“Gasland” Director Responds To Attack By Pennsylvania Official

March 23rd, 2011 | Bulldog Blog | | Leave a comment
Click here to view the trailer for GASLAND. Photo: The Daily Show/Comedy Central
Click here to view the trailer for GASLAND. Photo: The Daily Show/Comedy Central
This week, Teddy Borawski, the chief oil and gas geologist for the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and a member of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett’s administration, serving in an official capacity, and on the record, compared my Sundance award-winning and Oscar-nominated documentary film GASLAND to Nazi propaganda stating “Goebbels would be proud.”  The slander was the latest in a series of smears and misinformation about the film and character attacks on me.

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Nuclear Industry Plays Defense

March 17th, 2011 | Bulldog Blog | | Leave a comment

The lobbyists from the nuclear industry are trying to counter the public reaction to the nuclear disaster in Japan. The old line Nuclear Energy Institute and aggressive companies allied with the Obama White House are trying to tout the claim that nuclear reactors are environmentally friendly compared to such C02 laden fuels like coal. Read more at the Washington Post website.
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Congressman Takes Credit for Attack on Clean Water in CR

February 18th, 2011 | Bulldog Blog | | Leave a comment
Photo: Mike Simpson
Photo: Mike Simpson
In an effort to be industry-friendly, Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) added language to the Continuing Resolution that would block any attempt by the Obama Administration to enforce rules under the Clean Water Act, undermining the EPA’s ability to administer these programs.  The House Leadership encouraged lawmakers to add riders that would diminish the EPA’s effectiveness.

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Gov. Paterson Vetoes NY Drilling Moratorium, but bans High-Volume Hydofracking Until July 2011

December 1st, 2010 | Bulldog Blog | | One comment
Photo: http://www.marcellusprotest.org
Photo: http://www.marcellusprotest.org

Gov. David Paterson on Dec. 11 vetoed a bill that would have banned a wide range of gas drilling in New York State until the spring, but he placated environmental groups by issuing an order the same day that bans high-volume, horizontal hydrofracking in the state through July 1, 2011.

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