Number of gas drilling wells to be drilled in PA state forests this year ... 600 to 1,200

Number of gas drilling wells possible in Lycoming County ... 10,000 - 40,000 (at 16-20 acres per well)

Campaign contributions by individuals and PACs from the oil and gas industry in 2008 ... $35,570,122

Percentage of oil and gas contributions in 2008 that went to Democratic candidates ... 23%

Supreme Court vote in 2003 upholding most provisions of McCain-Feingold campaign fi nance reform ... 5-4

Supreme Court vote in Jan. 2010 overturning McCain-Feingold to allow corporations to spend as much as they want

on behalf of political candidates ... 5-4

Number of Supreme Court Justices appointed by George W. Bush after 2003 ... 2

Number of acres of turfgrass (in yards, parks, cemeteries, etc.) across the U.S. ... 50 million

Amount spent annually on lawn care in the U.S. ... $40 billion

Amount donated to Haiti earthquake relief by foreign governments including the U.S. as of January 22, 2010 ... $1 billion

# of former federal prosecutors, including Tom Marino, hired in the past few years by Mt. Airy Casino owner Louis DeNaples ... 4

Campaign contributions given by Louis DeNaples to PA candidates, 2001-2008 ... $403,125

Total campaign contributions by individuals and PACs from casino and gambling industry in 2008 election cycle ... $17,158,835

Number of corporations controlling the vast majority of all U.S. mass media in 1983 ... 50

Number of corporations controlling the vast majority of all U.S. mass media in 2010 ... 5

Radio stations in Williamsport owned by Backyard Broadcasting ... 6

Radio stations in Williamsport owned by Clear Channel ... 6

Limit on number of stations the FCC says a corporation may legally own in a single market ... 6

Percentage of Americans who think the news media generally get facts straight ... 29%

Cost of war in Afghanistan so far ... $904 billion

Total cost of Vietnam War calculated in 2008 dollars ... $518 billion



CASUALTIES OF THE IRAQ WAR

Since Spring, 2003

US Troop Fatalities 4,374

US Troops Wounded 31,616

US Contractor Fatalities 462*

Iraqi Civilian Fatalities 95,158§

Iraqi Security Forces Fatalities 9,368



CASUALTIES OF THE AFGHANISTAN WAR

Since Fall, 2001

US Troop Fatalities 972

US Troops Wounded 9496

U.K & other Coalition Fatalities 634

*Incomplete

§Since January 2005 JustForeignPolicy.org estimates

total Iraqi civilian deaths due to the war at

1,366,350.



HUMAN COSTS

OF THE IRAQ &

AFGHANISTAN

WARS

SOURCES:

www.opensecrets.org, The

Atlantic, The Canadian

Press, Common Cause Education

Fund, Media Reform

Information Center, Allentown

Morning Call