Monthly Archives: March 2010

And, the bill received some Republican support. If it were passed by the full legislature and enacted, the legislation would ban further leasing of state-owned forest land for the purpose of drilling for natural gas for five years. The 16-9 … Continue reading →

As of this writing, 216 comments have been posted on the YDR’s story on Saturday’s open house and protests at Gemmill farm in Peach Bottom Township. I’m normally not a big fan of comments, but some of them — I … Continue reading →

A filmmaker with a family home in Pennsylvania who said his family was solicited for Marcellus Shale production has made a film about the booming natural gas production. The filmmaker was recently featured on PBS, and a member of The … Continue reading →

Steelmaker ArcelorMittal in Steelton has shot down an idea for the firm Enginuity Energy to build a plant at the steel plant just outside York County that would burn chicken manure to generate electricity for the plant. The reason given: … Continue reading →

The government vetting process for products getting the Energy Star designation, meaning they are purchased by you and me because they are better for the environment, doesn’t appear to be up to the test in all cases, according to a … Continue reading →

Wagman Construction’s new home in downtown York and a project at Gettysburg College worked on by a division of Barton Associates of York are both competing in the 4th Annual Green Building Awards Competition sponsored by the Green Building Association … Continue reading →

The natural gas industry is reportedly lobbying to get language into a federal climate change and energy initiative that would exempt hydraulic fracturing from federal regulation. This type of natural gas extraction is what is being used in the Northeast’s … Continue reading →

You can’t talk about anything involving the environment, conservation or event the price of milk for that matter in Pennsylvania without getting on the subject of the state’s deer herd. It’s a fact hunters and hunter-haters alike just need to … Continue reading →

OK, I’ve been wondering this for awhile, and I’m really, seriously interested in hearing from anybody who has any information about it. This is probably the most important question about “green” in the Great Recession. Have you or someone you … Continue reading →

The Cumberland County Chapter of Trout Unlimited is closing a several-year chapter to preserve a section of the stream in Cumberland County after many worried it could become degraded by area development. With the help of a state grant, the … Continue reading →