Marcellus Region Leading in Output per Gas Well and Total Production

October 26, 2013

Marcellus Region Leading in Output per Gas Well and Total Production  From the Article by Laura Legere, State Impact – PA, October 24, 2013 Improvements in drilling efficiency and increasing productivity from new wells are driving the recent growth in oil and gas production across six key shale regions in the country, including the Marcellus. [...]

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E3 Sustainability in the State of West Virginia

October 25, 2013

E3 Sustainability in the State of West Virginia From WV Department of Environmental Protection Date: October 18, 2013 E3 West Virginia (Economy, Energy and Environment in West Virginia) conducted a Charter Signing Ceremony at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22, at the state Department of Environmental Protection headquarters in Charleston. E3 West Virginia, formed in [...]

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Downstream Strategies Says Data Missing on Marcellus Wastes

October 24, 2013

Much Data Lacking on Marcellus Drilling Waste Disposal From the Article by Ken Ward, Charleston Gazette, October 22, 2013 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 2011 law has provided new information about what natural gas companies are doing with the huge amounts of waste generated by West Virginia’s drilling boom, but major data gaps remain, a legislative [...]

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Over 2500 Young Activists Rally in Pittsburgh for a Green Economy

October 23, 2013

2500+ Youth Rally for a Clean Energy An Article from We Are PowerShift, October 21, 2013 More than 2,500 youth activists at Power Shift 2013 marched through the streets of Pittsburgh today to confront corporate polluters and demand they join the fight for a clean and just economy. Thousands of people rallied in Allegheny Landing Park, [...]

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Oil & Gas Division of WV-DEP Regulates the Marcellus Shale Industry

October 22, 2013

WV-DEP Does Not Regulate the Dust from Marcellus Well Pads From the Article by Jeff Jenkins, WV MetroNews | October 21, 2013  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two years have made a difference for the state Department of Environmental Protection in its oversight of the Marcellus Shale drilling industry in West Virginia. Horizontal drilling for natural gas accelerated in [...]

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Wetzel Solid Waste Authority Worried About Landfill Levels

October 21, 2013

Wetzel County Receiving Excess of (Radioactive) Drill Cuttings From the Article by Lauren Matthews, Wetzel Chronicle, October 9, 2013 Bill Hughes, Mark Cochran, and Terri Tyler of Wetzel County’s Solid Waste Authority approached Wetzel County Commissioners on September 24th  regarding the amount of Marcelllus drill waste that is being allowed at the Wetzel County Landfill. [...]

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Outgoing Shell CEO Says Shale Investments Not Paying Off

October 20, 2013

With $24 Billion Already Invested in the U. S., and Losses of $2 Billion, Royal Dutch Shell is Shuffling & Studying From an Article by Scott Detrow / StateImpact — Pennsylvania / October 7, 2013 Shell’s outgoing CEO Peter Voser tells the Financial Times of London that he regrets the company’s large investment into U.S. shale. [...]

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Youths Protest Fracking and Mountain Top Removal in Pittsburgh

October 19, 2013

PowerShift 2013 Comes to Pittsburgh Advocating Clean Energy From an Article by Kaitlynn Riely / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / October 19, 2013 Power Shift 2013 has come to Pittsburgh this year with a “fracking protest” today and a “mountain top removal protest” on Monday. “We will be marching to call for a green economy,” said Whit Jones, campaign [...]

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Set-Back Distance at Issue in Lecture of WVU Extension Service

October 18, 2013

WVU Professor Addresses 625 Foot Set-Back Rule for Marcellus Wells Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Retired Chemistry Professor & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV Usually when you write about a meeting, the procedure is to focus on what was said.  In this case the emphasis must be on interpretation of what was said, because the [...]

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Carole King Speaks Out on Global Climate Change

October 17, 2013

Carole King Urges Clean Power, Not Global Warming From Laurie David, stopglobalwarming.org, October 17, 2013 Carole King is the most successful and beloved female songwriter in pop music history. She is also a powerful voice for environmental protection, and as a concerned citizen is holding fossil fuel companies accountable and demanding clean power now. Carole has [...]

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