Fracking Coloring Book Dropped By Talisman Energy

PITTSBURGH -- A natural gas drilling company says it's no longer distributing a children's coloring book featuring a hard hat-wearing dinosaur that's been criticized by a Massachusetts congressman and lampooned by Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert.

Talisman Energy says "Talisman Terry's Energy Adventure" is no longer being distributed following a barrage of criticism.

Critics called the coloring book's depiction of land before and after drilling overly rosy. The post-drilling image adds a rainbow and an eagle to the scene where the hydraulic fracturing drilling process took place.

U.S. Rep. Ed Markey mocked the depiction of the "friendly Fracosaurus" in remarks last week on drilling safety. Colbert spoofed the book earlier this week.

Spokeswoman Natalie Cox says the coloring book distributed in northeastern Pennsylvania has received more attention than it should have.

Comments

[Oregon Mick]

03:07 PM on 07/18/2011

What are they going to do with the ones the haven't given out yet?
I want one.

[RemoveTheGreedyOnes]

07:18 AM on 07/18/2011

"Spokeswoman Natalie Cox says the coloring book distributed in northeastern Pennsylvania has received more attention than it should have."

I am sure that's what their opinion is. That's the way they think about anything they want to do. Last I heard, if you don't want anyone to know or talk about what you do, you are probably doing something wrong...

[observingstupiditydaily]

07:33 PM on 07/16/2011

Next, the commercial I saw this morning. Middle aged woman helping her elderly mother up the stairs and thanking her ability to stay at home on the natural gas pad she has in her backyard.
Honest to god truth, it was brought to you by Range Resources, one of the largest fracking operations in the U.S.

[kareemachan]

12:50 PM on 07/16/2011

'Spokeswoman Natalie Cox says the coloring book distributed in northeastern Pennsylvania has received more attention than it should have.'

Translation: We thought we could get away with distributing our propaganda to the kiddies, but that darned Colbert messed up our plans.

[knott wrench]

02:55 AM on 07/16/2011

GOPer's in Congress, Doing the Bidding of their Master's, the Koch Bro's, Under fund and or Call for the Abolition of the EPA, Started under former Pres. Richard Nixon !

Fracking is another assualt on the Environment.

[SitandStay]

12:37 AM on 07/17/2011

Fresh water resouces are being bought up at the speed of light.
Bush family aquafer of tens of thousands of acres in Paraguay.
The Carlyle Group in Missoula, Montana.
T Boone Pickens in the Ogallala aquifer that stretches from South Dakota into Texas, through 8 states.
Ex-Gov Sonny Perdue of Georgia has bought vast land in south Florida of the large aquafer there.
Potable water......the new oil.

[southingtonian]

12:57 AM on 07/16/2011

well done, Mr Colbert!

[motoGpifupleez]

11:12 PM on 07/15/2011

"And we would have gotten away with it if it weren't for that meddling Stephen Colbert".

Good riddance to propaganda.

[Mekales]

10:28 PM on 07/15/2011

"Spokeswoman Natalie Cox says the coloring book...has received more attention than it should have."

You mean you got caught telling lies in the form of a coloring book!

[trumphent]

07:57 PM on 07/15/2011

I can only imagine these are being sought by collectors now. Sotheby's will be hunting the first run edition copies in pristine condition. Very low serial number, of course. Starting bid? $5,000.00.

[filabac]

11:31 AM on 07/18/2011

Oh, darn! I colored my in. Do you think it will hurt the value?

[Alison Rose Levy]

04:57 PM on 07/15/2011

A tip of the hat to Stephen Colbert and Taliesman Terry and the witty commenters below for creating a bunch of laughs and a lot awareness about what it means to be fracked. Blogging on this issue on HP since 2009 is necessary but not always fun. You guys made my day. I am so FBing this link with a special note to read your hilarious comments. Cheers.

Omg-- my latest HP blog posted-- discussing the role of journalists vs gas industry PR in promoting public awareness of fracking really entails.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-rose-levy/a-shift-in-perceptions-of_b_897679.html

[tjconkster]

02:17 PM on 07/15/2011

A lesson that we should all take to heart....the corporations, banksters and RepubliCorp/Republican Tea Party politicians...despise us when we shed the light of day on their dealings and their attempts a propaganda that attempt to sugar coat their sinister plans....

[natgaswatch]

02:14 PM on 07/15/2011

Terry the Friendly Fracosaurus may be gone, but you can still download a copy of his coloring book here: http://www.naturalgaswatch.org/?p=724

[floodberg]

11:58 AM on 07/18/2011

Thanks for the link, Ntgaswatch!

[92102]

12:53 PM on 07/15/2011

Release the hounds.

[leftyirishwoman]

12:43 PM on 07/15/2011

However, this book will be available for home schooled conservative children at no cost!

[KarlaElisa]

01:23 PM on 07/15/2011

now that was funny!

[tjconkster]

02:15 PM on 07/15/2011

ROFLMAO!! I gotta fan ya..for that post...being Irish...Liberal and a Lady!

[mlaiuppa]

12:15 PM on 07/15/2011

Oh, they didn't want anyone to notice the indoctrination of our children with their propaganda?