Working for Justice

Forest Stewardship

Forests purify our air and water, control floods, and provide an essential home for the plants, insects, birds and other wildlife that support our ecosystem and food chain. They also provide us with timber products, recreational opportunities and related jobs. But since the time of European settlement of North America, man’s relationship with our forests has been largely destructive. 

Regardless of whether we control many acres, a suburban lot, or just use public lands, we can all have a positive impact by learning about the responsibilities, practices, and benefits of good forest stewardship.

Everybody is at risk from methane and toxin exposure & the effects of climate change

• Abandoned unplugged wells leak massive amounts of methane
• Solutions for homeowners just vent the methane which greatly reduces health and safety risks, but doesn’t eliminate them
• Homeowner solutions still release the methane into the atmosphere
• Methane comes from many other sources we can’t control

Methane is responsible for 20 to 30 % of Earth’s rising temperatures

• Since the Industrial Revolution, methane concentrations in the atmosphere have more than doubled. After carbon dioxide, methane is the second most influential greenhouse gas, responsible for 20 to 30% of Earth’s rising temperatures to date.

What can you do?

• Keep yourself safe from adverse health effects and explosion. Buy an explosive gas detector in addition to carbon monoxide and fire, even if you don’t see a well on the map near you.
• Hundreds of thousands of wells aren’t included on the map, so be sure to search your property and look when you are hiking. Contact the PA Department of Environmental Protection with any unusual findings, such as a pipe, piece of concrete, metal, and hidden holes. When more wells are identified, more funding can be allocated to improve our health and safety.
• Support environmental groups working to resolve this issue and legislation to fund it.
• Share information with others!