Oh, no! It thinks it’s … the Chamber of Commerce!

DEP Announces Winners of 2010 Environmental Excellence Awards

(Be sure to archive that press release, since DEP press releases disappear after a few weeks, and no one will believe you otherwise.)

An excerpt from the list of winners:

Lycoming County Community Gas Exploration Task Force
The Board of Commissioners for Lycoming County and the Williamsport/Lycoming Chamber of Commerce collaborated to form the Community Gas Exploration Task Force. Since early 2008, a number of gas companies began establishing a significant presence in Lycoming County to arrange leases with county landowners to drill the Marcellus Shale. The task force identifies key issues, researches facts and information, and reviews and proposes public policy regarding the positive, economic impact of gas exploration of the Marcellus Shale in Lycoming County.

See also: Lycoming County Community Gas Exploration Task Force

How come the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is acting like a booster of the natural gas industry?

Oh.

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