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Finrodsrod t1_j5yvno6 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Pa. drillers abandoned thousands of natural gas wells in 5 years, ignored state law, report says by lildobe

All colluded under and developed by Tom Corbett's governorship. PA should have been the next Texas in terms of natural gas, but Tommy C prefers to sell out the state, protect pedophiles like Sandusky, and to top it off have PA citizens pay more taxes on gasoline.

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NotNowDamo t1_j6039vm wrote

Whoa, let's remember Rendell also supported the gas companies and was governor in 2008 (you know the start of the boom).

Corbett was governor in 2011, long after drilling started. He merely continued Rendell's policy. The gasoline tax was at the very end of his term and was bipartisan.

Not saying Corbett was a great governor, but let's get our facts straight. Rendell was the one in office when these things were being decided, was critical of NY for having a moratorium on drilling, and later went to work for a firm with investments in fracking.

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HogwartsKate t1_j62s6n0 wrote

The republican legislature controlled it.

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NotNowDamo t1_j630vcl wrote

So what? Rendell made his pro-fracking stance very clear, to blame Corbett is stupid.

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HogwartsKate t1_j68dkc1 wrote

The legislature STILL controls it. Governors have no real power.

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NotNowDamo t1_j69g0yj wrote

I don't disagree, but the governor does do things like campaign on behalf of bills they agree with, and have a louder voice than state representatives. Also, they have that veto power.

But that aside, even if the governor had more power, OP still was incorrect in that it happened during Rendell's watch and not Corbett's.

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mister_pringle t1_j5yytid wrote

The report talks about 2017-2021. Two years after Corbett left office.

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Finrodsrod t1_j5yzqjr wrote

I'm talking about the impact of his office towards the NG industry in PA - this is one of the repercussions.

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mister_pringle t1_j5yzxlk wrote

You should read the article. It talks about how far back the gas lobby influence has been going on. Definitely predates Corbett.

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Finrodsrod t1_j5z19qs wrote

https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2020/06/25/pa-grand-jury-report-on-fracking-dep-failed-to-protect-peoples-health/

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mister_pringle t1_j5zmsr1 wrote

> The report, however, does not criticize Gov. Wolf directly despite his oversight of both DEP and DOH.

> The Wolf administration says since coming into office, the DEP vastly increased the number of well inspections and citations, and has fined drilling companies more than $67.5 million for environmental violations.

> While the public relations arm of the Wolf administration put the blame on the Corbett administration, the administration’s attorneys lambasted the report itself.

So you’re going along with ex Governor Wolf in blame shifting what happened on his watch? Bold move. Good for you.

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Finrodsrod t1_j5zntn0 wrote

Wolf refused to sign the laws and the Republican congress pushed it anyway...

Keep rooting for that GOP though.

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NotNowDamo t1_j603s2c wrote

Did you read your own article, it was highly critical of DEP enforcing the current laws.

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sprcpr t1_j5z6uca wrote

Not that corporate Dems aren't on the hook as well but Ridge was also a problem and a rubber stamp for oil and gas.

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