EPA Official: "Crucify" Oil and Gas Companies

[Stephanie]

This is FUBB...

Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) took to the Senate floor today to draw attention to a video of a top EPA official saying the EPA’s “philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies - just as the Romans crucified random citizens in areas they conquered to ensure obedience.

Inhofe quoted a little-watched video from 2010 of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official, Region VI Administrator Al Armendariz, admitting that EPA’s “general philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies.

“It’s a deterrent factor,” Armendariz said, explaining that the EPA is following the Romans’ philosophy for subjugating conquered villages.

EPA Official's 'Philosophy' On Oil Companies: 'Crucify Them' - Just As Romans Crucified Conquered Citizens | CNSNews.com

The Obamachine marches on...

Law and order Republican Inhofe opposes "complying with the law."

Whenever a CON$ervoFascist creates a sentence with one or two quoted words bridged by the CON$ervoFascist's words, you know the person being "quoted" said something different. In this case the person was talking about LAW BREAKERS so Inhofe and all his fellow CON$ervoFascists support the breaking of our laws while calling themselves supporters of "law and order."

To CON$ oil companies are above the law and should never be held accountable for their willful violations. To the GOP, laws are only for the little people, not Big Oil!!!

and you have NO PROBLEMS with these UNELECTED people saying these things about a industry that supports your life...I'm sure you live in a cave, burn cow dung for heat, use a horse and buggy, and what the heck are doing using a computer? Stop being a blowhard and call your Rep and tell them to DEFUND this sick agency.

 

[The Infidel]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-4gnNz0vc]"If I wanted America to fail" - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Mr. H.]

This is FUBB...

Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) took to the Senate floor today to draw attention to a video of a top EPA official saying the EPA’s “philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies - just as the Romans crucified random citizens in areas they conquered to ensure obedience.

Inhofe quoted a little-watched video from 2010 of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official, Region VI Administrator Al Armendariz, admitting that EPA’s “general philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies.

“It’s a deterrent factor,” Armendariz said, explaining that the EPA is following the Romans’ philosophy for subjugating conquered villages.

EPA Official's 'Philosophy' On Oil Companies: 'Crucify Them' - Just As Romans Crucified Conquered Citizens | CNSNews.com

The Obamachine marches on...

Law and order Republican Inhofe opposes "complying with the law."

Whenever a CON$ervoFascist creates a sentence with one or two quoted words bridged by the CON$ervoFascist's words, you know the person being "quoted" said something different. In this case the person was talking about LAW BREAKERS so Inhofe and all his fellow CON$ervoFascists support the breaking of our laws while calling themselves supporters of "law and order."

To CON$ oil companies are above the law and should never be held accountable for their willful violations. To the GOP, laws are only for the little people, not Big Oil!!!

Did you bother to watch the video? What's there to take out of context? That little prick should have his hat handed to him.

This is the Obama propaganda machine at its finest, and it's being implemented by his league of goose-stepping pimps.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Law and order Republican Inhofe opposes "complying with the law."

Whenever a CON$ervoFascist creates a sentence with one or two quoted words bridged by the CON$ervoFascist's words, you know the person being "quoted" said something different. In this case the person was talking about LAW BREAKERS so Inhofe and all his fellow CON$ervoFascists support the breaking of our laws while calling themselves supporters of "law and order."

To CON$ oil companies are above the law and should never be held accountable for their willful violations. To the GOP, laws are only for the little people, not Big Oil!!!

Armendariz is not complying with the law; that's the problem. He's made false accusations against companies and abused his authority by taking illegal actions against them, but it's no surprise that an EnviroFA$CIST (see, I can be a five year old too) like yourself cheers on dishonest and dishonorable behavior because that is what dishonest and dishonorable people do.

He apologized today for his crucify remarks, but he needs to be fired for his actions.

 

[Intense]

Law and order Republican Inhofe opposes "complying with the law."

Whenever a CON$ervoFascist creates a sentence with one or two quoted words bridged by the CON$ervoFascist's words, you know the person being "quoted" said something different. In this case the person was talking about LAW BREAKERS so Inhofe and all his fellow CON$ervoFascists support the breaking of our laws while calling themselves supporters of "law and order."

To CON$ oil companies are above the law and should never be held accountable for their willful violations. To the GOP, laws are only for the little people, not Big Oil!!!

Armendariz is not complying with the law; that's the problem. He's made false accusations against companies and abused his authority by taking illegal actions against them, but it's no surprise that an EnviroFA$CIST (see, I can be a five year old too) like yourself cheers on dishonest and dishonorable behavior because that is what dishonest and dishonorable people do.

He apologized today for his crucify remarks, but he needs to be fired for his actions.

In this Administration, that should get him a promotion. Next time someone takes one up the ass for the team, see who advances.

 

[Stephanie]

This guy is one of many in this administration that thinks JUST LIKE HIM..

Damn people have YOU SEEN enough? these people are out TO HURT us..

VOTE these Progressive bastards out in November.

 

[AquaAthena]

This is FUBB...

Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) took to the Senate floor today to draw attention to a video of a top EPA official saying the EPA’s “philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies - just as the Romans crucified random citizens in areas they conquered to ensure obedience.

Inhofe quoted a little-watched video from 2010 of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official, Region VI Administrator Al Armendariz, admitting that EPA’s “general philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies.

“It’s a deterrent factor,” Armendariz said, explaining that the EPA is following the Romans’ philosophy for subjugating conquered villages.

EPA Official's 'Philosophy' On Oil Companies: 'Crucify Them' - Just As Romans Crucified Conquered Citizens | CNSNews.com

The Obamachine marches on...

A top official at the Environmental Protection Agency has apologized after being captured on video saying his agency’s method of enforcing oil and gas regulations was to find a few bad actors to “crucify” and hold up as examples.


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze3GB_b7Nuo]EPA Official: EPAs "philosophy" is to "crucify" and "make examples" of US energy producers - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Trajan]

This is FUBB...

Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) took to the Senate floor today to draw attention to a video of a top EPA official saying the EPA’s “philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies - just as the Romans crucified random citizens in areas they conquered to ensure obedience.

Inhofe quoted a little-watched video from 2010 of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official, Region VI Administrator Al Armendariz, admitting that EPA’s “general philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies.

“It’s a deterrent factor,” Armendariz said, explaining that the EPA is following the Romans’ philosophy for subjugating conquered villages.

EPA Official's 'Philosophy' On Oil Companies: 'Crucify Them' - Just As Romans Crucified Conquered Citizens | CNSNews.com

The Obamachine marches on...

the guy appears to be an atypical obama appointee or slider..hes also historically challenged the Romans did no such thing....what a dumbass.

 

[edthecynic]

This is FUBB...

Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) took to the Senate floor today to draw attention to a video of a top EPA official saying the EPA’s “philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies - just as the Romans crucified random citizens in areas they conquered to ensure obedience.

Inhofe quoted a little-watched video from 2010 of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official, Region VI Administrator Al Armendariz, admitting that EPA’s “general philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies.

“It’s a deterrent factor,” Armendariz said, explaining that the EPA is following the Romans’ philosophy for subjugating conquered villages.

EPA Official's 'Philosophy' On Oil Companies: 'Crucify Them' - Just As Romans Crucified Conquered Citizens | CNSNews.com

The Obamachine marches on...

Law and order Republican Inhofe opposes "complying with the law."

Whenever a CON$ervoFascist creates a sentence with one or two quoted words bridged by the CON$ervoFascist's words, you know the person being "quoted" said something different. In this case the person was talking about LAW BREAKERS so Inhofe and all his fellow CON$ervoFascists support the breaking of our laws while calling themselves supporters of "law and order."

To CON$ oil companies are above the law and should never be held accountable for their willful violations. To the GOP, laws are only for the little people, not Big Oil!!!

Did you bother to watch the video? What's there to take out of context? That little prick should have his hat handed to him.

This is the Obama propaganda machine at its finest, and it's being implemented by his league of goose-stepping pimps.

He singled out law breakers who were not "complying with the law."

It is a Freudian Slip of the first degree that CON$ervoFascists automatically assumed that Big Oil and Big Coal are LAW BREAKERS!!!

 

[Stephanie]

Law and order Republican Inhofe opposes "complying with the law."

Whenever a CON$ervoFascist creates a sentence with one or two quoted words bridged by the CON$ervoFascist's words, you know the person being "quoted" said something different. In this case the person was talking about LAW BREAKERS so Inhofe and all his fellow CON$ervoFascists support the breaking of our laws while calling themselves supporters of "law and order."

To CON$ oil companies are above the law and should never be held accountable for their willful violations. To the GOP, laws are only for the little people, not Big Oil!!!

Did you bother to watch the video? What's there to take out of context? That little prick should have his hat handed to him.

This is the Obama propaganda machine at its finest, and it's being implemented by his league of goose-stepping pimps.

He singled out law breakers who were not "complying with the law."

It is a Freudian Slip of the first degree that CON$ervoFascists automatically assumed that Big Oil and Big Coal are LAW BREAKERS!!!

Oh it was a slip all right, into how the idiot thinks and what this administation is doing to us in this country...You of course have no problems with that, you are hopeless

 

[Mr. H.]

Here's an example of this punk's handiwork, going after a business in EPA Region 6 which is his charge...

Mr. Obama appointed Mr. Armendariz to run the EPA’s efforts in the south-central region of the country, which includes the oil-rich states of Texas and Oklahoma. Sooner State Republican Sen. James M. Inhofe took to the Senate floor Wednesday to announce an oversight investigation into how Mr. Armendariz was implementing this strategy to block hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which is the most promising technique for extracting domestic oil and gas resources.

Mr. Inhofe thinks Range Resources Corp. is the most outrageous example of an innocent rounded up by the EPA to send a message. The firm uses fracking to provide affordable and clean energy, which undercuts the Obama administration’s push for windmills and solar panels. On Dec. 7, 2010, EPA faxed a letter to Range Resources asserting the agency had “determined that an imminent and substantial endangerment to a public drinking water aquifer has occurred” arising from the company’s operations in Parker County, Texas. This letter was sent at 4 p.m., after a press conference and media blitz by agency staff meant to blame fracking for dangerous conditions at a wealthy landowner’s private well.

EPA threatened $50,000 per day in fines and demanded immediate compliance. The company pointed out that the presence of natural gas in water wells in the area is because of geology, not drilling. High levels of methane were found naturally in water long before the company had any operations in the area. A federal district judge and a state agency agreed there was no imminent danger because the well had been shut down.

When the case landed before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year, judges during oral arguments kept asking Justice Department and EPA representatives, “Where was the due process?” for the company. The agency realized it couldn’t win, and the case was dismissed on April 2.

EDITORIAL: Obama crucifies business - Washington Times

"Where's the due process". That says it all in a nutshell.

 

[edthecynic]

Here's an example of this punk's handiwork, going after a business in EPA Region 6 which is his charge...

Mr. Obama appointed Mr. Armendariz to run the EPA’s efforts in the south-central region of the country, which includes the oil-rich states of Texas and Oklahoma. Sooner State Republican Sen. James M. Inhofe took to the Senate floor Wednesday to announce an oversight investigation into how Mr. Armendariz was implementing this strategy to block hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which is the most promising technique for extracting domestic oil and gas resources.

Mr. Inhofe thinks Range Resources Corp. is the most outrageous example of an innocent rounded up by the EPA to send a message. The firm uses fracking to provide affordable and clean energy, which undercuts the Obama administration’s push for windmills and solar panels. On Dec. 7, 2010, EPA faxed a letter to Range Resources asserting the agency had “determined that an imminent and substantial endangerment to a public drinking water aquifer has occurred” arising from the company’s operations in Parker County, Texas. This letter was sent at 4 p.m., after a press conference and media blitz by agency staff meant to blame fracking for dangerous conditions at a wealthy landowner’s private well.

EPA threatened $50,000 per day in fines and demanded immediate compliance. The company pointed out that the presence of natural gas in water wells in the area is because of geology, not drilling. High levels of methane were found naturally in water long before the company had any operations in the area. A federal district judge and a state agency agreed there was no imminent danger because the well had been shut down.

When the case landed before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year, judges during oral arguments kept asking Justice Department and EPA representatives, “Where was the due process?” for the company. The agency realized it couldn’t win, and the case was dismissed on April 2.

EDITORIAL: Obama crucifies business - Washington Times

"Where's the due process". That says it all in a nutshell.

Oh come on, the Washington Slimes has less credibility than Inhofe, and Inhofe has none!

Range Resources - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sanctions
Range Resources has paid $219,875 in fines to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as of May 2010. The bulk was $141,175 levied for a fracking fluid spill that killed aquatic life in Washington County's Brush Creek — protected by the state as a "high-quality waterway") — according to the Pittsburgh Business Times. However, Ray Walker, vice president, said that Range Resources has "made a lot of adjustments since then". The fluid spill was due to a "faulty elbow pipe"; according to Walker, Range has since "gone to a completely different pipe manufacturer and a completely different pipe design". Firings and changed procedures also followed the incident. [13]
[edit]Public relations

Range Resources has sponsored public relations campaigns supporting permitted use zoning regulations rather than conditional use regulations, which could permit citizen review of Range's activities near their land or neighbourhoods. According to NPR, the campaigns sometimes are thinly-veiled coercion. "Mount Pleasant and its three citizen supervisors were ridiculously outmanned...in [an ensuing] full-scale PR war" with Range Resources when the supervisors decided to follow conditional use zoning policy used in other states such as Texas, Colorado and Wyoming. Through letters to citizens, Range threatened to cut off funding to the township if the township refused to support permitted use zoning for Range. Other opposing townships have also been sued by Range Resources over zoning policies.[5] On November 8 2011, CNBC reported on a conference which Range Resources attended, in which those in the energy industry were advised to "download the US Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Manual, because we are dealing with an insurgency". In the conference, Range Resources spokesman Matt Pitzarella also said that Range had "several former psy ops folks...[who are] very comfortable in dealing with localized issues and local governments. Really all they do is spend most of their time helping folks develop local ordinances and things like that. But very much having that understanding of psy ops in the Army and in the Middle East has applied very helpfully here for us in Pennsylvania." [14] Pitzarella later clarified that he meant to refer to "one employee of the firm", whose psy ops background made him adept at handling emotionally-charged township meetings. However, Sharon Wilson, the recorder of the remarks, said "the comments reveal what the fracking industry thinks about people in the communities that are impacted by the industry." [14]

 

[bripat9643]

EDITORIAL: Obama crucifies business - Washington Times

"Where's the due process". That says it all in a nutshell.

Oh come on, the Washington Slimes has less credibility than Inhofe, and Inhofe has none!

Range Resources - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Let me get this straight: you think Wiki has credibility?

 

[Jroc]

Here's an example of this punk's handiwork, going after a business in EPA Region 6 which is his charge...

Mr. Obama appointed Mr. Armendariz to run the EPA’s efforts in the south-central region of the country, which includes the oil-rich states of Texas and Oklahoma. Sooner State Republican Sen. James M. Inhofe took to the Senate floor Wednesday to announce an oversight investigation into how Mr. Armendariz was implementing this strategy to block hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which is the most promising technique for extracting domestic oil and gas resources.

Mr. Inhofe thinks Range Resources Corp. is the most outrageous example of an innocent rounded up by the EPA to send a message. The firm uses fracking to provide affordable and clean energy, which undercuts the Obama administration’s push for windmills and solar panels. On Dec. 7, 2010, EPA faxed a letter to Range Resources asserting the agency had “determined that an imminent and substantial endangerment to a public drinking water aquifer has occurred” arising from the company’s operations in Parker County, Texas. This letter was sent at 4 p.m., after a press conference and media blitz by agency staff meant to blame fracking for dangerous conditions at a wealthy landowner’s private well.

EPA threatened $50,000 per day in fines and demanded immediate compliance. The company pointed out that the presence of natural gas in water wells in the area is because of geology, not drilling. High levels of methane were found naturally in water long before the company had any operations in the area. A federal district judge and a state agency agreed there was no imminent danger because the well had been shut down.

When the case landed before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year, judges during oral arguments kept asking Justice Department and EPA representatives, “Where was the due process?” for the company. The agency realized it couldn’t win, and the case was dismissed on April 2.

EDITORIAL: Obama crucifies business - Washington Times

"Where's the due process". That says it all in a nutshell.

Oh come on, the Washington Slimes has less credibility than Inhofe, and Inhofe has none!

Range Resources - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sanctions
Range Resources has paid $219,875 in fines to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as of May 2010. The bulk was $141,175 levied for a fracking fluid spill that killed aquatic life in Washington County's Brush Creek — protected by the state as a "high-quality waterway") — according to the Pittsburgh Business Times. However, Ray Walker, vice president, said that Range Resources has "made a lot of adjustments since then". The fluid spill was due to a "faulty elbow pipe"; according to Walker, Range has since "gone to a completely different pipe manufacturer and a completely different pipe design". Firings and changed procedures also followed the incident. [13]
[edit]Public relations

Range Resources has sponsored public relations campaigns supporting permitted use zoning regulations rather than conditional use regulations, which could permit citizen review of Range's activities near their land or neighbourhoods. According to NPR, the campaigns sometimes are thinly-veiled coercion. "Mount Pleasant and its three citizen supervisors were ridiculously outmanned...in [an ensuing] full-scale PR war" with Range Resources when the supervisors decided to follow conditional use zoning policy used in other states such as Texas, Colorado and Wyoming. Through letters to citizens, Range threatened to cut off funding to the township if the township refused to support permitted use zoning for Range. Other opposing townships have also been sued by Range Resources over zoning policies.[5] On November 8 2011, CNBC reported on a conference which Range Resources attended, in which those in the energy industry were advised to "download the US Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Manual, because we are dealing with an insurgency". In the conference, Range Resources spokesman Matt Pitzarella also said that Range had "several former psy ops folks...[who are] very comfortable in dealing with localized issues and local governments. Really all they do is spend most of their time helping folks develop local ordinances and things like that. But very much having that understanding of psy ops in the Army and in the Middle East has applied very helpfully here for us in Pennsylvania." [14] Pitzarella later clarified that he meant to refer to "one employee of the firm", whose psy ops background made him adept at handling emotionally-charged township meetings. However, Sharon Wilson, the recorder of the remarks, said "the comments reveal what the fracking industry thinks about people in the communities that are impacted by the industry." [14]

Court finds in favor of Range Resources on well issue

A state district judge found on Feb. 16 that an environmental consultant and a water well owner conspired to create a "deceptive video" of fire coming out of a hose connected to an alleged water well in a "conspiracy to defame Range" Resources. The hose was actually attached to a gas well.

"The Court references with concern the actions of Mr. Steven Lipsky (the owner of the water wells), under advice or direction of Ms. Alisa Rich (an environmental consultant), to intentionally attach a garden hose to a gas vent — not a water line — and then light and burn the gas from the end nozzle of the hose," Judge Trey Loftin, 43rd District Court in Parker County, wrote in his order in favor of Range Resources.

"This demonstration was not done for scientific study but to provide local and national news media a deceptive video, calculated to alarm the public into believing the water was burning," Judge Loftin continued.

"There is further evidence that Rich knew the regional EPA administration and provided or assisted in providing additional misleading information (including the garden hose video) to alarm the EPA. Moreover, the emails in question which refer to this deceptive garden hose demonstration as a 'strategy' appear to support that a 'meeting of the minds' took place and that a reasonable trier of fact could believe, together with other evidence, that the elements of a conspiracy to defame Range exists."

Range had drilled the wells in 2010. Lipsky hired Rich to examine his water wells. Lipsky had notified the Railroad Commission during the summer of 2010 that he suspected the wells drilled by Range caused contamination of his water wells. The RRC began an investigation, but before it could complete its study Lipsky and Rich went to the EPA Region 6 office in Dallas. EPA Region 6 Administrator Al Armendariz issued an order against Range on Dec. 7, 2010, alleging that the Range wells caused the contamination.

Mills: Court finds in favor of Range Resources on well issue » Times Record News

 

[edthecynic]

Here's an example of this punk's handiwork, going after a business in EPA Region 6 which is his charge...

Mr. Obama appointed Mr. Armendariz to run the EPA’s efforts in the south-central region of the country, which includes the oil-rich states of Texas and Oklahoma. Sooner State Republican Sen. James M. Inhofe took to the Senate floor Wednesday to announce an oversight investigation into how Mr. Armendariz was implementing this strategy to block hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which is the most promising technique for extracting domestic oil and gas resources.

Mr. Inhofe thinks Range Resources Corp. is the most outrageous example of an innocent rounded up by the EPA to send a message. The firm uses fracking to provide affordable and clean energy, which undercuts the Obama administration’s push for windmills and solar panels. On Dec. 7, 2010, EPA faxed a letter to Range Resources asserting the agency had “determined that an imminent and substantial endangerment to a public drinking water aquifer has occurred” arising from the company’s operations in Parker County, Texas. This letter was sent at 4 p.m., after a press conference and media blitz by agency staff meant to blame fracking for dangerous conditions at a wealthy landowner’s private well.

EPA threatened $50,000 per day in fines and demanded immediate compliance. The company pointed out that the presence of natural gas in water wells in the area is because of geology, not drilling. High levels of methane were found naturally in water long before the company had any operations in the area. A federal district judge and a state agency agreed there was no imminent danger because the well had been shut down.

When the case landed before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year, judges during oral arguments kept asking Justice Department and EPA representatives, “Where was the due process?” for the company. The agency realized it couldn’t win, and the case was dismissed on April 2.

EDITORIAL: Obama crucifies business - Washington Times

"Where's the due process". That says it all in a nutshell.

Oh come on, the Washington Slimes has less credibility than Inhofe, and Inhofe has none!

Range Resources - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sanctions
Range Resources has paid $219,875 in fines to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as of May 2010. The bulk was $141,175 levied for a fracking fluid spill that killed aquatic life in Washington County's Brush Creek — protected by the state as a "high-quality waterway") — according to the Pittsburgh Business Times. However, Ray Walker, vice president, said that Range Resources has "made a lot of adjustments since then". The fluid spill was due to a "faulty elbow pipe"; according to Walker, Range has since "gone to a completely different pipe manufacturer and a completely different pipe design". Firings and changed procedures also followed the incident. [13]
[edit]Public relations

Range Resources has sponsored public relations campaigns supporting permitted use zoning regulations rather than conditional use regulations, which could permit citizen review of Range's activities near their land or neighbourhoods. According to NPR, the campaigns sometimes are thinly-veiled coercion. "Mount Pleasant and its three citizen supervisors were ridiculously outmanned...in [an ensuing] full-scale PR war" with Range Resources when the supervisors decided to follow conditional use zoning policy used in other states such as Texas, Colorado and Wyoming. Through letters to citizens, Range threatened to cut off funding to the township if the township refused to support permitted use zoning for Range. Other opposing townships have also been sued by Range Resources over zoning policies.[5] On November 8 2011, CNBC reported on a conference which Range Resources attended, in which those in the energy industry were advised to "download the US Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Manual, because we are dealing with an insurgency". In the conference, Range Resources spokesman Matt Pitzarella also said that Range had "several former psy ops folks...[who are] very comfortable in dealing with localized issues and local governments. Really all they do is spend most of their time helping folks develop local ordinances and things like that. But very much having that understanding of psy ops in the Army and in the Middle East has applied very helpfully here for us in Pennsylvania." [14] Pitzarella later clarified that he meant to refer to "one employee of the firm", whose psy ops background made him adept at handling emotionally-charged township meetings. However, Sharon Wilson, the recorder of the remarks, said "the comments reveal what the fracking industry thinks about people in the communities that are impacted by the industry." [14]

Court finds in favor of Range Resources on well issue

A state district judge found on Feb. 16 that an environmental consultant and a water well owner conspired to create a "deceptive video" of fire coming out of a hose connected to an alleged water well in a "conspiracy to defame Range" Resources. The hose was actually attached to a gas well.

"The Court references with concern the actions of Mr. Steven Lipsky (the owner of the water wells), under advice or direction of Ms. Alisa Rich (an environmental consultant), to intentionally attach a garden hose to a gas vent — not a water line — and then light and burn the gas from the end nozzle of the hose," Judge Trey Loftin, 43rd District Court in Parker County, wrote in his order in favor of Range Resources.

"This demonstration was not done for scientific study but to provide local and national news media a deceptive video, calculated to alarm the public into believing the water was burning," Judge Loftin continued.

"There is further evidence that Rich knew the regional EPA administration and provided or assisted in providing additional misleading information (including the garden hose video) to alarm the EPA. Moreover, the emails in question which refer to this deceptive garden hose demonstration as a 'strategy' appear to support that a 'meeting of the minds' took place and that a reasonable trier of fact could believe, together with other evidence, that the elements of a conspiracy to defame Range exists."

Range had drilled the wells in 2010. Lipsky hired Rich to examine his water wells. Lipsky had notified the Railroad Commission during the summer of 2010 that he suspected the wells drilled by Range caused contamination of his water wells. The RRC began an investigation, but before it could complete its study Lipsky and Rich went to the EPA Region 6 office in Dallas. EPA Region 6 Administrator Al Armendariz issued an order against Range on Dec. 7, 2010, alleging that the Range wells caused the contamination.

Mills: Court finds in favor of Range Resources on well issue » Times Record News

A crooked judge appointed by a crooked Republican Governor, what a surprise he gave a crooked ruling!
Range's own expert, petroleum engineer McBeath, said in his testimony that the water well company had attached the hose to burn the gas off further from the wellhead. The purpose was to avoid an accidental fire, not to conspire against Range.

Ruling in Range Resources water contamination case is wrong

Ruling in Range Resources water contamination case is wrong
by TXSHARON on FEBRUARY 18, 2012
in ISEO,PARKER COUNTY,RANGE RESOURCES
UPDATE: Meet Judge Trey Loftin who ruled in favor of the biggest bully in the Big Gas Mafia, Range Resources. He ruled that this video is deceptive.

I added annotations to the video to make what is already obvious even more obvious.



Never once does the person speaking in the video claim to be lighting their water.
He clearly shows the pipe where the water is flowing and the pipe where the gas vents.
He is trying to demonstrate with the video that venting the gas is not decreasing the amount of gas in his water well.

Meet Judge Trey Loftin who ruled in favor of serial polluter Range Resources in Parker County water contamination case.

 

[Jroc]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4RLzlcox5c&]EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Tells Congress "No Proven Cases Where Fracking Has Affected Water" - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Artevelde]

Maybe the EPA should be scrapped. Savings of about 8,300,000,000.

 

[Douger]

Call your damn Representatives and tell them to DEFUND this agency..

I'm sure they'll get right on it !

 

[Sarah G]

This is FUBB...

Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) took to the Senate floor today to draw attention to a video of a top EPA official saying the EPA’s “philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies - just as the Romans crucified random citizens in areas they conquered to ensure obedience.

Inhofe quoted a little-watched video from 2010 of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official, Region VI Administrator Al Armendariz, admitting that EPA’s “general philosophy” is to “crucify” and “make examples” of oil and gas companies.

“It’s a deterrent factor,” Armendariz said, explaining that the EPA is following the Romans’ philosophy for subjugating conquered villages.

EPA Official's 'Philosophy' On Oil Companies: 'Crucify Them' - Just As Romans Crucified Conquered Citizens | CNSNews.com

The Obamachine marches on...

People aren't crucifying gas companies. Why do Republicans lie so much?

Big oil are the culprits, they cheat, steal and generally mess up the environment. Corrupt from beginning to end.

 

[Sarah G]

This guy is one of many in this administration that thinks JUST LIKE HIM..

Damn people have YOU SEEN enough? these people are out TO HURT us..

VOTE these Progressive bastards out in November.

Not gonna happen.