EQT Corp. Will Spray WV Gas Lines Soon (Helicopters)

May 5, 2013

Helicopter Spray Controls Vegetation Herbicide will control vegetation growth Submitted to The Morgantown Dominion Post, on Page 9-A, May 4, 2013.  EQT Corp. will use the aerial application of herbicides to help maintain the rights-of-way (ROW) for some of its gas transmission and gathering lines throughout select counties in West Virginia. The program is designed [...]

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Global Carbon Bubble May Cause Worldwide Financial Crisis

May 4, 2013

Tony Greenham, Carbon Tracker Institute Recent Report of the Carbon Tracker Institute Article by Damian Carrington, The Guardian, April 18, 2013 The world could be heading for a major economic crisis as stock markets inflate an investment bubble in fossil fuels to the tune of trillions of dollars, according to leading economists. “The financial crisis [...]

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Fracking Ban Withstands Legal Challenge in Rural Central New York Town(ship)

May 3, 2013

New York State Town (“Township”) Victory for Local Communities Article From Earthjustice, May 2, 2013 Local residents and elected leaders in Dryden, N.Y. are celebrating victory today in a closely watched case over local fracking bans. A state appeals court ruled in favor of the towns of Dryden and Middlefield, affirming lower court decisions upholding [...]

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The Earth’s Atmosphere to Reach 400 ppm CO2 this Month, May 2013

May 2, 2013

The Keeling Curve The Keeling Curve To Reach 400 PPM This Month Of May 2013 Article by Jessica Leber, MIT Technology Review, May 1, 2013 This May, the folks behind a Twitter account started four months ago are preparing to tweet an event that the planet has not seen in an estimated four million years. [...]

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Gas Industry “Buries” Fracking’s True Dangers

May 1, 2013

Tom Wilber Gas Industry “Buries” Fracking’s True Dangers Says Tom Wilber By EcoWatch, April 30, 2013 Author and journalist Tom Wilber doesn’t take sides on whether the risks of fracking outweigh its rewards. But as a reporter, he does have strong feelings about the issue of transparency. “And often, this puts me on the same side [...]

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Frackings Many Impacts on Local Residents in PA and WV

April 30, 2013

Prof. Bernard Goldstein Pittsburgh, April 29, 2013– Residents living near unconventional natural gas developments using hydraulic fracturing, known by the slang term “fracking,” attribute several dozen health concerns and stressors to the Marcellus Shale developments in their area, according to a long-term analysis by University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers. Reported health [...]

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FracFocus not Adequate Disclosure for Fracking Chemicals

April 29, 2013

FracFocus.org = Hocus Pocus FracFocus Gets A Failing Grade from Harvard Law School An Earthworks Article by Alan Septoff, April 25, 2013 Thanks to two great stories by E&E’s Mike Soraghan, we know that the Harvard Law School has evaluated FracFocus.org and found government (and the public) shouldn’t rely upon it . . . as [...]

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‘Halliburton Amendment’ Taints Fracking Regulations in WV

April 28, 2013

Safety Datasheets Needed for Each Fracking Chemical MORGANTOWN DOMINION POST,  April 26, 2013: EDITORIAL: No trade secret to success As a rule, whenever lobbyists talk about trade secrets, it’s no time to shut your eyes, close your ears or hold your tongue. But we got the impression the WV Senate did when it approved the Department of [...]

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University Research Connects Climate Change to Higher Skin Cancer Rates

April 27, 2013

Prof. James G. Anderson Climate Change &  Skin Cancer  From Article in EcoWatch by Peter Reuell, HarvardScience , April 12, 2013 [NOTE: As we begin to enjoy warmer weather, we need to connect the dots between climate change and its impacts on human health, including skin cancer. The World Health Organization, provides detailed information on [...]

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You Have to See It to Believe It: Fracking in Your Backyard

April 26, 2013

Fracking in Your Backyard From the Article by Tara Lohan, AlterNet,  in partnership with  GlobalPossibilities.org. Ed Wade’s property straddles the Wetzel and Marshall county lines which is the Mason-Dixon line in West Virginia. And it has a conventional gas well on it. “You could cover the whole [well] pad with three pickups,” said Wade. And [...]

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