A group of concerned citizens under the name ProtectNorthernPA.org are asking for public response to a proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) plant in Bradford County and potential shipping path for the product to a New Jersey port for exporting.
“Liquified natural gas is a chilled, condensed form of methane drilled from the northeast Pennsylvania marcellus shale region,” said the group’s head, Diana Dakey. “In order to export this product, it is chilled and condensed down to 1/600th of its original volume and put into tanker trucks or rail cars to be delivered to ships where it can be exported.”
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In the nine months since taking over as the Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper, many people have asked why I stepped away from a nearly 20-year career in community journalism and successful run as the features editor for The Daily Item newspaper to take over running a nonprofit focused on environmental issues along our river and its tributaries.
Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper John Zaktansky talks about some of the initiatives and projects we've tackled over the past year, things we are planning soon and how you can get involved via the #GivingTuesday campaign. As the chaos of current events continues to swirl, 15-year-old Lila Oast, of Bloomsburg, finds her escape in a kayak.
"It's like the real world disappears and all you're focused on is catching fish," she said. |
AuthorsRiverkeeper John Zaktansky is an award-winning journalist and avid promoter of the outdoors who loves camping, kayaking, fishing and hunting with the family. Archives
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