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Permalink Reply by JHH on July 28, 2010 at 11:01

Unfortunately, lies and falsehoods seem to work themselves into public policy. jhh

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Permalink Reply by Stevew on July 28, 2010 at 23:30

I signed up to be on their list. The site has a lot of info, but it's poorly organized. It could be much cleaner and have a stronger punch. It needs to have bulleted talking points that are more focused than they are now.

The information is there to refute Gasland, but it's organized like a blog and not like a news release. This post is in the form of a blog and it should be that plus a downloadable pdf that we can show to others.

Sorry to be curt, it's late for me and I am impatient with the industry spokespeople who do not seem to realize how much the general public is responding to Gasland. I think we need to get out and make the case for natural gas - perhaps you guys in Louisiana don't feel the need to make the case for gas, but we who live out of the area do.

There are no gas wells whatsoever where I live. People don't have a clue where it comes from. They see a documentary like Gasland and it looks very true and very scary. That's why I've been asking for info that counters Gasland. I am around people who have no reason to disbelieve it.

where's my damn chainsaw when I need it?????

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Permalink Reply by sesport on July 29, 2010 at 1:52

Logger - There may not be any gas wells, but news travels. Items like this fan the flames.

http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=12880159

There will be many knee-jerk reactions by those who won't do the homework to find out what happened. Gasland gives us an idea of how misinformed some can be, and some concerns are warranted given current events. IMO, it would be more of a benefit to make the case for production in a civil & respectful manner.

Energy In Depth is an industry site, so one should consider it's slant. Not saying it's not entitled to defend against misinformation, just that they are defending their own livelihood. Info from all sides is needed to do a better job, to promote a better image of producing.

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Permalink Reply by sesport on July 29, 2010 at 4:58

And although this is pipeline related, not drilling related, it's still industry related. Again, word spreads fast, the list grows longer in the minds of a largely uneducated ( and until now perhaps largely apathetic? ) public. They don't recognize that this may mostly be on the backs of individual operators, that in fact the different industries operate differently. The public will, I'm afraid, view these with "broad brush" perspective.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100729/ap_on_bi_ge/us_michigan_river_o...

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Permalink Reply by Stevew on July 29, 2010 at 18:32

Tbanks for the links sesport. We are going to hear about every leak and blow out no matter how large. One of my friends heard about a "tragedy" where a worker got killed when a piece of construction equipment hit a gas pipeline.

I grew up down there and know this happens all the time, but my friends were shocked. They had no idea people died to get us oil and gas. I reminded them that each year in the woods we have about five loggers killed trying to get us lumber to build houses. People are scared after the gulf oil spill. (this does not mean that we should not make o&g or logging as safe as possible. I'm all for regulations that truly keep workers and the environment safe. I just worry about too many too quickly without good thought.

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