Comments on: Workers World Party: Activists say, ‘No fracking way!’

By: MrJosephSchmoe

MrJosephSchmoe — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:36:28 +0000

After all the industries that are found offensive in some way to somebody are forced to stop production, who will we all be working for. What options will be left. Is it being suggested that we should all be building or selling solar panels and windmills? Honestly, if the socialists and marxists had their way tomorrow, what would be the driving industry? Should we all work for the govt? If there is no private industry who will the govt. tax for income? Is there an ultimate goal or is this just the ranting of a bunch of frustrated children.

By: paulie

paulie — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:35:11 +0000

fixed, thx

By: Mik Robertson

Mik Robertson — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:39:10 +0000

Although it is not clear in the article, the “unconventional drilling” that they are talking about is the horizontal drilling and hydrofracturing techniques used to tap the deep Marcellus Shale gas that lies across much of western and northern Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and southern New York State.

I was involved with a presentation on the subject with our county League of Women Voters last month. It was a very well attended event, and there is a lot of concern over the issue, although drilling of Marcellus wells has only just gotten underway in our area.

There is really not all that much difference between the Marcellus wells and the shallower conventional gas wells, it is just that the Marcellus operations are orders of magnitude larger than the shallower wells. There are still problems with fracking fluids and gas getting into water wells etc. with all gas extraction operations.

Policies promoting cheap energy have hidden much of the environmental and other costs associated with natural resource extraction, so consumers cannot make sound energy choices. This is an issue that must be addressed if a free market is going to work.

I am confused about the intergenerational organization that is comprised of low-income youth of color. Are there guidelines as to who can join?

By: Gene Berkman

Gene Berkman — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:02:07 +0000

Paulie,

On the website of the Workers World Party -www.workersworld.net – there is a link to the site of the International Action Center.

On the website of International Action Center – http://www.iacenter.org – there are reprinted articles by WWP leaders, like Deirdre Griswold, as well as links to Leftbooks.com which is the bookservice of WWP.

By: Russ Miller

Russ Miller — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:53:33 +0000

The GG needs to wakeup and figure out how the world works. Abundant cheap energy has created the greatest economy on earth and a society that allows them to exist. Wind and Solar are great but in our life time they will never produce enough energy to meet America’s needs. No one wants unregulated drilling however we can not afford to prevent the utilization of this domenstic asset. unless you want to keep our troops overseas engaged in oil wars! Maybe you want to starve in the dark with your friends who have no concept of how the world really works. Its easy to live in a fantasy world when Mom and Dad pay your bills. The rest of us see more domestically produced natural gas as an economic boom to the entire community so wake up and smell the gas! drilling will happen!

By: paulie

paulie — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:59:51 +0000

Politics1.com made the claim (on the political parties page). I personally don’t know much of anything about it. Do you have more info/sources on that?

By: Gene Berkman

Gene Berkman — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:52:00 +0000

In your introduction, you make reference to the WWP starting front groups – International ANSWER and the International Action Center – and you claim both groups are now aligned with PSL.

In fact, International Action Center, founded by Ramsey Clark, is still aligned with the Workers World Party. Ramsey Clark was U.S. Attorney General in the administration of President Lyndon Johnson.