in Union County, on old Rt. 15 close to Interstate 80. On two occasions, WDEP withdrew its application, resubmitted it, and as nothing appeared to be happening, most folks thought it was dropped. However, via a File Review a few days after Christmas, OUE learned WDEP has submitted an additional 75 pages of revisions in its attempt to gain DEP approval.

present your testimony. Written testimony will also be accepted. Make your voice is heard LOUD AND CLEAR!!!

At OUE's request, on December 4, 2012 Sherri A. Mason, PhD, an atmospheric chemist, sent to Marcus Kohl, the DEP regional director in Williamsport, her report and findings. She states that, "I am concerned about the potential impact of the proposed facility owing to the fuel source (TDF), especially with regard to the emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs). ....... the HAPs designation includes chemical species or compounds which are known or suspected carcinogens or may lead to other serious health effects, such as reproductive issues or birth defects. Given the possible human health impact of HAP emissions, potential sources must be carefully, properly and fully analyzed, which at the time of writing, has not occurred......" Her letter goes on to say "....the emission factors in the Plan Application are not scientifically valid."

On March 29th The Departmental of Environmental Protection completed their review and granted approval for the White Deer Tire Incinerator. Their basis for approval was based on old and unrelated data proven by Dr. Mason as well as research performed by doctors and scientists associated within the medical field and local residents who have researched tire incineration to be wrong. The claim from DEP that burning seventy three million pounds of shredded tires per year will not harm the environment is simply another example of injustice committed against the area residents.

Agent Orange, it took over 20 years before our government or industry admitted it was a problem Ask a Vietnam Vet!! 9-11's first responders were told the air was OK, now we are finding it is the cause of 50 types of cancer Our children and grandchildren are dependent on us not to make the same mistakes

Their decision to approve the incinerator permit does not come as a surprise when one allows themselves to get familiar with corporate greed and political favors.

Your voice can still be heard

DEP Public Meeting/Hearing

Concerning En-Tire burner scheduled to be built in White Deer Township, Union County. This meeting will be held at Warrior Run Area Fire Dept. Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:30 pm This public meeting will be followed by a DEP public hearing beginning at 8:00 pm during which time citizens will have an opportunity to present oral testimony regarding the proposed Air Quality plan approval application. You need to register prior to the hearing and will be given a 5 minute time slot to

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THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF OUE DONORS DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS
Karen Adams and Jake Ryan Andrea Adrian Bill and Jackie Agnone Dennis and Linda Aullt Mary and Melvin Baker Jr. Dorothy L. Baker William L. Barr Chester L. Bartholomew Mindelle V. Bartholomew Carol Bastian William Becker J. Robert and Jo A. Bender Ina Betz Betty C. Black Harry Bower John C.P. Boylan Mary Elizabeth Buck Jenadella and John Burrows D. Toni Byrd Cabinet Surplus of Dewart James and Peggy Calabro Doug and Mary Candland M. Gene Chenoweth and Genelle R. Sweetser David P. Clemens David Clements in memory of his parents Hal and Dee Clements Carol Coldren and Ben Hoskins Concerned Citizens of Nippenose Valley Janet and Ray Confer Construction Specialties Group Samuel and Mary Cooper LaCinda Betz Coup Charles and Connie Cowher Gary and Robin Cronrath Kim Daubman and Kerry Walters Ernest and Sara Delp Sr. Michael Derman and Patricia Parker Judith and Nicholas Dilman Susan and James Dinsmore Marjorie Thompson Duck Earl Dye Jr. Thomas and Idabelle Eck Darlene and Steve Engle Jacob an Zona Engle Barry and Cindy English Equinox, Ltd. Jeff and Laurel Evans John and Lois Everitt Thom Fantaskey Patricia Fisher Owen Floody and Andrea Halpern Roy Fontaine Christoper and Debbie Foust Gerald and Laura Franzen Edward and Margot Frontz Violet Gallagher Kevin Gardner Penn Garvin and Douglas Orbaker Robert and Janet Geise Geroge Morton Builders Frank and Gladys Gerchow Nichoas and Judith Gilman Sylvia Gleason Scott and Alice Gold Albert and Kay Golfieri Geoff Goodenow Willia Goodenow Lynn and Dennis Greenly OUE Update, Spring 2013

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Wayne and Patty Murray Harry and Karen Nagel Dick and Cindy Nickelsen Diana and Craig Nielsen Dennis and Lorraine Noll Michael Ochs Harry and Janice Odell Mitchell Parker Patricia Parker Karl Patten Jr. Joh Peeler Cynthia Pfleegor John and Margaret Piper Jr. Meenakshi Ponnuswami and Mitch Hart Galen and Kris Ramsey Richard and Ronny Reigel Stacy Richards Amy Rickert Donald and Doris Rickert Harry and Carol Riddell Robert Rinn Jim and Beulah Robinson Lee and Warren Robinson John Ross Grace Roupp Jean Ruhl Maxine Russell Sackrey Constructio Charles Sackrey John and Traci Sackrey and Kids William and Dorothy Sandmeyer Rocky and Becky Sanguedolce Anatole Scaun Howard Schwartz Mary Louise Schweikert Harolld Schweizer and Saundra Morris Stuart and Pamela Seitzer Mark Seksinsky Ruth and James Seksinsky Dorisa and Raymond Sellard Mary and Gordon Shaw Daniel and Louise Sheehan Robert and Eleanor Shelly Nancy and Roger Shipley Ellen and Howard Shuman John and Janet Shutt Matthew and Sharon Silberman Brady and Sylvia Snyder Don and Sherry Snyder Earl "Red" Snyder In Memory of Marlene Snyder John Snyder Thomas Snyder Gary and Sandra Sojka Beatrice Spielman Springman's Nursery Ken and Lita Stahlnecker DW Stechschulte Jr. Betty Steinbacker Julie Steinbacker Richard Steinberger Dorothy Stevens Eleanor and Eric Striplin Douglas and Marge Sturm Susquehanna Family Chiropractic Howard Swartz Richard Swartzlander Genelle Sweetser Donald and Katherine Swope John and Leah Tewksbury OUE Update, Spring 2013

The Door Store & Window Shop The Pittsburgh Foundation Robert and Barbara Thomas Mary Louise Tobias Mary M. Tobias John and Susan Tonzetich jr. Alice Totten Carol and Nick Troisi Mr. and Mrs. James Turnure Kevin and Carol Valentine Carol Vargas Faith Vogt John Walman Millard Watson Michael Weaver Hertha Wehr Terry Wertman Howard Willias Irving and Eleanor Williams Barclay Wilsonn Raymond and Karen Wilson Stacy Wolfe Neal and Christine Woodruff Jacqueline Wottrich Robert Wright Gary and Donna Yocum Todd Yocum Crystal and Veris Yordy Andrea Young Farida Zaid Barbara Zeiders Stephen Ziegler

OUE Board members Dave Laidacker David Young Rich Smith Lana Gulden Mary Jane Hyde Sue Laidacker

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From the Chairman of the OUE board, Dave Laidacker:

Dear OUE and Shale Justice Readers,

The OUE Board is very excited about entering into a new venture with the exceptionally talented environmental group introduced within this newsletter. From here forward our organization will appropriately be recognized as: "Shale Justice: A Coalition of Organizations United for the Environment". For many years OUE has acted as the citizen's environmental watch dog against the destroyers of our environment and civil liberties. But now, it is a common opinion within this coalition that there is an urgent need for increased resistance against the corporate intruders who lobbied, lied and paid to have all the rules relaxed and/or removed in their favor. As a consequence of these actions the local politicians and government entities have been handicapped at being effective and fair for all of us. So as Shale Justice moves forward please feel confident that we will work passionately to take back the decision making and ownership of our land as well as of the environmental standards for future generations. As you know, OUE operated only through the labors of its volunteers to perform research, hold events, protest and publish the OUE Newsletter. In the past 20 plus years no one has volunteered their time, talents, logic and professional writing abilities more than our own Professor Charles Sackrey. His

energies and commitments have been never ending for over two decades to OUE. The commitments from Charles have contributed so much to OUE while fighting the Hazardous Waste Incinerator slated to be built in Union County in 1990 up to the incinerator battle that currently looms in Union County today. Prior to arriving in Lewisburg, where he was an Economics Professor at Bucknell University for many years, he successfully contributed to environmental issues in other areas of the U.S. Charles decided to step aside to commit more time to other projects, but he will still be available to OUE/Shale Justice when the need arrives. Thank You Charles! While OUE segues into "Shale Justice: A Coalition of Organizations United for the Environment", we hope you can support our move by volunteering to be involved and/or continue to make donations to fund our research, educational activities and public events. All your donations, large and small, mean that you are joining with us to improve and to protect an environment that is being destroyed by corporate polluters and compromised politicians. Thanks again for joining us in fighting back. Thank You Dave Laidacker OUE Board

I approve of the work this new Coalition is doing to combat the destruction the gas corporations are causing. I would like to donate with my tax deductible contribution!

$10 _____ $15 _____ $20 _____ $25 _____ $50 _____ Other ______ Name(s): ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip: _______________________________________________________________________________________ Phone: __________________________________________ Email: ______________________________________________
I would like to help in the Coalitions work by one of the following _____ Become a member at large

_____ Other (please explain) Comments or Suggestions:

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Please make your checks payable to: OUE, P.O. Box 1, Lewisburg, PA 17837 (an envelope has been provided for your convenience)

Current Events
No Fracking France 11 European countries, South Africa and the USA agreed on the creation of a global network whose purpose is to realize a frack free world via: - Uniting for a frack free world - Sharing and promotion of information and expertise - Branding fracking as ecocide - Branding fracking as a human rights violation - Coordinating actions - Inviting others countries, individuals, groups and organizations to join the global network.

Local Activities and Events Celebration of the Arts (Lewisburg Arts Festival)

The celebration of the Arts is a 2 week long event, a highlight of the Lewisburg calendar anchored by two main events: The Market Street Festival - Art, Entertainment and Food..... Featured Local Artist: Donna Spangler

April 26 until May 11, 2013 _________________________________________________

We believe that the only meaningful way forward is to use safer, renewable and cleaner energy sources. To learn more go to: nofrackingfrance.fr/ (translate this page) __________________________________________________ Fracking leak and evacuation in Wyoming County 3/13/2013 Three Washington Township families were evacuated from their homes late Wednesday night, 3-13-13 when Carrizo Oil & Gas lost control of the Yarasavage 1H well during the fracking process. At it's peak, 800 gallons per minutes of waste water flowed from the well. To learn more go to: http://wnep.com/2013/03/14/fracking-fluid-leak-in-wyomingcounty/ __________________________________________________

Unfrackable

This weekend will include workshops you can choose from, fun and simple exercises with the whole group, and free time to get to know other people who are dealing with the same issues you are. May 3,4,5 2013 Crystal Lake Camps 1676 Crystal Lake Rd. Hughesville, PA Payment information: $275.00 for all three days

events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event? oeidk=a07e70ertps26dbed5e&llr=pejhe5bab __________________________________________________

Fracking Pennsylvania: Flirting with Disaster by Walter Brasch Fracking Pennsylvania is an indispensable book for anyone who wants to understand natural gas fracking and the environmental risks it presents. http://www.walterbrasch.com/ __________________________________________________

Triple Divide
A Very Powerful Film Screening on April 13, 2013 First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia 2125 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA

Connect The Dots: Follow the Corporate Money This is a very insightful look at just how far the gas industry will go to get what they want. It takes a look at the total corruption of our government and our politicians. By Dory Hippauf https://vimeo.com/56253894 __________________________________________________ Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline Stop the Tennessee Pipeline

Hosted by 350.org, Food & Water Watch, Protecting Our Waters --- Time TBA

Triple Divide is about the truth behind oil and gas development in shale gas plays. This film is the story of Public Herald's first investigations into the inevitable, negative impacts from shale gas industrial development and how they are handled by the state, specifically the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, entrusted to protect the public and environment. To view a trailer for this film go to: http://tripledividefilm.org/#b90/custom_plain __________________________________________________ Shale Justice: A Coalition of Organizations United for the Environment Website: shalejustice.wordpress.com Get all the up-to-date information concerning the gas industry and how to help keep them from destroying our earth. Donations can be sent to: OUE, P.O. Box 1, Lewisburg, PA 17831
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Tar sands are the most toxic and corrosive forms of oil available. One spill or even a leak can be devastating and all for oil and gas that will do nothing to alleviate the United States dependency on fossil fuels. It will be shipped over seas for the profit of a few rather than the benefit of many. http://www.tarsandsblockade.org/stop-tennessee/pipeline-article/ __________________________________________________

OUE Update, Spring 2013