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Special Series Blog: Earth's Bounty
The Allegheny Front for the week of 05/12/2012
An Evening with Author Seamus McGraw - Author and journalist Seamus McGraw will discuss his book, End of Country, which chronicles the rise of gas drilling in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Tom Brokaw calls the book a cautionary tale - an unsettling account of what can happen when big energy companies come calling in rural America. Hosted by The Allegheny Front's Jennifer Szweda Jordan and the Post-Gazette's Erich Schwartzel. The event takes place at WYEP's Community Broadcast Center on Thursday May 24 at 6:30 pm.
 A for sale sign sits outside of Kim McEvoy’s house in Butler County. Her realtor says without water, the house has little chance of selling. Photo: Susan Phillips / StateImpact PA |
Residents Fed Up with Bad Water Flee Shale Drilling Areas - Gas drilling has turned some quiet rural areas of Pennsylvania into growing industrial zones. Residents complain of increased truck traffic, bad air, and contaminated well water. Some of those residents have turned to activism. Others have filed lawsuits. But a growing number of Pennsylvania residents living near Marcellus Shale sites are also packing up their bags and moving. StateImpactPA's Susan Phillips has this story for the Allegheny Front.
 Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon has been stripped of his board chairman position, and faces shareholder lawsuits over controversial loans. Photo: Scott Detrow / StateImpact PA |
Chesapeake Energy CEO in Deep with Shareholders - There's been a storm brewing among the leadership of the second largest natural gas producer in the US--Chesapeake Energy. The conflict began with controversial mortgage transactions made by CEO Aubrey McClendon. The story was first reported from Pittsburgh by Erich Schwartzel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Kara Holsopple talks with Schwartzel.
 At a recent Girl Scout event in Oil City, the scouts had a bonfire and set up luminarias. Photo: B.A. Bridges |
Girl Scouts Celebrate Centennial with Green Projects - For 100 years, the Girl Scouts of America have made it their mission to help girls become community leaders and activists. This year, in honor of their centennial anniversary, troops all across the country are participating in the Forever Green project. The Allegheny Front's Ilana Yergin reports.
 Virginia Dobell has been gathering dandelions for family salads for 90 years. Photo: Chris Fetter |
Spring Has Sprung: Grammy Goes a-Gatherin' - The Allegheny Front's Ann Murray discovers one person's lawn-choking weed, is another's culinary harbinger of spring. Click the transcript for a recipe of Grammy's hot dandelion salad dressing.
 A mild winter, an early spring and late frosts have wreaked havoc on local orchards. Photo: Kelly DeLay/Flickr |
Less Fruit? Blame Early Spring and Late Frost - Farmer’s Markets and roadside stands won’t have as many peaches and apples for sale this season. That's because a mild winter, early spring and late frosts have wreaked havoc on local orchards. Essential Public Radio's Erika Beras reports.
West Virginia to See Extensive Earthquake Monitoring - EarthScope is a program of the National Science Foundation that deploys seismic, GPS and other geophysical instruments to study the structure and evolution of North America and the processes causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The program will install equipment in WV this summer. West Virginia Public Radio's Glynis Board has this story for The Allegheny Front.
The Allegheny Front for the Week of May 12, 2012 - Listen to the entire program.
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