Ethane to Ethylene Plants Coming in Waves

July 2, 2016

US to see hike in foreign-funded ethylene capacity in second wave of projects From a Report by Petrochemical Update, June 4, 2016  The US petrochemical market will see a sharp increase in investment in ethylene production and derivatives capacity from foreign chemical and petrochemical manufacturers, totalling at least 10 million tons of new production per [...]

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“Cracker Plant(s)” Big Deal for Ohio River Valley

July 1, 2016

Shell lifts veil on plans for Beaver County cracker  From an Article by Paul Gough, Pittsburgh Business Times, June 28, 2016  The Shell Chemical vice president in charge of the Beaver County cracker development said the 18-month period between this month’s announcement and construction will allow the multinational corporation to get its “ducks in a row.” [...]

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Smoke Problems from Wildfires in the Rocky Mountains

June 30, 2016

Wildfire smoke blankets the Front Range From an Article by the Coloradoan, News 9, June 29, 2016 Light winds from the northwest are forcing smoke from several western wildfires into the Front Range. More than 200,000 acres are burning in the western part of the United States currently. The smoke from those fires — as [...]

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Scientists say Bold Climate Action Needed NOW!

June 30, 2016

Nation’s Top Science Groups Demand Bold Climate Action From Congress—Now!  From an Article by Andrea Germanos,  Common Dreams, June 29, 2016 ‘We owe it to our children and to our children’s children to take bold action now’ Flames shoot into the sky as a wildfire burns in Kaibab National Forest in Arizona on June 21, 2016.  [...]

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Sierra Club Charges Conflicts of Interest by Pipeline Companies

June 29, 2016

ACP Alternatives Abound Sierra Club letter details potential Atlantic Coast Pipeline antitrust violations <<< Group urges Federal Trade Commission to investigate >>>  From the Letter by Kirk Bowers, Sierra Club of VA,  June 27, 2016 RICHMOND, Virginia – The Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club today submitted a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [...]

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Another Fraud in the Fracking Patch

June 28, 2016

US  ’frack master’ accused of $80m fraud to fund debauched lifestyle From an Article by Emily Gosden, UK Telegraph News Service, June 27, 2016 A supposed fracking expert who toured the world’s media calling himself the ‘Frack Master’ and even gave evidence to MPs was actually a massive fraudster who duped investors out of millions of pounds to fund “a [...]

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ExxonMobil’s Smoke Screen & Climate Change are Real

June 27, 2016

Exxon-Mobil is abusing the first amendment (and worse) From an Op-Ed by Robert Post, Washington Post, Page A-27, Sunday, June 26, 2016 << Prof. Robert Post is dean and a professor of law at the Yale Law School, New Haven, CT>> Global warming is perhaps the single most significant threat facing the future of humanity on [...]

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Marcellus Gas Now Making Electricity in Pennsylvania

June 26, 2016

First Marcellus NatGas-Fired Power Plants Complete From an Article by Jamison Cocklin, Natural Gas Intelligence, June 24, 2016 The first two natural gas-fired power plants designed and proposed to utilize Marcellus Shale gas have been completed and turned over to the project developer Panda Power Funds LP for commercial operations. The engineering and construction firm, [...]

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“There Ain’t No Good Route” for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

June 25, 2016

Pipeline Update: An open letter to A. Barton Hinkle, senior editorial writer for the Richmond Times-Dispatch Concerning your commentary published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and elsewhere: “There’s no perfect route for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.” It’s not up to the standard you sometimes achieve. I wondered if I was the pipeline opponent you describe as [...]

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Huge Utica Shale Gas Well Gains Attention in Ohio

June 24, 2016

Push to Optimize Results During Downturn Led to Eclipse’s Behemoth Utica Well From an Article by Jamison Cocklin, Natural Gas Intelligence, May 18, 2016 While the past two years have been marked by declining profits, drilling activity and workforces for the oil and gas industry, innovations have underscored the downturn as well, with producers relying [...]

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