Natural Gas Production is Out of Control — A Potent Greenhouse Gas

October 24, 2017

Too Much Gas? EIA’s Henry Hub Price Forecasts Revised Lower From an Article by David Bradley, Natural Gas Intelligence, October 17, 2017 Henry Hub natural gas spot prices this year and next will be lower than previously forecast, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which now predicting an average of $3.03/MMBtu for 2017 and [...]

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Time to End Oil & Gas Subsidies and Adopt Renewable Energy

October 23, 2017

Getting rid of oil and gas subsidies is the way to a renewable future Essay by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemist & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV Subsidies, where the government provides funds to advance the interests of some industry, are the best thing the petroleum and coal industries have going for them. They are, [...]

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The Global Warming Minefield per Michael Mann

October 22, 2017

Living on Earth: The Global Warming Minefield From the Broadcast of Steve Curwood and Michael Mann, LOE, October 20, 2017 Photo on Website: Fire-destroyed homes as viewed from a helicopter over Santa Rosa, California. These times of deadly hurricanes, firestorms and severe drought are linked to global warming, with the prospect of unpleasant surprises ahead. [...]

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Educated Workforce Needed For Natural Gas Industry

October 21, 2017

Natural Gas Industry And Educational Programs Must Collaborate To Fill Projected Job Openings From an Article by Katie Blackley, WESA (Pittsburgh), October 18, 2017 Better collaboration between employers and workforce training programs is key to filling the expected job openings in the growing oil and natural gas industries, according to research from the RAND Corporation. [...]

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“Lancaster Against Pipelines” and Many Others Inspired by the “Chapel 23″

October 20, 2017

Dear Friend, October 18, 2017 RE: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline in South Central Pennsylvania On Monday, twenty-three courageous members of our movement were arrested in front of an excavator on land belonging to the Adorers of the Blood of Christ in West Hempfield Township, in Lancaster County, PA. Those arrested ranged in age from 16 to [...]

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Limits on Surveying, Drilling & Fracking in Allegheny County, PA

October 19, 2017

Monroeville (Pennsylvania) puts limits on fracking From an Article by Dillon Carr, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, October 13, 2017 Monroeville council has approved an ordinance that limits Marcellus shale drilling to heavy industrial zones. The ordinance was spurred by residents’ concerns that seismic testing planned by a Monroeville oil and gas exploration company would lead to [...]

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ACP and MVP Pipeline Projects Under Regulatory Review

October 18, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2017 FERC Rubber Stamps Fracked Gas Pipelines Despite Widespread Concerns and Opposition — Certificates for Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain Valley Pipeline Continue Dangerous Trend — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), after recently regaining a quorum, granted federal approval for the fracked gas Atlantic Coast [...]

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Some Twenty-Six (26) Arrested in Protest on Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline

October 17, 2017

Lancaster pipeline protest: What we know now From an Article by Scott Blanchard, York Daily Record, October 16, 2017 About 26 people who were protesting the construction of a planned natural gas pipeline in Lancaster County were arrested on Monday. A group of people protested construction Monday at the site of a planned natural gas [...]

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Well Water Disappears on Marshall County Farm; What’s the Cause?

October 16, 2017

Farm family looking for answers after well runs dry From an Article by Anthony Conn, WTOV News 9, October 12, 2017 MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. — A family’s well suddenly dries up overnight, leaving them to search for the cause. Water is a key part of everyday life. Unfortunately for one Moundsville family, they’re learning the [...]

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Sisters of Lancaster Standing Up to Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline

October 15, 2017

Dear Friends – This is a mass call for action to every one of you who has committed to stopping the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline. Williams, the builder, has told the Sisters that they will begin construction on Monday. We will be there, together. MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 7 AM at 3939 LAUREL RUN, COLUMBIA, PA 17512 [...]

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