New YouTube Video

We put up another YouTube video yesterday, titled Natural Gas: Blunders and Numbers.

The state was not able to pass new regulations for the oil and gas industry in the most recent session earlier this winter. That’s not really a huge surprise, considering how much pressure the industry was putting on both the legislative and executive branches to do nothing. It’s always putting pressure so that nothing is done which is why things are in the shape they are now: contaminated streams and rivers, contaminated ground water, well site accidents, and more.

Our newest video is about what we’ve seen in our area in respect to industry’s compliance to the state’s laws. It’s not a pretty picture, especially when the numbers get totaled and compared to the 55,000 producing wells in this state. West Virginia has a serious problem.

Attempts now are being made to pass new regulations during an interim session. Our fears are that whatever happens it will be more of the same.

More soon!

July 9, 2011