Another gas well "incident" in Washington County (SW PA)

[Divernan]

Not to worry, folks! An anonymous Range Resources spokesman says it was only a little smoke!

May I be so crass as to point out that:
(1) where's there's smoke, there's fire;
(2) smoke from fires at these operations can spread god knows what toxic brew of carcinogens throughout the area;
(3) two municipalities' fire crews were called to the scene - at taxpayers' expense, not Range Resources';
(4) I believe the 9ll caller reported an explosion; the 9ll operator would not have made that up.

But hey, Big Bad Tom Corbett - god forbid Pennsylvania impose an extraction tax on drillers(like every other oil-producing state does) - not after they bought and paid for your election!

What a power-drunk, greedy, heartless POS we have for a governor! If Big Oil contributes just 1/10th of their untaxed profits in Pennsylvania to the Governor, he can run for Pres.

Possible fire at gas well site under control
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A report of an explosion and fire around 5 a.m. Tuesday at a gas well site in Mount Pleasant, Washington County, may not have been as serious as first believed.

KDKA-TV is reporting a Range Resources spokesman said there was no fire or blast and the situation was under control in about 20 minutes. He said a worker had called 911 to report smoke at the Mark West Compression Station and not at a drilling site.

Midway and Mount Pleasant firefighters were called to the scene. No injuries were reported.

Mount Pleasant is located west of Bridgeville and Cecil. The gas well site is along Caldwell Road and near routes 50 and 18. The incident comes on the heels of a Feb. 23 fire that injured three workers at a Marcellus Shale well site near Avella.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11060/1128846-58.stm#ixzz1FLhazNF1

[PA Democrat]

1. Two gas well explosions within the past week, more than 40,000

of PA's working poor thrown off of Adult Basic health insurance as of today.

And the POS has yet to reveal his budget which will contain god-only-knows what new assaults on the citizens of PA.

I am ready to go to Harrisburg and show the gov a little Wisconsin-style love.

[blue neen]

2. Once again, Tom Corbett fiddles while Pennsylvania burns.

What is going to become of this state with him at the helm?

[katnapped]

3. Remember the mushroom clouds?

That or just a great big hole in the ground.

But as long as Corbett and his buddies are making money, no problem....