To the Editor,

Thank you for publishing the article

Thank you for publishing the article “Students weigh in on gas drilling” in yesterday’s paper. The industrial blitz on Marcellus Shale gas drilling is and will continue to be one of the most important issues of our generation, and the education of our peers is vital for us to maintain a decent quality of life for our families and ourselves. We must continue to educate ourselves so that we have the power to see through the industry’s spin on the facts, and we must use this power to call out their widespread misinformation and injustice.

Now is not the time to sit idly by in apathy while gas companies begin to deplete drinkable water, pollute breathable air and degrade public health. I am strongly against drilling for fossil fuels in the Marcellus Shale because the industry has not proven they can do so without these damages, and I believe that it is time for a legitimate transition to renewable energy.

This is my opinion that I have formed after much research, and I am not asking everybody to agree. I am asking for everybody to educate themselves on this issue and to form an opinion independently. A Wikipedia search for “hydraulic fracturing” is a good start!

If you would like to take action on this issue, then please visit http://PittsburghSEC.wordpress.com for details on how to join other students in peaceful protest Downtown tomorrow afternoon.

Seth Bush

Junior, Computer Engineering

Pittsburgh Student Environmental Coalition