Fracker Plans Tour of NE PA for Ukrainian Activists - Cancels When They Find Talk With PA Activists

[JPZenger]

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/10/1230262/-Royal-Dutch-Shell-They-ve-Really-Got-a-Friend-in-Pennsylvania

So the Royal Dutch Shell Corp. wants to frack the country of Ukraine. However, a group of local activists were causing trouble.

So Shell offered to fly the activists on an all-expenses tour of NE PA to show them the wonders of fracking.

However, Shell was also watching the facebook pages of local Pa. activists and realized that the tour might not stay completely on- message. It seems the Ukranians had contacted PA. activists and were asking too many questions. So Shell cancelled the whole tour.

More at the link.

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Meanwhile, here is a good article about the continuing battle about how and when fracking will be allowed in the Delaware River Basin (which includes potential fracking areas in the northeastern corner of PA and provides the water supply for 15 million people.)

http://citizensvoice.com/news/delaware-river-drilling-future-embroils-states-1.1534717

[Curmudgeoness]

1. I sometimes wonder just how bright these company bigwigs are.

Did they really think that the activists from the Ukraine would not be interested in contacting the activists here? Did they think that they could just wow these Ukrainians with whitewash? The best thing we have on our side is that they are so self-confident and underestimate us to the max.