Meme with Wings: Are Western Anti-Fracking Activists Funded by Putin’s Russia? At a June 19 speaking event at London’s Chatham House, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen claimed the Russian government is covertly working to discredit hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in the west from afar. “I have met allies who can report that Russia, as part of their sophisticated information and disinformation…
#PABudget: PA Advocacy Group Has Financial Ties to Pension Busting Laura and John Arnold Foundation
#PABudget: PA Advocacy Group Has Financial Ties to Pension Busting Laura and John Arnold Foundation I am going to make this quick… Over the past year, Matt Taibbi, who was with the Rolling Stone, and David Siorta wrote two devastating articles about the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, which is a philanthropic group that was caught donating money…
Poor People Aren’t Lazy, THEY’RE POOR!
Poor People Aren’t Lazy, THEY’RE POOR! Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared over at Lehigh Valley Vanguard, a new progressive visual and literary publication based out of Easton, PA. Marlana Eck is the founder and Editor of the Lehigh Valley Vanguard. Be sure to check out their full site and give them some love. The Lehigh…
Most Ridiculous Item in #PABudget: PA GOP Takes 30 Million from Volunteer Fire Services
Most Ridiculous Item in #PABudget: PA GOP Takes 30 Million from Volunteer Fire Services Because ya know, Who needs fire services? #GOP #PABudget takes $30,000,000 from volunteer fire companies. Volunteer fire companies! — PAHouseDems (@PaHouseDems) July 1, 2014 Not the PA GOP. View On WordPress
The Fracking Prostitutes of American Colleges | Part 3 of 3
The Fracking Prostitutes of American Colleges | Part 3 of 3 [Part 1: Lackawanna College, a two-year college in Scranton, Pa., accepted a $2.5 million endowment from Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. to strengthen that college’s programs and ties to the oil and gas industry. Part 2: Problems with academic integrity in other Pennsylvania colleges.] Among the mission statements of the…
From the Editor: Back in the Saddle
From the Editor: Back in the Saddle You may have noticed a significant decline in the number of article on Raging Chicken Press over the past several weeks. I want to apologize for not writing to you sooner to let you know what’s up. Well, I’m back in the saddle again, logged on, and trying to…
Scientists Predict Increased Rain, Floods for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanians will experience increased rainfall and floods if data analysis by a Penn State meteorologist and long-term projections by a fisheries biologist, with a specialty in surface water pollution, are accurate. Paul Knight, senior lecturer in meteorology at Penn State, compiled rainfall data for Pennsylvania from 1895—when recordings were first made—to this year. He says…
Heather Zichal, Former Obama Energy Aide, Named to Board of Fracked Gas Exports Giant Cheniere
Heather Zichal, Former Obama Energy Aide, Named to Board of Fracked Gas Exports Giant Cheniere Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at DeSmogBlog some love – visit their site for some of the best research debunking misinformation about climate science on the web….
Keystone Progress Visits Sen. Toomey’s Office, Urges Support for Working Familes
Keystone Progress Visits Sen. Toomey’s Office, Urges Support for Working Familes On Monday of this week, a delegation of PA citizens visited Senator Pat Toomey’s office in Allentown to urge him to support working families. The visit was timed to correspond to Monday’s White House Summit on Working Familiesin Washington, D.C. Members of the delegation urged…
CLEAR AS FRACKED WATER
CLEAR AS FRACKED WATER In case anyone missed the mini-fight for control of the PA Democratic Party that unfolded over the June 20th weekend, here’s a recap. Gov. Corbett’s campaign war chest is full of gas industry contributions, but Democratic challenger, Tom Wolf‘s campaign received some, too. On June 16, Karen Feridun, founder of Berks Gas…
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