Physicians Call for Social Responsibility: Close the Halliburton Loopholes

October 31, 2015

Dear Friends of PSR, Date: October 30, 2015 RE:  Physicians for Social Responsibility Speak Out on  Government in the Public Interest The industries that frack for oil and natural gas are exempted from our nation’s basic environmental protection laws. Let’s end that injustice and apply the law of the land to the fracking industry. Ever wonder [...]

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Global “Carbon Fee” Not Likely from UN Paris Climate Talks

October 30, 2015

Climate change deal will not include global carbon price: says UN climate chief From an Article by Nina Chestney, Reuters News Service, October 28, 2015 Christiana Figueres is the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) A climate change deal to be agreed in Paris in December will not be [...]

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Opposition Grows on Interstate Gas Pipelines in VA & WV

October 29, 2015

Environmental groups oppose four natural gas pipeline projects in Virginia and West Virginia From an Article by Tamara Dietrich, Daily Press (Newport News, VA), October 26, 2015 A coalition of environmental and citizens groups is urging federal regulators to collectively assess the need for four regional pipeline projects that would carry fracked natural gas through [...]

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“Harness the Sun” for the Earth in West Virginia

October 28, 2015

Commentary on “Harness the Sun” by S. Tom Bond, Lewis County, WV A recent issue of Science, the Journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, ran a book review titled “A bright future,” a review of a book called “Harness the Sun, America’s Quest for a Solar-Powered Future,” by Philip Warburg. It [...]

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Forced Pooling for Marcellus Gas Wells is Like Eminent Domain

October 27, 2015

Forced pooling of gas wells looks something like eminent domain on steroids Guest Commentary by Jay Taylor, Morgantown Dominion Post, October 25, 2015 When governments use eminent domain, we expect it to be a rare but necessary occurrence. To be used for something like a road, or maybe a school. It certainly wouldn’t be right [...]

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The Price of Vigilance in the PennLive “Shale Bargin”

October 26, 2015

PennLive’s ‘Shale Bargain’ series a reminder of the price of vigilance: The Shale Bargain: PennLive investigates Pennsylvania’s natural gas boom From an Article by John L. Micek, PennLive.com, October 22, 2015 >>> Ten years into Pennsylvania’s natural gas boom, PennLive reporters Wallace McKelvey and Candy Woodall investigate how state regulators enforced environmental, health and safety [...]

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“Keep It in the Ground” is Still the Target

October 25, 2015

The Guardian speaks out loud and clear on climate change & public responsibility Dear Friends, When the Guardian launched phase II of Keep it in the Ground we promised to keep you abreast of all the key moves ahead of the Paris climate summit in December. To recap, the summit is the latest in the [...]

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Coalition Formed in Response to Heath Risks from Fracking Operations

October 24, 2015

Research center releases report on proximity of fracking operations to vulnerable population, new coalition launched From an Article by  Elizabeth Baumeister, Scranton Times – Leader, October 20, 2015 SCRANTON — In response to a report released Tuesday morning highlighting the proximity of fracking operations to children, the elderly and the sick, several health organizations launched [...]

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Gastar Puts All Marcellus/Utica Assets (Leases/Wells) Up for Sale

October 23, 2015

Gastar to Sell Leases & Wells in Wetzel & Marshall Counties to Concentrate on Oklahoma From an Article in the Marcellus Drilling News, October 15, 2015 What a difference a few months, or even a week, can make. In August, Gastar Exploration, which owns roughly 60,000 acres of leases in the Marcellus/Utica mostly in Marshall [...]

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Methane From Fracking Sites Can Flow To Abandoned Wells

October 22, 2015

Underground natural gas seepage measured at abandoned wells near fracking sites can be significant From an Article of the  University of Vermont, ECN Magazine, October 20, 2015 As debate roils over EPA regulations proposed this month limiting the release of the potent greenhouse gas methane during fracking operations, a new University of Vermont study funded [...]

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