WV Supreme Court Majority Ignores Impacts of Drilling & Fracking on Local Residents

June 13, 2019

State Supreme Court sides with gas developer in surface owner nuisance-complaint case From an Article by David Beard, Morgantown Dominion Post, June 10, 2019 MORGANTOWN — The state Supreme Court dealt some Harrison County surface owners a loss on Monday, denying their contention that shale gas development on neighboring property harmed their use and enjoyment [...]

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Mountain Valley Pipeline has Contaminated Public Waters in Eleven WV Counties

June 12, 2019

Tell WVDEP to Hold the Mountain Valley Pipeline Accountable for Water Quality Violations From the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, June 10, 2019 The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), is a 303-mile project that extends across 11 counties in West Virginia – Wetzel, Harrison, Doddridge, Lewis, Braxton, Webster, Nicholas, Greenbrier, Fayette, Summers, and Monroe Counties. MVP was [...]

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Severence Taxes are Important but Opposed by Industry

June 11, 2019

Pennsylvania governor wants severance tax on natural gas From an Article by David Beard, Morgantown Dominion Post, June 9, 2019 SOUTHPOINTE, Pa. — West Virginia legislators and lobbyists are vigorously debating raising the severance tax on oil and gas extraction. Proponents argue that the gas developers make millions and can afford the pay their fair [...]

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Old Factory on Delaware River near Philadelphia Under Development for LNG & LPG Exports

June 10, 2019

The ‘hidden’ plan to remake an old dynamite factory near Philly into a major gas export terminal From an Article by Andrew Maykuth, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 9, 2019 The ‘hidden’ plan to remake an old dynamite factory near Philadelphia into a major gas export terminal A New York investment firm is quietly laying the groundwork [...]

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Horizontal Drilling and Fracking are Dominant in the Oil & Gas Industry

June 9, 2019

Horizontally drilled wells dominate U.S. O&G production From an Article by Kallanish Energy News, June 7, 2019 Wells drilled horizontally into tight oil and shale gas plays continue to account for an increasing share of crude oil and natural gas production in the U.S., the Energy Information Administration said Thursday. In 2004, horizontal wells accounted [...]

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Natural Gas Industry Pipelines are Not Safe Unfortunately

June 8, 2019

Landslides and explosions spark fear in pipeline country From an Article by Mike Soraghan, E&E News — Energywire, June 4, 2019 MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — TransCanada Corp. CEO Russ Girling pledged “years of safe, reliable and efficient operation” last year when his company launched the Leach Xpress natural gas pipeline. Five months later, it blew up, [...]

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WV Supreme Court Decides Drillers Need Approval of Surface Owners to Reach Adjoining Properties

June 7, 2019

Supreme Court sides with property owners; companies have no right to get natural gas without permission From an Article by David Beard, Morgantown Dominion Post, June 5, 2019 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Surface owners scored a victory over natural gas developers in a ruling handed down by the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. The court unanimously [...]

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Divesting of Fossil Fuel Investments is Rational Behavior Now

June 6, 2019

The case for divestment for your consideration Essay by Carl Bucholt, Manchester Journal, May 31, 2019 The word “divestment” appears frequently in the news, often in the context of climate change. I’d like to explain what divestment means and make a case for why it’s important. To “divest” is to get rid of something. The [...]

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Residents Near Well Pads Prevail in PA Supreme Court

June 5, 2019

State Supreme Court: Washington County residents’ testimony was proper for well pad denial From an Article by Gideon Bradshaw & Scott Beveridge, Washington PA Observer Reporter, June 4, 2019 Mickey Gniadek said he left his house in Union Township and spotted a white cloud hovering a little more than a yard above an EQT frack [...]

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Proposal for LNG Export Terminal Shocking to Delaware & South Jersey

June 4, 2019

Plans for LNG Terminal in South Jersey Kept Under Wraps, Enviro Group Says From an Article by Jon Hurdle, NJ Spotlight, June 3, 2019 Plans to build a liquefied natural gas export terminal at Gibbstown in Greenwich Township, Gloucester County have not been fully disclosed to the public by regulatory agencies or by the developer [...]

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