Gov. Corbett (idiot) fires conservation official!
The termination of the committee head that oversees state parks and forests has raised concerns about accountability of gas drilling on these sites.
Pennsylvania has leased a third of its 2.1 million-acre forest system for oil and gas drilling -- more than 130,000 acres of that for Marcellus Shale deep wells. Under the Rendell administration, DCNR warned that additional oil and gas development would damage the ecology and wild character of the forests.
Jeff Schmidt, director of the Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter, said Mr. Leitholf's firing undercuts the independence of the advisory committee and will hamper its ability to scrutinize drilling in state forests and parks at a crucial time.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12016/1203845-113-2.stm#ixzz1jfjNP13H
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