BillHustonBlog: Something is Fishy in the Delaware River Basin

Q: How do you
OPEN UP FRACKING
in a BRAND NEW AREA,
and get all the Fractivists
to Jump for Joy?

A: Make it look like a ban!

Gov. Cuomo's post on Facebook today.

Friends, something isn't right.

There is significant propaganda being issued now
regarding the "DRBC Ban",
and some of it is coming from unlikely sources.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is making claims on Facebook that today
he voted for a permanent ban on fracking in the Delaware River Basin.

THIS IS NOT TRUE.

The Delaware River Basin Commission today passed a RESOLUTION today (on which Gov. Cuomo holds a seat, along with the governors of DE, NJ, PA, and President Trump) to WRITE RULES (a "rulemaking") which would govern how fracking would occur in the basin.

They pledged to TALK ABOUT language of a prohibition.
They DID NOT PLEDGE to a prohibition in the entire basin.

Many trusted friends in the movement are calling this a "BAN" and jumping for joy.

Friends,
READ THE FINE PRINT.

The leak on Thursday to Associated Press (which we believe came from Governor Tom Wolf's office) stated the ban would only be in TWO COUNTIES in the Upper Delaware over the Marcellus, likely Wayne and Pike County.

NEWSFLASH:

There is NO GAS THERE! as they are South and East of Engelder's "Line of Death".
(line of thermal maturity. Beyond it, the gas is overcooked,


Tiny Blue/Pink dots: Gas Wells. Blue Dots: Perimeter of Marcellus Shale. Red: Line of Thermal Maturity Tan/Yellow: Delaware River Basin (DRB) Light Blue: NY area with prospects? Notice the PA drilling stops before we get to the DRB (no gas in Wayne Co).

So what's going on here? HINT: Google "South Newark Shale".

In 2012, a temporary do-nothing ban(*) was enacted (5 years ago), inserted into a late-night budget bill by a couple of PA State Senators (McIlhinney and Mensch) from the wealthy PA Suburbs, seeking reelection brownie points.

(* It was "do nothing" because fracking was already effectively banned in the entire DRBC since 2010).

This temporary ban on fracking in the South Newark Shale
will expire Dec 31, 2017!

WOOT WOOT -- RED ALERT.
RED ALERT!
POTENTIAL FRACKING ALERT!For the following PA Counties:
Bucks, Montgomery, Berks.
Bucks County is where the DRBC just met. Huh.
(the scene of the crime)

NOW SUDDENLY, Gov. Wolf leaks to the AP that there will
be a "Ban on fracking in the DRBC" and whispers: (in two counties
where BTW there isn't any gas).

And then Cuomo chimes in that he voted to "ban fracking (permanently)"
(no he didn't!!) and that "Fracking is now banned in the DRB",
like this is the result of his recent vote. (no, it isn't!)

SOMETHING IS FISHY with this DRBC "Ban".
Read the fine print, friends.
Fact check everything.

To demonstrate how effective the propaganda has been,
here's something that a very respected group called
Berks Gas Truth recently released:

"The Associated Press is reporting that the Delaware River Basin Commission will announce its intention to ban fracking tommorow. The plans are to ban fracking in two counties, Wayne and Pike, the only vulnerable counties in the Basin that are also in the Marcellus. In other words, it would effectively ban fracking in the entire basin."

Uh, no it wouldn't. And Berks County is potentially impacted when this new shale basin is opened up.

I am not trying to disparage the good work of any person.

I am only trying to express that there is NO NGO, NO PERSON

who can always be trusted 100% of the time.

Friends, you must try
(to the best of your ability)

to FACT CHECK EVERYTHING.

Even very smart people
with hearts of gold
can get tricked.

--
May you, and all beings
be happy and free from suffering :)
-- ancient Buddhist Prayer (Metta)