Steelers Safety Troy Polamalu Stirs Controversy for Recommending Anti-Fracking Movie
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While the Pittsburgh Steelers may still be nursing wounds from Sunday‘s upset by the Denver Bronco’s, prominent Steelers safety Troy Polamalu is still stirring controversy for a film recommendation he made on Facebook back in December. The movie? “Gasland.”
Gasland is a 2010 documentary film by Josh Fox covering the environmental hazards of natural gas drilling using hydraulic fracturing, a method that involves drilling into rock and injecting a high-pressure liquid to create channels for natural gas in reservoirs below to be harvested. Gasland features environmental concerns over fracking taking place in the Marcellus Shale under parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and West Virginia, and also speaks with homeowners affected by fracking in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Texas.
The Environmental Protection Agency recently released regulations for fracking under the Safe Water Act and will be releasing a study of fracking’s effect on drinking water sometime in 2012 and also in 2014. Most recently, fracking has been blamed for causing a 4.0 magnitude earthquake in Youngstown, Ohio, on Dec. 31 and fingers have pointed to fracking as the cause of other earthquakes as well.
Here‘s Polamalu’s Facebook post, which, as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette points out, started a lengthy comment debate:
Since Dec. 14, Polamalu’s post has garnered 560 likes, 104 shares and more than 150 comments. Most comments are praise and thanks for Polamalu raising awareness of this issue, but the post is also peppered with criticism for the movie and misinformation about fracturing. Here is a snippet of the Facebook comments:
The Post-Gazette states that the film creator also praised Polamalu for his post on the film:
Mr. Fox was still quick to seize the moment, tweeting back to Mr. Polamalu, “THANKS! Let‘s save PA’s water! Go Steelers!”
He also called the Steelers “#1 in Fracktivist Defense.”
The industry, meanwhile, was quick to contest the film’s accuracy without dissing its well-liked endorser. EnergyInDepth, a pro-industry lobbying firm, tweeted to Mr. Polamalu, saying it has “separated claims” from the facts in “Gasland” — and, by the way, congratulations on his Pro Bowl selection.
Polamalu doesn’t explicitly state his views on the movie or fracking, simply posting the trailer of Gasland without any comment of his own. Polamalu has also included films like “Waiting for Superman”, “Food Inc” and “Vanishing of the Bees” as part of his regularly appearing Movie of the Week feature, according to the Post-Gazette.
Watch the trailer for Gasland:
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Comments (113)
Freedomtomakeupmyownmind
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:22amI live in western PA, where the Marcellus people have completely taken over. AND it is a crying shame. I truly believe that the fracking is killing our environment here. Are family are avid boaters on our local rivers. Every year the water is dirtier and there is less and less fish and water life. I don’t believe for one second this is natural. I have witnessed with my own eyes the tanker trucks dumping waste water into the river. I have even physically tried to block their path. In the past few weeks our local Dam put up a net while letting out some water to see if there is diminishing fish life, and in three weeks they has the net up they caught 3 fish. AND why is that? Because the waste water is killing the wildlife in the water. Many in my family, friends and myself have stopped drinking and cooking with the water altogether, we switched to bottled. And for the boating probably gonna sell it and buy a pool, I don’t feel safe letting my kids swim in it. There is no way to determine the long term effects of exposure to this contaminated water.
Report Post »And not to mention the outsiders who moved here with the company. I can’t go a mile without seeing a plate from out west. So, if this creates jobs is it for the people of the area or just to bring all the mexicans that can’t even speak English to invade out state. I don‘t know one person employed by Marcellus it’s all outside people.
And finally not everyone has the same opinion. Why not listen to the other side? You just B
marvlus
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:41amIf you want to be effective, you have to deliver a coherent message. You are not doing so.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:47am@Freedomtomakeupmyownmind
Isn’t your username kind of obvious? I mean if you don‘t know by now we have a freedom to make up our own minds then aren’t you kinda a waste of space?
BTW, so does MSNBC, CNN, CBS, PBS, NPR etc. I guess you couldn’t fit all of their logos in your avatar huh?
Tell you what all of you environMENTAL nut jobs, if you are willing to bike everywhere and retreat to the days of the horse & buggy just like way you want the REST of us to live, then I’ll join your movement.
IDK about you, but I’m tired of my country buying OIL (what a sweet resource) from our enemies. But as long as we keep placing teddy bears, bugs, and swamps in front of national security then I guess we’ll keep making Middle Earth rich.
Report Post »avgconservative
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:49amAnd so why is it that Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas have had fracturing going on for decades and have not had any problems with the environment. The record of earthquakes in Oklahoma (see the seismograph in Meers, OK) have been going on before fracturing, during fracturing, and after fracturing… it doesn’t matter. The water table in Oklahoma, where the water table has always been good, is still good.
The only water table damage which has happened has been done by wildcat drillers back in the early days of oil production. Today, a surface pipe is set before ANY drilling can take place, which protects the entire range of the aquifer.
Just like the lies of Al Gore and Michael Moore in their movies, Gasland is filled with environmental subjectivism and hysterical, half truths. It works on the ignorant and feeble minded.
http://FlipTheLib.com
Report Post »Tom K
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:55am@FREEDOMTOMAKEUPMYOWNMIND; It is probably NOT the fracking that is killing the fish. Could it be those trucks dumping who knows what in your river ? Next time call the Sheriff or your State Environmental Office. But you ARE free to make up your mind.
Report Post »Freedomtomakeupmyownmind
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 11:04amOk, so my avatar isn’t the most effective way to get my point across. I don’t apologize for how I think or feel. But point taken.
Report Post »I was simply explaining my pov here in western pa. It’s my personal feeling and I never expected to be in the majority. I did expect a adult conversation and not picked apart and bashed.
And I know there has to be some drilling, but to what extent? Does it all need to be extracted immediately? Does the Earth need sucked dry? What will the effects be for say 100 years from now? I think there should be a healthy medium. Take what is needed and leave the rest for the future.
Stoic one
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 11:05amyou speak of tanker trucks DUMPING into the waterways; this is not fracking. It may hydrolic residue from fracking that has been contracted to be transported elsewhere. This is a secondary issue, you can take it up with agencies within your state. Coherent addressing of the conditions you describe will have effect.
Here is an example: home owners everywhere contract to have garbage/trash picked up weekly. Are the home owners responsible if the garbage truck dumps it’s load in a stream in the countryside???
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 11:07amYour beliefs are meaningless. What facts do you have?
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 11:24amYour second post speaks to CONSERVATION and responsibility. The known reserves under the control of the USA (coal,gas, oil) are in the CENTURIES. The largest impediment to sound energy management is the government being manipulated by the extremists.
Is it reasonable to expect a nuclear power plant to withstand an earthquake of magnitude 10? That is what the extremists want; post Japan quake & tsunami.
The vast majority of energy companies want to do a good, responsible job at providing energy for all; yet because of this or that bad apple ALL are treated as criminals. It is time to treat these corporate citizens with the respect they deserve until they break these law.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 11:49am@Freedomtomakeupmyownmind
How can you expect an adult conversation when you have an avatar that would make an ‘Occupy’ Protester proud?
A thank you to @avgconservative for providing facts and not conjecture to the table.
Report Post »Buck Shane
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:19pm@ Freedomtomakeupmyownmind
Report Post »Illegal dumping should be reported. If you photograph the dump along with the plate number, the Blaze will probably do a story on it. Madam, you represent yourself as an activist and you assume an unproven cause and effect – you should shoot photos and when they leave, take water samples. Nothing is more persuasive than a sincere woman on camera … with proof. You can stop the illegal dumping.
COFemale
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:26pmYou are making wild accusations with nothing to back up your claims or proof. I could write kudos about fracking all day long, but without facts, my words mean nothing. Your findings can be caused by a lot of other things, yet you “know” it is due to fracking just because they are in the area. If trucks are dumping stuff in the rivers, then report them. Okay, so someone with a Colorado tag, like me, visits PA I am suddenly an oil or gas person? By the way, I have no plans to visit your pathetic state.
Report Post »Xavier_Holden
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 1:14pmWow! Now isnt that something? Two people living in the same area, but with two completely different stories.
I happen to be a degree’d scientist, living in the Pittsburgh area. The gas companies DO in fact dump water into the rivers — why? Because that particular water is cleared by the EPA/DEP to be dumped, why? Because it is clean.
But now, all of you fear mongering jealous people see them dumping, then “assume” they are polluting.
That is where the bad press comes from — no knowledge, uneducated people who dont’ have a horse in the race causing problems for those whose lives in this area have been changed, for the good, by the money that is being generated.
There is absolutely NO proof that Fracking causes water issues. The case recently in WYOMING was the first, and only statement made by the EPA — ONE WELL OUT OF TENS OF THOUSANDS of wells.
When Range Resources approached me, I VOLUNTEERED my land to host a well site! WHY? Because I know the truth!
Mmmmm…this glass of water that I am drinking tastes mighty fine, People! Just like it always had. My well is 200 feet deep. The fracking well is over a mile deep. Thats 5280 feet. Liquids follow the flow of gravity, not up.
Duh.
Report Post »urethra franklin
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 1:24pmI’m a Lead Environmental Inspector in the Marcellus Shale region and I must say that you are an idiot. We are very careful and heavily regulated. If you have witnessed someone dumping waste, you should report it immediately. I have had PADEP, County Soil Conservation Districts, and ACOE visit my sites and they seemed to be very pleased. As a matter of fact, we were threatened with jail time for having turbid water reach a creek (not even an HQ waterway). So, you can try to sell your version of the “wild west style business” eslewhere, we here aren’t buying it. As for the economic impact, we create jobs (for those that want them) and there are a whole bunch of PA guys working on my project. We spend money in your money grubbing state ($2200 a month for a ****** motel w/ no refrigerator, or $3000 per month for a single family home), we all eat out locally, we all have our trucks worked on locally, our wives shop locally, visit beauty salons, drink in your bars (we tip very well… I watch locals throw down $2 on a $30 meal). We buy fuel (which builds and maintains your roads), we pay for tickets from cops (who target us)…. So, you better remove your head from your rectum before we all pack up and leave your state to return to it’s pre-gas poverty stricken hell! I’ll leave you with this…. “Ain‘t nothin’ finer than a Pipeliner”
Report Post »The10thAmendment
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 2:27pm@ Xavier_Holden
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 1:14pm
Wow! Now isnt that something? Two people living in the same area, but with two completely different stories.
I happen to be a degree’d scientist, living in the Pittsburgh area. The gas companies DO in fact dump water into the rivers — why? Because that particular water is cleared by the EPA/DEP to be dumped, why? Because it is clean.
But now, all of you fear mongering jealous people see them dumping, then “assume” they are polluting.
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My experience in the few months that a Fracking Company has been on my property is nothing short of win – win. The tankers they use to bring in water to cool the rigs comes from a farmers man-made “lake”. Even though it’s on private land the water used for the cooling process is tested before they return the water to that lake source. One time they had the water flagged, but it wasn’t for pollutants. It was cleaner than the source water. They were asked to dial back their reclamation process to closer conform to the lakes natural pollutant levels.
I have 3 wells currently on my property that go 24/7. I also have 2 different water wells for ground water, and they are tested regularly by the Fracking Company and an independent monitor. The water is as sweet as ever.
Report Post »marine43
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 6:40pmUh “took over? ” So they FORCED people to allow drilling? Sounds like your just pissed because you were left out, as far as employment … I heard constant commercials awhile ago that they were hiring. so don ‘t blame the hard workin mexicans for takin jobs our own neighbors are too lazy to take. I work for myself but thought about it. P.A. has enough problems , the E.P.A. is gonna try to throw a wrench in the works by claiming The recent earth quakes in Ohio were from fracking. We need to abolish the EPA they are just pushing the red agenda! And no i wasn’t asked to put a well on my property. I just know a good thing when i see it. How does it serve the Oil and gas industry to NOT do all they can to preserve the industry by not polluting?
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:21amWindmills do more damage to the environment by killing birds than fracking ever could. It seems to me that any fuel that is cheap and would strengthen the US will be opposed by those that wish to redistribute wealth.
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:28amsome people just hate natural resources. I really do not get it. oil, coal, natural gas….these are things we need in order for these brainless boobs to maintain their existence. cannot fix stupid you just can’t. how do they think they will be able to use facebook without energy. I dare them to try and get on facebook using solar power
Report Post »encinom
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:34amWhen you can light your tap water on fire, there is an issue. This is not about birds, but chemicals the W. exempted from the clean water act getting into the drinking water.
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:46am@encinom
Report Post »Those stories about lighting tap water were proven bogus, although that fact was never widely publicized. You may see those stories on your local news because, well..they’re not real smart, but you never see those stories discussed in real debates about the issue because they are myths and setups.
Stoic one
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 11:43amIRONMAAN
That myth gained a lot of notoriety because of a CSI (Las Vegas) that highlighted fracking.
It is my understanding that there actually are places where you can light your water on fire; this was true BEFORE fracking was even contemplated though.
Report Post »ares338
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:18amAll of hair has been feeding off of his brains (what few there were to start with).
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:18amWho read him the pamphlet on fracking? See what you started?
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:18amGet this through your freaking heads! There is ZERO data to show that fracking has any effect on ground water. None! So Troy… do your home work before you open your mouth.
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encinom
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:35amaccept fo rthe fact that in towns where there is fracking the tap water is combustable.
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:58amYou are easily fooled. Those stories were proven setups, bogus, shams. Do your homework. If any of that were true, fracking would have been stopped a long time ago. America is doomed if fools such as you continue to reproduce.
Report Post »Harry Assenback
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 11:17amEncinom……..Everytime you comment you prove what “Fracking” moron you are.
Report Post »carbonyes
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 11:19amENCINOM, get your head out of your hind end. You that daft that you don’t know that the tap water lighting was staged. Go ask your liberal friends about it. The dude got paid for the trick. Know you haven‘t figured out what’s going on with the liberal elitists and their pals that you continually idolize and suck up to.
Not going to take the time explaining to you. Others have attempted. You’ll just have to find out the hard way.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:38pmEncinom, you are so full of _____________. I live in Colorado, there is natural gas drilling all around me and I do not have one issue with contaminated water. I lived in New Mexico where there are natural gas wells and never had issues with drinking water. These are lies and made up stories by die-hard environmentalist who is pushing an agenda. Get educated.
Look at Texas, it has oil wells and gas wells all over the state and you do not hear of any contaminated water. Don’t you think if this was the case, you’d be hearing from a lot of people. Do your own homework. Do not take my word or anyone else word; this includes your Liberal Progressive friends. Until you educate yourself to the pros and cons, you will only be the good little scheeple Liberal Progressives want you to be.
Report Post »RavenGlenn
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 1:23pmI worked for a natural gas company and lived in an area where drilling, and fracking by extent, were common place. The water was completely normal…which makes sense when you actually stop and think about what fracking IS.
Mostly it’s water, sand, and various natural gases. Things that are in the environment anyway. Beyond that, the fracking takes place well beneath the water levels where we get our drinking water from.
Report Post »Buck Shane
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 5:08pmDon’t feed the Trolls
Report Post »savinourliberty
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:16amHey Troy, have you done your homework on this movie? All that gas that they show that “contaminated” the water, was biogenic, meaning it was naturally in the water. Do your homework.
Report Post »peacebestill
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:08amI believe that Football has resulted in more injuries and death than Hydraulic Fracturing ever will.
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:18amIt seems a bit suspicious that hydraulic fracturing is just now being attacked as something bad. The truth is, this process has been in use for literally decades, with nobody saying anything.
Report Post »ConservativeQtee
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:05amTroy Polamalu Does PSA With Obama, Hangs Out At White House. Liberalism is a Mental Disorder
Report Post »starman70
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:19amTroy, when did you receive your engineering degree in Mining or Hydraulic Engineering? Are you a qualified expert in either of these fields?
I suggest you stick to playing football, at which you excel, and upon retirement return to Polynesia or where ever you came from and worry about the environment there.
Report Post »bukowski72
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 1:09pmYeah Troy seems like a terrible person. Making a PSA to encourage kids to get more exercise is terrible.
Polamalu’s favorite pastimes include surfing, growing flowers, making furniture and playing the piano. Despite Polamalu’s hard-hitting style on the gridiron, he is known off the field as a soft-spoken family man.
Polamalu is also well read in the history and theology of early Christianity, which ultimately led him and his wife Theodora to convert to Orthodox Christianity in 2007. He makes the Sign of the Cross after every play. Among his spiritual activities is a pilgrimage to Orthodox Christian sites in Greece and Turkey, taken in 2007. He seldom gives interviews, but when he does, he often speaks of the role his spirituality plays in his life. Polamalu has said that he tries to separate himself from his profession as much as possible, including not watching football games at home. He prays after each play and on the sidelines.
His children, Paisios, and Ephraim, are both named after well-known Greek Orthodox Christian saints.
Polamalu and his wife Theodora founded the Harry Panos Fund to honor Theodora’s grandfather, who served in World War II.
Report Post »bukowski72
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 1:11pmIn 2011, during the NFL lockout, Polamalu utilized his time away from the field to return to the University of Southern California to complete his college education. On May 13, 2011, he graduated from USC with a bachelor’s degree in history. On his personal website he explained, “I decided to finish what I started and walked that stage today not only because it was very important to me personally, but because I want to emphasize the importance of education, and that nothing should supersede it
Report Post »Buck Shane
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 5:13pmI value Troy’s opinion – on football. He seems like a nice guy. I like to watch him play the game. I will not ask him for his opinion on scientific matters.
Report Post »ConservativeQtee
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:03amTroy Polamalu Does PSA With Obama, Hangs Out At White House…Nuff said. He’s a Douche!
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:02amwell put!!!
Report Post »Duckhead
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:50amTroy plays hard. Hits his head alot. I forgive his ignorance.
Report Post »carbonyes
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:27pmDUCKHEAD, maybe he should have hit his head a little harder. Might have knocked some sense into him.
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:49amOne shouldn’t get their environmental information from a man with long hair and tights who does dandruff commercials.
Report Post »carbonyes
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:02pmLike many of the black athletes who foolishly beat their drums for the Bamster, contributing money to his campaign while Barack Hussein Obama is destroying our country and presumably theirs too, they do not understand economics, but neither does Obama, having been raised by socialists and communists. Nor do they understand that the welfare state initiated by LBJ and perpetuated by Clinton, Bush and Obama is destroying Black Americans as well as the rest of America, not only those on the public dole, but the middle class as well.
When Black America wakes up, before it’s too late, they may then realize that they are being duped (big time) by the Democratic Party. I call it being enslaved on the modern day plantation.
Report Post »CRiggsby
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:48amHe has nothing to do now. Trying to keep his name in the headlines.
This explains it all
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commonsenseguy
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:47amthe shampoo this moron uses everyday is just as bad on the water supply,wonder if he will stop washing his hair now,he has all winter to figure out how to wash it naturally.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:46amIm for dirty air and dirty water… And heat and transportation and jobs….these people dont give a ratsass about the environment, they are communists whose goal is to bring America to its knees, capitalism can no longer afford their socialist programs and they know it……
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:58amDetroit:
Report Post »I don’t know if I would go so far as to call them commies, I just think they don’t understand why natural gas is so important to our economy. To them, as Nancy Pigslosi pointed out, it’s all about clean air, clean water, etc. Not heating oil, jobs,gas for our vehicles, jobs, more stable economy, and oh, did I mention jobs?
riverdog1
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 3:18pmi care about jobs AND the envirement, not a commie. you all want to go back to the days when companies dumped wherever and whenever they wanted (a heard on fox news). i don’t. we can have both.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:45am.
Polamalu’s Hair is a Bigger Threat than hydraulic fracking, the environmental impact hazards of all the shampoo & conditioner he uses on that Nappy Hair. Is way worse……..
I know I said Nappy Hair, Please don’t Tattle Tail on me…………..
Report Post »PS90shooter
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:44amAs do you GONZO – way to show up for that National Championship game.
Report Post »PS90shooter
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:43amDISCUS02 – I guess when people can LIGHT THEIR WATER ON FIRE that’s just a freak act of nature huh? Get a clue you moron.
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:54amFirst, if he stuck to football, his team might have done better. I am sick of these people that think, because they have an audience, they have some expertise. I live in northeast Pennsylvania where the old coal economy is being replaced with this technology. Therefore, I have done a lot of reading and studying on how this effects the environment, as well as the economy. A funny thing is going on, with the exceptions of some Gorites (there are a few in every crowd), the overwhelming majority of the people here understand the safety of the industry and the importance to the local and national economy. Drill, baby, Drill.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:54amhello,fracking is not the only culprit,companies for decades and even now are dumping chemicals into the water supply, even city’s are still allowing raw sewage to be dumped into the water supply,because they can not afford to fix the system, so you calling someone a moron is only showing you ignorance,before talking or calling someone names like the leftest do,how about a little more history reading,and a little more investigation work,
Report Post »discus02
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:26amPS90 Did I call you any names? There is absolutely no proof that fragging causes pollution. Read up on it and stop listening to the Environmentalist who want wind turbines but not near them. They would rather see us living in caves but not them!
Report Post »discus02
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:42amThere are no studies that says fragging causes pollution of any kind. Remember the oil spill in the Gulf there is no sign of any oil left anythere near the site. You are nothing but Gore Nannies!
Report Post »PS90shooter
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:36amGreat move Troy!
I am a Pennsylvanian in the heart of gas country, passing Halliburton and Chesapeake Energy trucks on a daily basis. It’s been a boom to the economy no doubt and vital to our energy independence but some of the drillers are careless and are causing serious problems.
I saw the documentary and was very impressed. The criticism is not one of crazy environmental extremism – it’s about responsible, careful, extraction of this vital natural resource. I am pro-nuclear, pro-natural gas, and pro tar-sands development to get us off the teet of the Islamofacists in the Middle East.
What Halliburton, Chesapeake, and others are doing is unregulated, unmitigated, and reckless. To them, it’s all about profits and no responsibility. We in PA are receiving NOTHING for the gas they are extracting becuase Corbett is in the pockets of the gas industry. Corbett should follow the Alaska plan set forth by Sarah Palin by placing a small extraction tax on the companies she has raised billions of dollars for Alaskans, lowered their tax burden, and has not hurt the oil industry one bit.
Wake up Corbett and get with the program. Protect Pennsylvania and support Pennsylvanians.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:35amYou‘ve got winter to watch movies now don’t you Troy?
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:45amHAHAHAHAHA He must be an Obama fan? Would explain his affection for the EPA! GO BRONCOS or PATS. I’m in a win win situation now! :)
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:52amYeah, ALL winter! Go Pats!
(Sorry for the loss Monday Gonzo.)
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:12amI was rooting for Bama, the avatar is from a bet I lost. Waiting on the Blaze to change it back for me.
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 11:43amCool, it’s all good then. Good luck with the avatar. (Could be worse: you could need the Blaze to spell something.)
Report Post »00gabooga
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:32amI wonder how many of the hard-working, blue collar Steeler fans of Pennsylvania share his opinion.
Report Post »carbonyes
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:09pmI am afraid too many. They can’t get past the “D” in Democrat. Sad but true. What‘s really sad is they’ll vote “D” even if it hurts their pocket book – unless they get shocked with a cattle prod and finally wake up. That would be a huge miracle, the kind that only God can pull off.
Report Post »gonetotheright
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:28amClean water and clean air! The liberal rather have us starve or freeze to death!
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:27amYeah, water is important but heat and ability to get to a job so you can buy water is important too….libterds…..
Report Post »The_Jerk
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 9:24amTroy has that right. What’s controversial?
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 10:19amHe does have a right as well as a responsibility. Gather all the facts, then come up with your conclusion. Heck, I even sit through about ten minutes of racheal maddow just to see if there is an opposing view that makes sence…..then I feel like cutting my head of and change the channel.
Report Post »carbonyes
Posted on January 11, 2012 at 12:19pmTroy has a right? Has a right to be an idiot if he wants, just like every other liberal loon that walks the earth. They even have a right to go to Hell if they want, but I would strongly suggest they avoid that option, for that is both eternal and there is no way out. The better option: Choose Jesus, not only will your life on earth be substantially better, but eternity will be a real blast. Don’t believe it can be beaten.
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