BXE Reports on Fracking Related Activities in the Marcellus Region

January 27, 2016

Opposition Grows to Fracking and Fracking Infrastructure Projects From an Article by Ted Glick, Beyond Extreme Energy (BXE), January 26, 2016 Over a seven day period last week there was a flurry of step-it-up activity on the East Coast in opposition to the planned expansion of fracking and fracking infrastructure. It began with a three-day [...]

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West Virginia Roads Not Built for Frack Trucks and School Buses

January 26, 2016

Wetzel School Bus Routes Hit by Heavy Drilling Truck Traffic From an Article by Dan Heyman, WV Public News Service, September 21, 2015 Charleston, WV — A local emergency medical technician says natural gas drilling in Wetzel County has damaged roads so much that it’s occasionally unsafe for school buses to take their normal routes. [...]

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The Rear View Mirror Says: ‘Counting Fracking Industry Jobs is Elusive’

January 25, 2016

How many jobs has Marcellus Shale drilling really created? From an Article by Candy Woodall, PennLive.com, January 22, 2016 The shale boom hit as the country was reeling from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Lawmakers and regional chambers of commerce were eager to tout Pennsylvania’s growing oil and gas industry as the [...]

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These are Very Tough Times for Frackers even in the Marcellus Region

January 24, 2016

Times are tough financially for frackers (and not very good for the rest of us either). Essay by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV Seeking Alpha, an investment newsletter, carried an article called “Natural Gas: Death By One Thousand Paper Cuts… Then A Huge Axe Wound.” That author was [...]

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Flares, Vents and Leaks are Huge Issue with Oil & Gas Operations

January 23, 2016

Federal Government Targeting Methane Flaring From an Article by Casey Junkins, Wheeling Intelligencer, January 23, 2016 Wheeling, WV – Federal officials on Friday announced new regulations cracking down on flaring, venting and leaking of methane in natural gas drilling operations. Natural gas producers flare or vent enough methane from public lands each year to provide [...]

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Routing for Atlantic Coast Pipeline is Unacceptable to the US Forest Service

January 22, 2016

U.S. Forest Service rejects route for ACP pipeline through WV & VA From an Article by Steve Szkotak, Charleston Gazette-Mail (Associated Press), January 21, 2016 Richmond, VA (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service has rejected the proposed route of a 550-mile natural gas pipeline through national forests in Virginia and West Virginia because of concerns [...]

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Land is Being Destroyed in Wisconsin by Frack Sand Mining

January 21, 2016

Presentation to Chippewa County’s Land Conservation & Forestry Department monthly meeting on January 20, 2016 My name is Johnne Smalley. I own and pay taxes on land in Wheaton Township in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.  I am here today to find out what Chippewa County envisions for its future. I have read Chippewa County’s Comprehensive Plan, [...]

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LNG & Ethane Exports Now in the Pipeline

January 20, 2016

Range Resources readies for east coast ethane shipments From an Article of the Washington PA Observer-Reporter, January 19, 2016 Range Resources says it will begin shipping ethane to the east coast from the Marcellus Shale region next month. The notice, according to a press release of Range, one of the biggest producers of natural gas [...]

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Gas Industry Speaks for State of WV: ‘They Have Your Safety in Mind’

January 19, 2016

Governor Tomblin gas safety commission recommendations focus on emergency response, training From an Article by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette-Mail, January 12, 2016 This image provided by the West Virginia State Police shows a fireball erupting across Interstate 77 from a gas line explosion in Sissonville, WV, December 11, 2012. We haven’t told you much [...]

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MLK Day Offers Lessons For Most Occasions

January 18, 2016

Why We Turn Our Thoughts to Martin Luther King Jr. By Michael M. Barrick, The Appalachian Chronicle, MLK Day 2016 “Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King / and recognize that there are ties between us, all men and women living on the Earth. / Ties of hope and love, sister and brotherhood, [...]

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