Our Washington County Pennsylvania has been at the center of Marcellus Shale oil and gas production for 17 years as the county has added gas well pads, pipelines, cryogenic processing plants and compressor stations, which continue to be built and enlarged, while air permitting by the state DEP remains inadequate to protect citizens of the Commonwealth and fulfill their Constitutional right of "clean air." This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/15/compressor-stations/

The term "nonfunctional grass" was a new one for me while the concept of xeriscaping has been well established in my landscaper's manual when discussing dry areas where irrigation is limited or even undesirable with climate change. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/11/nonfunctional-grass/

As concerned citizens in Pennsylvania continue to push for greater setbacks from Marcellus Shale oil and gas production and processing activities, well pads and gas facilities continue to be built close to homes and schools in western Pennsylvania. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/09/fracking-setbacks/

Most people thought these football field sized impoundments, 15 to 20 feet deep in weird colored frac fluid wastewater, were a thing of the past, but as Yogi said, it's "deja vu all over again" in Washington County, Pennsylvania! This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/08/4-million-reasons/

Our first weekend in June 2021 delivered a Code Orange doubleheader with back-to-back air quality alerts for young children, the elderly, and those with respiratory issues like asthma, emphysema and bronchitis. The oil and gas, and petrochemical industry buildout in the Pittsburgh tri-state will continue to worsen this sort of ozone and smog air pollution. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/06/code-orange-doubleheader/

 While southwestern Pennsylvania is overrun with oil and gas fracking and all of its accoutrements, like compressor stations, pipelines, cryogenic and cracker plants, as well as diesel truck traffic, residents in frac-free areas of south central Pennsylvania are fighting solar farms. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/05/big-solar-denied/

Ever thought about being pulled over by a Tesla? Talk about stealth quiet, other than the siren of course! Here we see a full cost analysis of a Tesla Model 3 purchased by the Westport Connecticut police department that saved emissions AND money. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/03/savings-and-savings/

As we resume outdoor activities like gardening and hiking in Pennsylvania and other locations, we're reminded of yet another thing to be cautious about: Deer Ticks that carry Lyme Disease, and have become more prevalent, especially in areas with a lot of whitetail deer. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/04/19/ticked-off/

Joshua Boaz Pribanic shares his knowledge in a 33 minute podcast that encapsulates his extensive knowledge from research and file reviews about the billions of pounds of radioactive drilling and fracking waste going into thirty municipal landfills around the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania created by oil and gas production. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/06/02/tenorm-mountains/

50 years ago, on Memorial Day 1971, Captain Paul Urquhart's Loach helicopter was shot down in Vietnam. He remains missing in action since his remains are yet to be found and returned to the United States for proper burial. Paul is not forgotten. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bobscaping.com/2021/05/31/long-gone/