US EIA: Marcellus Gas Pipelines Expanding Rapidly

September 26, 2013

Marcellus gas pipeline capacity seen rising 0.5 Bcf/d by month’s end; additional expansions expected this winter From: US Energy Information Administration, September 19, 2013 Initial service could begin by the end of September for two projects that would increase natural gas takeaway capacity from the Marcellus Shale formation by a combined 0.5 billion cubic feet [...]

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Funding Grant Continues 3 Rivers QUEST Water Quality Monitoring Program

September 25, 2013

Colcom Foundation Grant Continues 3 Rivers QUEST Water Quality Monitoring Program Email from Glenn Waldron, WVWRI, September 24, 2013 I’m happy to announce the West Virginia Water Research Institute recently received a $508,000 grant from the Colcom Foundation to continue the 3 Rivers QUEST water quality monitoring program. The 3 Rivers QUEST includes a network of [...]

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Fracking Impacts in Delaware River Watershed, Now and When

September 24, 2013

Even without wells, fracking has big impact on Delaware River watershed Posted by Jeff Montgomery, Delaware OnLine, September 23, 2013 Article Photo: Sunoco Logistics map, Mariner East pipeline Regardless of the Delaware River Basin Commission’s long delay in voting on rules for natural gas well hydraulic fracturing — or “fracking” — in the agency’s huge watershed, the industry is [...]

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Explosions & Fire at Fractionation Plant Rock Marshall County Residents

September 23, 2013

Marshall County Community Wonders About Safety After Plant Fire From the Article by Jake Kauffman, WTRF – TV, Channel 7 News, September 22, 2013 See also the NEWS 7 video of this fire, at the Blue Racer Fractionation Plant which is jointly owned by Dominion Resources and Caiman Energy. It was definitely not something you want [...]

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“Freedom from Fracking III” — Conference in Philadelphia

September 22, 2013

THE TRUE COST OF FRACKING “Freedom from Fracking III” Location: Friends Center, Philadelphia, PA Schedule: 1:00 to 8:00 pm, September 26, 2013 1:00 – 2:00  Arrival, Weavers Way lunch, informal networking amongst activists  2:00 – 2:30  Introduction & Overview, Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, Maya van Rossum, Iris Marie Bloom and Karen Feridun 2:30 – 3:15  Keynote Presentation, John [...]

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Report on City Council Meeting at Pennsboro, Ritchie County, WV

September 21, 2013

Report on City Council Meeting at Pennsboro, Ritchie County, WV   Commentary by S. Tom Bond, Conservationist & Resident Farmer, Lewis County, WV NOTE: Pennsboro with a population of about 1200 people and less than 3 square miles in area is located near US Route 50 between Clarksburg and Parkersburg, in Ritchie County just a few miles [...]

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Comments & Questions on Gas Industry – EDF Methane Leakage Study

September 20, 2013

Questions on Gas Industry – EDF Methane Leakage Study Press Release From Robert Howarth, Ph.D., Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, September 11, 2013 . Note: David Allen et al. of the University of Texas have a paper in the most recent Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences entitled “Measurements of methane emissions at [...]

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Bias in EDF – Gas Industry Study on Methane Leakage

September 19, 2013

Big Oil PR Pros, Lobbyists Dominate EDF Fracking Climate Study Steering Committee . Analysis by Steve Horn, Desmogblog, September 18, 2013 . Alongside releasing its controversial findings on fugitive methane emissions caused by hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) on September 16, University of Texas-Austin also unveiled an industry-stacked Steering Committee roster for the study it conducted in concert with [...]

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Experts Say Methane Leakage Study is Deeply Flawed

September 18, 2013

EXPERTS: Facking Methane Leakage Study Financed by Gas Industry with EDF is Deeply Flawed .  Photo: Raw Natural Gas Piping System Numerous Problems Are Identified With How Study Was Conducted in Order to Achieve Results Inconsistent with Findings of Independent Researchers at Diverse Drilling Sites Press Release from PSE Group, September 17, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C.  — Anthony Ingraffea, Ph.D., Dwight C. [...]

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Gas & Chemical Industries Continue Expansion in Texas

September 17, 2013

Petrochemical Industry Continues Expansion in Texas Article by Rebecca Maitland, Houston Chronicle, September 13, 2013 As the energy industry reviews the rest of 2013 and into 2014, the consensus is growth and continual expansion, with the shale plays remaining the focus upstream, and midstream and downstream are slated to expand as well, due to the worldwide [...]

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