Contributed image Josh Fox wears a protective mask to minimize exposure to contaminated water being sprayed into the air over an evaporation pit in Wyoming.

Milanville man goes to gas land for first-hand look

‘The Rage of Nature’ film to document experience

By SANDY LONG

UPPER DELAWARE RIVER REGION—When filmmaker Josh Fox, a resident of Milanville, PA, first heard that gas exploration might be on the horizon for the Upper Delaware region, he began gathering information on the subject. The more he learned, the more concerned he became.

When he began to have trouble sleeping, Fox decided to see for himself what the industry and its manifestations looked, sounded and smelled like, as well as how it affected the humans exposed to it. Eight thousand miles and 90 days later, Fox had visited Texas, Colorado and Wyoming, and concluded, “It was far worse than I imagined.”

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Powerlines and pipelines: Here we grow again

Tennessee Gas Pipeline seeks expansion

By SANDY LONG

PIKE AND WAYNE COUNTIES, PA—Those who recently breathed a sigh of relief over PPL’s decision not to run its new powerline along “Route A” in Pike and Wayne Counties will need to take another deep breath as Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGPC), a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation, seeks to expand its existing pipeline in those counties.

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Alpacas, goats and orchids

Neighbors say not in my backyard

By FRITZ MAYER

MONTICELLO, NY—It’s a line that perhaps has never been spoken before in the government center: “I’m a major orchid producer.” The words came from Stuart Salinger, who also raises alpacas, mohair goats and a few other animals on his farm in Forestburgh; he also manages his “family’s foundations.”

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Other stories in this issue:

• Trailer accident leads to accusation of road rage
• Bethel Woods sold out
• Beaverkill Covered Bridge protected
• Recycling fracking fluids
• Little help from PA on roads
• Pennsylvania to examine gas drilling tax
• Where does the gas come from?

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