ACT 13 - Nice Name, Right?

But - What It Does. . .  Is Not At All Nice.
by Steven Rosenfeld, Mar. 12, 2012 via Alternet.org

Fracking Democracy:  Why Pennsylvania’s Act 13 May Be
The Nation’s Worst Corporate Giveaway

“Now I know what it feels like to live in Nigeria,” said recently retired Pittsburgh City Council President Doug Shields.  “You’re basically a resource colony for multi-national corporations to take your natural resources, take them back to wherever they are at, add value to them, and then sell them back to you.”

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I live in the south-central mountains of Pennsylvania, and know that this article is dead on accurate.  It is more than just an article, it is a warning.

Oh - While you are at it - You should also read this related article from Commondreams.org. . .

Peaceful Anti-Fracking Activists Pursued by FBI as ‘Eco-Terrorists’
by the Commandreams.org staff - March 11, 2012