It's Official: Cecil Based Energy Company Permanently Destoys Local State Park. Mine and Frack This. (Pittsburgh: 2015, co-ops)

[ny789987]

Ryerson Station State Park down in Greene County used to have as its centerpiece a beautiful mountain lake stocked with fish, that was until a local mining company shifted the earth and cracked the dam. The lake is now nothing more than a giant ugly mud pit. Visitation to the park has plummeted by over 75%. Officials recently announced that they will never be able to fix the dam.

People need to "get over" the decimation of the park and embrace the new vision. Gillespie said he envisions a mother pushing a stroller on one of the walking trails while a young child rides a small bike beside her. Just a few feet away, he sees a father and son casting their lines into one of the freshly stocked man-made fishing ponds. Pathetic. What a nature experience being able to fish with your kid in an industrial man made concrete **** container.

Pittsburgh will never be able to thrive as a city if we continue to allow the Cranberries and franking companies of the world to continue to sprawl out and tear up the surrounding countryside. The surrounding farmland and natural areas are one of the assets that attract people here.

http://www.observer-reporter.com/art...WS02/150809950

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Originally Posted by ny789987

Ryerson Station State Park down in Greene County used to have as its centerpiece a beautiful mountain lake stocked with fish, that was until a local mining company shifted the earth and cracked the dam. The lake is now nothing more than a giant ugly mud pit. Visitation to the park has plummeted by over 75%. Officials recently announced that they will never be able to fix the dam.

People need to "get over" the decimation of the park and embrace the new vision. Gillespie said he envisions a mother pushing a stroller on one of the walking trails while a young child rides a small bike beside her. Just a few feet away, he sees a father and son casting their lines into one of the freshly stocked man-made fishing ponds. Pathetic. What a nature experience being able to fish with your kid in an industrial man made concrete **** pond.

Pittsburgh will never be able to thrive as a city if we continue to allow the Cranberries and franking companies of the world to continue to sprawl out and tear up the surrounding countryside. The surrounding farmland and natural areas are one of the assets that attract people here.

‘New vision’ of Ryerson Park takes shape | Observer-Reporter

Lies! Fracking is safe and by itself is single-handedly saving the economy of Pennsylvania. You guys remember BIG STEEL?!! Well you ain't seen nothing yet, good folk!

Without fracking your kids will turn out to be liberal-commie freaks who join co-ops and grow unkempt beards. You say there's a little residue in your tap water? So WHAT?! There are literally hundreds of truckloads of bottled water available through your local retailer, Walmart.

PS: Man-made climate change is a myth!

PPS: Fishing is boring and obsolete! Go watch TV.

(EDIT)PPPS: NO New Taxes! If you try to tax the energy companies they'll pack up and go to NC where there are no unions, socialists, or terrorists.

[I_Like_Spam]

This situation had nothing to do with fracking.


It was about "longwall" coal mining.


Ironically, it was Pittsburgh's close proximity to excellent coal reserves that led the steel companies to invest in the region and move her in the first place- not the farms.

[erieguy]

Buy the land, maintain it, and don't sell it. Problem solved.

[AaronPGH]

Originally Posted by erieguy

Buy the land, maintain it, and don't sell it. Problem solved.

brilliant! it's that easy!

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by AaronPGH

brilliant! it's that easy!

Those who don't want the sprawl, fracking, building, etc..., want the land/property owners to pay the taxes, maintain the property, not sell out, etc..., so no reason why everyone that's against it shouldn't buy it and do the same. You could always farm it. Lots of $$$ in that these days.

The simpler solution is the sooner urban folk realize not everyone wants to be urban folk, the easier it will be to accept the sprawl and suburban living.

[ny789987]

It's not just a matter of buying the land. The land where this dam was located was owned by the state. The problem with mining and fracking is that it impacts the surrounding properties. Soil shifting and mini earth quakes are a major concern. It is a question of lax regulation and allowing the energy companies to get away with slaps on the wrist. I think a company that destroys a state park and inhibits the use and enjoyment for future generations should be subject to major jail time, not making restitution by putting in some walking paths and a chlorinated pool.

[erieguy]

Originally Posted by ny789987

Pittsburgh will never be able to thrive as a city if we continue to allow the Cranberries and franking companies of the world to continue to sprawl out and tear up the surrounding countryside. The surrounding farmland and natural areas are one of the assets that attract people here.

‘New vision’ of Ryerson Park takes shape | Observer-Reporter

Zero to do with "franking" or fracking.

Many have no interest in living in the city even if they were given a place for free. Buy the land in the "Cranberries" and slow/stop the sprawl.

[TheMoonMan]

So the area is basically being returned to it's more natural state it was before humans constructed a big, concrete dam?

[bluecarebear]

Hereford Manor Lake is no more.

It is sad to see the hills flattened in order to build ugly shopping centers.