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Pa. limits authority of oil, gas inspectors

Posted on March 31, 2011 by melissa nann burke

Oil and gas inspectors policing Marcellus Shale development in Pennsylvania will no longer be able to issue violations to the drilling companies they regulate without first getting the approval of top officials, according to a story today from ProPublica’s Abrahm … Continue reading →

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Unplug, buy nothing, make no trash for a year?

Posted on March 15, 2011 by melissa nann burke

Elizabethtown College will host a free showing of the documentary film “No Impact Man” at 7:30 p.m. March 29 in the college’s Brinser Lecture Room. The 2009 movie documents environmentalist Colin Beavan’s vow to reduce his environmental impact to almost … Continue reading →

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Gas wells going unreported in Pa. for months

Posted on February 3, 2011 by melissa nann burke

Many gas wells in Pennsylvania go unreported for months, despite a state law requiring natural gas drilling companies to submit well records no later than 30 days after drilling is completed, according to a report by the investigative project ProPublica. … Continue reading →

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Recycling Xmas trees (Plus: real or fake?)

Posted on December 22, 2010 by melissa nann burke

For the 22nd year, the York County Solid Waste Authority is running a free Christmas tree recycling program for county residents Dec. 27 through Jan. 31. Trees may be dropped off at the authority’s Yard Waste Transfer Facility during daylight … Continue reading →

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Make a solar-powered holiday wreath

Posted on December 21, 2010 by melissa nann burke

I didn’t know there was such things as solar-powered LED string lights, but blogger Not Martha shares how she made a solar-powered wreath. She says the sensors in the solar panel turn the lights on when it gets dark and … Continue reading →

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Magazine recycling for Ronald McDonald House

Posted on December 8, 2010 by melissa nann burke

Go green for the holidays and recycle all those glossy catalogs and magazines you’ve received, while raising funds for the Ronald McDonald House in Hershey. Drop them into the green recycling bin at the following locations: – McDonald’s at 133 … Continue reading →

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Scholar: Eco-Apartheid or Educational Equity?

Posted on October 17, 2010 by melissa nann burke

Antwi Akom of San Francisco State University will discuss environmental racism at Lebanon Valley College in Annville 7 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Leedy Theater of the Mund College Center. Akom makes a case for health policy reform that gives … Continue reading →

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