Recent MARCELLUS Drilling & Fracking Violations in Southwestern Penna.

August 15, 2020

RECENT DRILLING / FRACKING PERMIT VIOLATIONS IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA 1. PA Permit Violation Issued to RICE DRILLING B LLC in Amwell Twp, Washington County Description: Administrative violation issued on 08/04/2020 to RICE DRILLING B LLC in Amwell Twp, Washington county. OGA3211(H) – WELL PERMITS – LABELING – Failure to install, in a permanent manner, the [...]

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Mariner East Pipeline Activities Involve Multiple Leaks of Drilling Fluid in S.E. Pennsylvania

August 14, 2020

Drilling is stopped after leaks develop along Mariner East pipeline. One is affecting Chester’s Marsh Creek Lake. From an Article by Frank Kummer, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 11, 2020 Drilling fluid used in Sunoco Pipeline LP’s Mariner East project in Chester County leaked into Marsh Creek Lake in a state park of the same name on [...]

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Opinion – Editorial in Gazette-Mail Neglected Legal Violations by the Proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline

August 12, 2020

Doug Reynolds’ ACP op-ed failed to mention law violations Letter to Editor, Charleston Gazette-Mail, July 23, 2020 In his July 11 op-ed about the decision of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline to scrap plans for construction, Doug Reynolds failed to mention the root cause of the pipeline’s demise. The ACP routinely violated laws and regulations to [...]

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WEBINAR: Shale Gas Development and Cancer, Environmental Health Project, August 11th @ 7 PM

August 11, 2020

Subject: EHP, Shale Gas Development and Cancer — Conversations with the Experts — Webinar Series Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Time: 7:00 PM . . . From: Debbie Larson (dlarson@environmentalhealthproject.org) The Environmental Health Project (EHP) invites you to a webinar with Marsha Haley, MD, exploring “Shale Gas Extraction and Cancer.” The first webinar of a [...]

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ONLINE MEETING SERIES from Marcellus Outreach Butler (MOB), Penna.

August 10, 2020

Gas drilling activity near Knoch School Campus and Saxonburg Fracking and Community Health Webinar Series, Parts 1 – 3 August 15, 22, & 29 — Register free for each session below On September 15. 2011, South Butler School Board approved a gas lease with Phillips Exploration, a part of XTO and a subsidiary of Exxon [...]

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LONGVIEW POWER ISSUES: Combined Cycle Gas-Fired Electricity vs. Solar Electricity

August 9, 2020

Cost of solar energy vs. natural gas fired electricity Email Message from James Kotcon to Monongalia County Commissioners, August 8, 2020 Dear Monongalia County Commissioners: Thank you again for the one hour meeting this past Wednesday, in which we discussed the proposed Longview II (natural gas) and Longview III (solar panels) power plants. It was [...]

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UPDATE on Landfilling of Marcellus Drilling Wastes in New York State

August 8, 2020

Gov. Cuomo signs hazardous waste bill, closing loophole allowing import of gas drilling waste from Pennsylvania From an Article by Peter Mantius, The Water Front Online, August 5, 2020 Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill August 3rd that makes New York the first state in the nation to apply hazardous waste laws to potentially toxic [...]

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Costs and Benefits of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Debated in Newsprint

August 7, 2020

Many winners in scrapped pipeline project (Opinion) Letter to Editor of Charleston Gazette-Mail by Jim Kotcon and Kevin Campbell, August 4, 2020 Doug Reynolds, majority owner of HD Media LLC, which owns the Charleston Gazette-Mail, questioned in a recent op-ed whether anyone wins from the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline natural gas project. Unfortunately, [...]

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Human Society is Likely to Collapse by Mid-Century in Theory and Reality

August 6, 2020

Physicists: 90% Chance of Human Society Collapsing Within Decades From am Article by Jordan Davidson, Ecowatch, August 3, 2020 Deforestation coupled with the rampant destruction of natural resources will soon have devastating effects on the future of society as we know it, according to two theoretical physicists who study complex systems and have concluded that [...]

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Promises of Sustainability from the Chemical Industry Reach New Height

August 5, 2020

Chemours’ Mark Vergnano championing sustainability in chem industry From an Article in Business & Industry Connection (BIC) Magazine, August 1, 2020 ACC chairman, Chemours CEO calls for new era of environmental stewardship As chairman of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) board of directors and co-chair of ACC’s Sustainability Committee, Chemours President and CEO Mark Vergnano [...]

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