http://www.globalwarming.org/2012/01/18/where-would-jesus-frack/ Climate Change News & Analysis Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:44:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.globalwarming.org/2012/01/18/where-would-jesus-frack/comment-page-1/#comment-68139 Veronica Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:40:55 +0000 http://www.globalwarming.org/?p=12367#comment-68139 Rev. Schade is a thoughtful woman- well educated and currently completing her PhD. As a individual that lives near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Union County, AND who owns property under lease for gas exploration in Tioga County I have great respect for her knowledge on the topic of fracking and theology. Rev. Schade serves her ELCA congregation as Pastor and is fast becoming a leader in the community. I understand her position fracking, and struggle to reconcile what I have learned about fracking with the contract we signed more than 5 years ago. We have not profited from the gas industry- they have been far more interested in our neighbor's land than ours and our financial gains total less than a mortgage payment each year. There are many reasons- financial, ecological, and social- to urge caution before advocating hydraulic fracturing. Some day I hope to build a home on our property in Tioga County, but I worry that the ground will have been harmed beyond repair before then. Without clean water we will have nothing. Fracking uses clean water to spoil the very ground it flows from. The situation demands better technology for the extraction of natural gas. But wouldn't it be ultimately more fruitful to dedicate our efforts toward making renewable energy available and affordable for widespread use? Rev. Schade is a thoughtful woman- well educated and currently completing her PhD. As a individual that lives near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Union County, AND who owns property under lease for gas exploration in Tioga County I have great respect for her knowledge on the topic of fracking and theology. Rev. Schade serves her ELCA congregation as Pastor and is fast becoming a leader in the community. I understand her position fracking, and struggle to reconcile what I have learned about fracking with the contract we signed more than 5 years ago. We have not profited from the gas industry- they have been far more interested in our neighbor’s land than ours and our financial gains total less than a mortgage payment each year. There are many reasons- financial, ecological, and social- to urge caution before advocating hydraulic fracturing. Some day I hope to build a home on our property in Tioga County, but I worry that the ground will have been harmed beyond repair before then. Without clean water we will have nothing. Fracking uses clean water to spoil the very ground it flows from. The situation demands better technology for the extraction of natural gas. But wouldn’t it be ultimately more fruitful to dedicate our efforts toward making renewable energy available and affordable for widespread use?

]]> http://www.globalwarming.org/2012/01/18/where-would-jesus-frack/comment-page-1/#comment-67135 James Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:34:32 +0000 http://www.globalwarming.org/?p=12367#comment-67135 It's United in Christ Lutheran Church in West Milton Pa. Has no affiliation with United Church of Christ. 100% Lutheran of the ELCA and it does go back to Martin Luther. Just for your information. It's even a pretty neat story how they got their name. It’s United in Christ Lutheran Church in West Milton Pa. Has no affiliation with United Church of Christ. 100% Lutheran of the ELCA and it does go back to Martin Luther. Just for your information. It’s even a pretty neat story how they got their name.

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