Maryland Third State to Ban Fracking!

April 2, 2017

Maryland Bans Fracking, After Votes in House, Senate, and Governor’s Approval From an Article by Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch.com, March 28, 2017 Maryland is on track to become the third state to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for oil and natural gas, after the Senate voted 35-10 on Monday for a measure already approved by the [...]

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Monday, April 3rd: Public Hearing on Forced Pooling Bill

April 1, 2017

West Virginia Surface Owners’ Rights Organization Public Hearing Monday on Forced Pooling Bill The House Energy Committee will hold a public hearing on the forced pooling bill (SB 576) Monday, April 3 from 9AM to 10AM in the House Chamber. Anyone who would like to travel to Charleston to speak out against the bill will have [...]

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Science Editorial: Science for Life

March 31, 2017

“Science is an amazing human invention—a huge community effort to discover truth…” By Bruce Alberts, Science, 31 Mar 2017: Volume 355, Issue 6332, pp. 1353 Summary — The recent election cycle has made it abundantly clear to most scientists that a large fraction of adults in the United States are surprisingly susceptible to illogical arguments designed [...]

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Five (5) Reasons Global Warming Concepts are Resisted by the Uninformed

March 30, 2017

Why don’t people accept global warming? Essay on Global Warming, S. Tom Bond, March 28, 2017 When 97% of the scientists (that is, the people who have studied the problem with training) agree it is happening and will continue to happen, why do people deny it is going on? As the poet says, “Let me [...]

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New Rules to Regulate Fracking in Boulder County, Colorado

March 29, 2017

Boulder County’s New Fracking Rules: Three (3) Things To Know From an Article by Jackie Fortier, KUNC, Boulder, Colorado, March 27, 2017 With its moratorium on new drilling permits set to expire in a few weeks, Boulder County commissioners unanimously passed new oil and gas regulations. The county calls them the “most restrictive” of such [...]

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Ohio Valley Residents Exposed to Toxicity, Noise and Other Disturbances

March 28, 2017

Proctor Residents Suing Williams Ohio Valley Midstream From an Article by Drew Parker, Wetzel Chronicle, March 22, 2017 Proctor, WV — An energy company is facing a lawsuit for allegedly disrupting the daily lives of local residents. On January 4th, Proctor residents Glenn Whisler, Sandra Whisler, Gary Hall, James McKinney and Jennifer McKinney filed a [...]

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Forced Pooling Violates the Private Property Rights of West Virginians

March 27, 2017

WVSORO Provides Leadership on Important Mineral Rights Issues From the Article by Julie Archer, WV Surface Owners’ Rights Organization, March 26, 2017 Forced Pooling, Land Reunion Bills Advancing We’ve received several calls and emails asking about WV-SORO’s position on the latest version of the forced pooling legislation (SB 576) working its way through the Senate. We [...]

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Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Power Plants a Problem

March 26, 2017

Study: Natural Gas Power Plants Emit up to 120 Times More Methane Than Previously Estimated From an Article by Steve Horn • DeSmog Blog, March 20, 2017 Researchers at Purdue University and the Environmental Defense Fund have concluded in a recent study that natural gas power plants release 21–120 times more methane than earlier estimates. Published in the journal Environmental [...]

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Tom Steyer is on a Mission for Planet Earth

March 25, 2017

This Billionaire Determined to Save our Planet From an Article by Nick Stockton, Wired Magazine, March 23, 2017 Tom Steyer isn’t your average California tree hugger. The former hedge fund manage— number 1,121 on Forbes’ wealthiest people list, with $1.61 billion — was once best known for turning $15 million into $30 billion in about two decades. [...]

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Pennsylvania Utility Regulator Verbally Slams Natural Gas Pipeline Opponents

March 24, 2017

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Robert Powelson hopes to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission From an Article by Marie Cusick, StateImpact Pennsylvania, March 21, 2017 One of Pennsylvania’s top utility regulators says people opposing pipeline projects are engaged in a “jihad” to keep natural gas from reaching new markets. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner Robert [...]

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