Impacts of Unconventional Gas Wells Increasing

December 28, 2013

Unconventional Gas Wells’ Impacts are Increasing From the Article by Eric Poole, Ellwood City PA Ledger, December 27, 2013 Note: This is the second in a series focusing on the top stories of 2013. The fracking revolution was late arriving in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. But it’s here now. Hydraulic fracturing — the practice of extracting [...]

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Frack Water Processing in Warwood Section of Wheeling — Planning for Recycling Plant & River Barge Transport for Wastes

December 27, 2013

Big Fracking Waste Water Story of 2013 in Northern WV Panhandle From the Article by Casey Junkins, Wheeling Intelligencer, Dec.  25, 2013 In March, GreenHunter Vice President John Jack stated that officials would build a “first-of-its-kind in the country” frack water recycling plant in Wheeling to meet the growing needs of the Marcellus and Utica [...]

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Third Landmark Pennsylvania Forest Being Decimated by Invasive Insects

December 26, 2013

Third landmark Pa. forest hit by invasive pests From the Article by Kevin Begos, Associated Press, December 21, 2013 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Invasive insects have been found in a third landmark Pennsylvania forest, and scientists are considering a possible link to global warming. The U.S. Forest Service reported this week that the hemlock wooly adelgid [...]

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US EPA Posts Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts Information Online

December 25, 2013

Scientific papers & technical roundtable meeting materials available online Greetings from the US Environmental Protection Agency — December 20, 2013   EPA scientists are conducting original research and publishing papers that will contribute to the draft report of potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, expected to be released in December 2014. The [...]

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The Most Wonderful Gift is an Environment Worthy of our Lives

December 24, 2013

The most beautiful gift is an environment worth living in Article by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor and Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV The title of one subsection of a communication from the German speaking part of Europe recently received was “Das schönste Geschenk ist eine lebenswerte Umwelt!” which translates into the title of [...]

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Fracking is Impacting Real Estate Values in Many States

December 23, 2013

Fracking vs. Real Estate: Are home value declines near wells another multi-billion dollar subsidy for oil and gas industry? From an Article By Joel Dyer, Boulder (Colorado) Weekly, December 12, 2013 New research indicates that many of the 15.3 million Americans living within a mile of a hydraulically fractured well that’s been drilled since 2000 [...]

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Marcellus Drilling Efficiency Gains Reported in Northeast PA

December 22, 2013

Marcellus Shale drilling efficiency gains reported From the Article by Andrew Maykuth, Philadelphia Inquirer, December 20, 2013 TROUT RUN, Pa. — When David Dewberry landed in Pennsylvania in 2010, the veteran of the migratory worldwide oil-and-gas workforce said he required more than a month to drill a typical Marcellus Shale natural gas well. On December 4th, [...]

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Major Provisions of Pennsylvania Act 13 on Drilling & Fracking are Unconstitutional

December 21, 2013

PA Supreme Court strikes down major portions of shale-drilling law Article by Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 12/20/2013 Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared major provisions of the state’s Marcellus Shale drilling law, Act 13, unconstitutional Thursday, including one that allows gas companies to drill anywhere, overriding local zoning laws. The court’s decision, on a 4-2 vote, [...]

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WV Environmental Council: WV Legislature Resumes January 8th

December 20, 2013

WVEC Action Alert: WV Legislature, December 18, 2013 Dear Friends,   Let us hear from you as soon as you can do it. ’Tis the Season . . . to be wary. Wary of the West Virginia Legislature, that is. You see, the 2014 regular legislative session begins on January 8, just three short weeks [...]

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Nova Chemicals Now Cracking Marcellus Ethane at Sarnia Plant in Canada

December 19, 2013

Nova Chemicals claims a first in using Marcellus Shale ethane From the Article By Michael Lauzon, Plastics News, December 18, 2013  Nova Chemicals Corp. said it will be the first plastics company to use ethane from the Marcellus Shale Basin to convert to ethylene. “We will be introducing our first molecules from Marcellus literally today or [...]

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