Utica and Pt. Pleasant Shales Being Explored Under the Marcellus in Penna.

April 7, 2015

Energy companies explore lower shales for greater yields of gas & liquids From an Article by Katelyn Ferral, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 5, 2015 Low natural gas prices that have companies balancing spending cuts with promises of ramped-up production are driving some new development in the Utica and Point Pleasant shale, where deeper wells can yield [...]

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The Real Cost of Fracking: Damages & Hazard Risks are Wide-spread

April 6, 2015

Environmental hazards from fracking may extend well beyond drilling sites From an Article by Jessica Cohen, The Utne Reader, Fall 2014 Pramilla Malick was reading in bed last summer when suddenly she had to struggle to breathe. Gasping, she went outside and then back inside, getting no relief from the country air around her home [...]

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New Attention on Underground Injection of Fracking Wastewater in Ohio

April 5, 2015

Fracking waste stirs controversy in Athens, Ohio From an Article by Laura Arenschield, The Columbus Dispatch, April 5, 2015 Torch, OH — The tractor-trailers arrive at a steady pace, turning off Rt. 50 and climbing a hill to a collection of tall, green metal tanks. The trucks haul long, white tanks that are bare except for [...]

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The Old and New Partnering for ‘Preserving Sacred Appalachia’ Conference April 20th & 21st

April 3, 2015

WV Chapter of the Sierra Club and WV Interfaith Power & Light join forces for gathering the week of Earth Day (April 22, 2015) From an Article by Michael Barrick, Appalachian Preservation Project, April 1, 2015 Charleston, WV – The West Virginia chapters of The Sierra club, one of the nation’s most renowned environmental preservation groups, [...]

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Accident Kills Construction Worker at Marcus Hook Complex on Delaware River

April 3, 2015

Construction Worker Killed for New Natural Gas Processing Facility at Marcus Hook, PA From an Article by Jamison Cocklin, Natural Gas Intelligence, April 1, 2015 Sunoco Logistics Partners LP confirmed that a contract employee was killed on Monday during work to convert the Marcus Hook industrial complex near Philadelphia into a natural gas liquids (NGL) terminal. [...]

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Petition to WV Governor and Statoil (Norwegian Oil & Gas Company): “Don’t Frack Ohio River”

April 2, 2015

Cancel current and ban future fracking contracts under or near Ohio River Petition by Brandon Schlunt of Cincinnati, OH, www.Change.org, March 15, 2015 Sign Brandon’s petition here:    Sign Brandon’s petition The environmental damage from fracking can now be seen in many places across the country. Chemical leaks into watersheds, earthquakes, and complaints of “un-breathable [...]

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Marcellus Wells are “Communicating” with Old Conventional Wells with Added Risks

April 1, 2015

Gas Well Interaction Can be a Boon to Some, Disaster for Others in West Virginia – It’s called well communication … From an Article by Glynis Board, WV Public Broadcasting, March 31, 2015 When natural gas drillers use extreme pressures to drill and crack rocks thousands of feet underground – when they frack for natural [...]

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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Scoping Meeting Held in Bridgeport on March 24th

March 31, 2015

Observations on FERC scoping meeting at Bridgeport (3/24/15) Update by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV The Federal Energy Regularity Commission (FERC) “scoping” public meeting at Bridgeport High School which was held Tuesday, March 24, allowed an observer much to watch.  At one level there was an array of [...]

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Global Warming Affecting the Gulf Stream and Many Other Processes

March 30, 2015

Global Warming Is Slowing Ocean Currents Causing Dire Consequences, Warns Climate Expert Michael Mann From an Article by Cole Mellino, EcoWatch.com, March 25, 2015 Climate scientists Michael Mann and Stefan Rahmstorf announced the findings of their new study yesterday, which shows that the rapid melting of the polar ice has slowed down currents in the [...]

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About 200 Attend Scoping Meeting in Elkins on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

March 29, 2015

Public Comments at FERC Scoping Meeting on ACP Pipeline in Elkins (3/25/15) Submitted by April P. Keating, Concerned Resident, Upshur County, WV Elkins, WV –On the evening of March 25, at the Elkins High School, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held a public hearing over the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). About 200 members [...]

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