Marcellus Shale Gas Project arrives in Philly in time for proposed 'Safe Drinking Water Month'

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Marcellus Shale Gas Project arrives in Philly in time for proposed 'Safe Drinking Water Month'

POSTED: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 4:06 PM

If you're not sure what to believe after watching Promised Land (and the shale industry's damage-control advertising that accompanied it), you might want to stop by the Marcellus Shale Gas Project, an exhibition that opens today at the Gershman Y. The photo exhibit runs through Feb. 14 at the Y's Open Lens Gallery and includes images of the impact of drilling on Pennsylvania's landscape and portraits of people whose drinking water was contaminated. On Jan. 23, at 6 p.m., an opening reception will be held, featuring a panel discussion with Jeff Schmidt, director of Sierra Club PA.

It seems an apt time for the exhibit to arrive in Philly from Pittsburgh, where it was previously on display. After all, a Pennsylvania state legislator just moved to recognize January as "Safe Drinking Water Month." The bill was introduced as noncontroversial — after all, who can complain about safe drinking water — but it was introduced by Rep. Neal Goodman, who has criticized the Department of Environmental Protection in the past and who is from Schuylkill County, which sits on top of part of the Marcellus Shale formation and has been seen as poised to be swept up in the state's shale-gas boom. The draft resolution notes that "the Constitution of Pennsylvania sets forth the people's right to pure water and the preservation of our natural resources."

 

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