The False Promise of Fracking Jobs & Local Jobs

January 28, 2015

The false promise of fracking and local jobs From an Article by Susan Christopherson, Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University, January 27, 2015 In a surprise decision that led to consternation in the oil and gas industry and elation among fracking opponents, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in December banned fracking in [...]

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Ethane Pipeline Explosion in Brooke County WV Affects PA & TX

January 27, 2015

ATEX Ruptures, Limiting Key Appalachian Ethane Deliveries From an Article by Jamison Cocklin, NGI News Daily, January 26, 2015 A section of Enterprise Products Partners LP’s (EPP) Appalachia-to-Texas Express (ATEX) pipeline, which entered commercial service a year ago, ruptured and caught fire early Monday, limiting service on a critical ethane outlet that serves the Marcellus and [...]

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Rebuilding WV Roads Impacted by Shale Gas Industry

January 26, 2015

To: WV Legislature; From: Steve Conlon (Wetzel County, WV) Subject: Rebuilding gas industry impacted roads Sent via Email:  January 23, 2015 It is encouraging to see some concern about our gas-industry impacted roads. HB 2080 is obviously a response to this need,  a condition and a situation which is beyond the abilities of the WV Departent of [...]

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Residents Oppose Port Ambrose LNG Project Near NYC

January 25, 2015

Fracktivists Fight Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Near NYC From an Article by Ben Adler, Grist.com, January 23, 2015 New York state’s fracking fight has moved offshore. And now the key players include not just New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo but also New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. New York’s famously dedicated anti-fracking activists, who last year [...]

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What happens to Fido when fracking comes to your neighborhood?

January 24, 2015

Your pets could be in trouble in the shale region if they: breathe air, drink water, or enjoy being alive From an Article by Amelia Urry, Grist Magazine, May 5, 2014 Fracking can ruin a lot of things: landscapes, rivers, ecosystems, the climate, your health and safety and that of your family. But have you [...]

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An Historical Perspective on Oil & Gas Leases and Extraction Damages

January 23, 2015

Why damages “never” occur in oil and gas extraction! Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV The human animal is a creature of habit. Analysis of our behavior involves the expenditure of energy, which is abhorred by our animal nature; and so custom, precedent and habit, lag behind [...]

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Radioactive Chemicals in Fracking Wastewater Accumulate in Living Creatures

January 22, 2015

Fracking Wastewater is Radioactive and Can Become Dangerous A new “explainer” from animator Josh Kurz and reporter Reid Frazier, Allegheny Front, Pittsburgh, PA From the creative team that brought you our last video, “The Secret Life of Soot,” it’s an entirely new way to look at salty, dirty fracking waste water. Just why is fracking [...]

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Natural Gas Pipeline Company Worker Killed on the Job in Marshall County, WV

January 21, 2015

One pipeline worker dead in Moundsville industrial accident From  News 9 Report by WTOV, Steubenville -Weirton, January 11 2015 Moundsville, WV — The incident happened just before two PM Saturday afternoon on January 10th at a construction site just off WV Route 2 and Long Run Road. The worker was employed by the Snelson Company, a [...]

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Citizens Pipeline Meeting –Landowners Talk About Interstate Gas Pipelines thru WV

January 20, 2015

Jackson’s Mill Meeting – Appalachian Mountain Advocates stands ready to help landowners From S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV Mountain Lakes Preservation Alliance held meeting concerning the complaints of rural residents regarding the numerous planned pipelines in West Virginia and surrounding states Saturday, January 10. It was held in [...]

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Two Atlantic Coast Pipeline Meetings in Elkins on January 21st

January 19, 2015

“Both sides to square off with interstate pipeline meetings” From an Article by Chris Lee, Inter-Mountain News (Elkins, WV), January 17, 2015 Elkins, WV — Groups in support of and in opposition to the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline will hold meetings within sight of one another at the same time Wednesday. Dominion Resources is planning [...]

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