Received this e-mail today from Penn Environment:
Loyalsock State Forest is the heart of Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains Region, and provides thousands of visitors amazing hiking, canoeing and camping experiences.
But, Gov. Corbett is on the verge of opening the most pristine areas of Loyalsock to gas drilling. We could see fracking waste running into crystal-clear Rock Run. Drilling pads scattered across the scenic views from Old Loggers Path.
And with a new official in charge of our state forests, we need your help to keep up the pressure to protect Loyalsock.
Tell Governor Corbett’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR): “Keep drilling out of Loyalsock State Forest.”
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If the governor allows Anadarko, a Houston-based gas company, to drill in this pristine area of Loyalsock State Forest, the park’s land would be torn up and vulnerable to pollution. Anadarko has already been cited for over 150 drilling violations in Pennsylvania and is already surveying lands for drilling around some of the best hiking paths--something we can’t stand by and allow. [1]
Instead of defending this beautiful part of Loyalsock State Forest, Governor Corbett’s DCNR is standing idly by and letting Anadarko move full steam ahead. No one wants to see the beautiful Loyalsock State Forest and its incredible hiking trails ruined by the pollution and destruction of gas drilling.
Stand with us and tell our environmental officials to defend Loyalsock State Forest.
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Sincerely,
David Masur
PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center Director
PS—We need to create enough of an outcry in the next few weeks to ensure Gov. Corbett's new Secretary of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources understands Pennsylvanians care about Loyalsock. Can you get 5 more of your friends to take action to help us hit our goal today? Forward this to others who want to protect our state forests!
You can click here to sign the petition:
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