WV-DEP Investigating Muddy Water at White Day Creek in Monongalia County

June 3, 2013

Muddy Water from Marcellus Drilling Pollutes White Day Creek Article by Kim Freda, WBOY, Clarksburg, WV, May 31, 2013 A  WV-DEP inspector went to the creek and verified that a company was using a pressurized method to construct a borehole to drill for natural gas, which broke free and created a silty and muddy condition [...]

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Sheriff Tracking Trucks in Marshall County

June 2, 2013

Sheriffs Are Still Tracking Trucks – Fewer problems, they say, but some remain From Article By Casey Junkins, The Wheeling Intelligencer, May 31, 2013           MOUNDSVILLE – Marshall County Sheriff Kevin Cecil said there are fewer problems related to natural gas industry truck traffic than at this time last year. Cecil [...]

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FracTracker Maps Distribution of Contaminated Water Problems

June 1, 2013

Groundwater Complaints to PA-DEP Compiled by the Scranton Times-Tribune From the Article by Matt Kelso, FracTracker.org, May 21, 2013 In a May 19th article published in the Scranton Times-Tribune, Laura Legere discusses data that she has compiled from a Right-to-know law request to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP).   The data show 969 [...]

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PCTC & WVNCC to Offer Associate Drilling Degrees This Fall

May 31, 2013

Piedmont Tech & WV Northern Community College to Offer Associate Drilling Degrees From Article by Casey Junkins, Wheeling Intelligencer, May 30, 2013             FAIRMONT, WV – With the proper training, people can earn starting annual salaries ranging from $60,000-$100,000 for working in natural gas drilling fields. Beginning in the fall [...]

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WV Conservation Camp Slated for June 10th to 15th

May 30, 2013

WV Conservation Camp Slated for June 10th to 15th The West Virginia State Conservation Camp is accepting registrations for the 2013 camp session, set for June 10 to 15 at Camp Caesar near Cowen in Webster County. Young people, ages 14 thru 18 are eligible to register. The Camp is sponsored by a number of [...]

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Educational Activity: Marcellus Academy 2013

May 30, 2013

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY: MARCELLUS ACADEMY 2013  A Weekend of Presentations and Workshops on Marcellus Shale Gas Operations  July 13-14, 2013 at WV Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, WV You are cordially invited to attend a special weekend workshop on Marcellus shale drilling on the campus of WV Wesleyan College on July 13-14, 2013, presented by the WV [...]

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Chemical Exposure Toxicology Related to Shale Gas Development

May 29, 2013

Dr. David R. Brown, ScD Video Presentation by Dr. David Brown on “Fundamental Chemical Toxicology with Exposure Related to Shale Gas Development A greater emphasis is needed on the human health exposures to the chemicals in Marcellus shale gas development.  This is the focus of Dr. David R. Brown, ScD, a consultant in chemical toxicology [...]

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NOTICE: Statler 4H Horizontal Well on Dunkard Creek in Monongalia County

May 28, 2013

Dunkard Creek WV & PA Horizontal Natural Gas Well Work Permit Pursuant to West Virginia Code 22-6A-10(e), prior to filing an application for a permit for a horizontal well the applicant shall publish in the county in which the well is located or is proposed to be located a Class II legal advertisement. Public Notice [...]

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Stephen Hawking & Carl Sagan on Global Warming: Now 400 PPM and Counting

May 27, 2013

2013: CO2 reaches 400 ppm! The “Hell” of Venus: A Valuable Reminder To Take the Increasing Greenhouse Effect on Earth Seriously Why is there any doubt about climate change any more? The depth and width of the scientific consensus is not in doubt, Christopher Monckton et al notwithstanding. The video below is from Climate Crock [...]

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Removal of Fresh Water From Common Usage is a Looming Threat

May 26, 2013

Conceptual Well Diagram Letter to the Editor by Larry Harris, Morgantown Dominion Post, May 23, 2013 I read with interest the article on injection wells (Dominion Post – Sunday, May 19th) used for storage of spent fracking water. I had no idea that there were 65 of these wells in the state, as well as [...]

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