Federal and State Legal Systems Shield Fracking Industry Versus Landowners

February 24, 2013

Federal and State Legal System Shields Fracking Industry Versus Landowners From article by Laurel Peltier on GreenLaurel.com, February 21, 2013 The Hagys’ water contamination lawsuit demonstrates how the natural gas industry has built a near-perfect “federal legal exemption’s framework” that when combined with lax or absent state regulations and the legal system’s high costs, inherently [...]

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New Study Shows Independent Evidence Of Global Warming

February 23, 2013

Evidence Of Global Warming From article by Alex Knapp, Forbes Staff, February 21, 2013 One of the biggest challenges of climate science should be one of the easiest; measuring temperatures. The fact is, regular measurements of temperature around the globe didn’t begin in real earnest until the late 19th century. So when scientists want to [...]

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A “Regional-Scale” Ethane Cracker Promoted for Marshall County

February 22, 2013

Ending the Ethane Cracker Myth? An Ethane Cracker for Marshall County? From the Wetzel Chronicle article by Casey Junkins, February 20, 2013 According to published reports, Appalachian Resins Chief Executive Officer James Cutler believes construction of an “ethane cracker” will begin by the end of this year, with the plant going online before the end [...]

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New Reports: Fracking is a Risky Short-Term Bubble

February 21, 2013

Fracking Bubble Makes News Fracking is a Risky Short-Term Bubble EcoWatch, February 19, 2013 Energy Policy Forum and Post Carbon Institute have released two groundbreaking reports that belie energy industry claims of U.S. energy independence as a result of newly accessible shale gas and shale (tight) oil. The report findings are based on an unprecedented [...]

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Landmark Study Exposes the Impact of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

February 20, 2013

The Impact of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals United Nations Environment Programme World Health Organization, February 19, 2013 Many synthetic chemicals, untested for their disrupting effects on the hormone system, could have significant health implications according to the State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World [...]

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Marcellus Shale Gas Costs and Benefits in Wetzel County, WV

February 19, 2013

Marcellus Shale Gas Costs and Benefits Guest Editorial by Steve Conlon and Bill Hughes, Wetzel Chronicle, February 13, 2013 There is an unprecedented effort by the natural gas industry to persuade citizens to only consider the benefits gas drilling might bring to this area. A recent opinion piece was provided by the West Virginia Oil [...]

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North Dakota Requires Compensation for Surface Owners

February 18, 2013

North Dakota requires compensation for surface owners As reported in the Western Livestock Journal, February 1, 2013  Recognizing the concerns of surface owners who do not own the minerals, North Dakota law has been modified through the years to offer the surface owner more property protection rights; the key legislation at this time is the [...]

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The Shale Game in a Nutshell with a White Elephant in the Room

February 17, 2013

The Shale Game in a Nutshell with a White Elephant in the Room . From the Op-Ed Commentary by S. Thomas Bond, The Charleston Gazette, February 14, 2013   . Shale drilling has to be the strangest industrial development in history. The technology was brought into existence, to some considerable extent, at the Morgantown Energy [...]

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WV Legislative Review Committee Approves Fracking Rules, But …

February 16, 2013

Committee approves DEP fracking rules; Lawmakers say changes imminent From the Article by David Beard, Morgantown Dominion Post, February 12, 2013 CHARLESTON, WV — A set of legislative rules crafted to regulate the horizontal gas well industry cleared an important committee hurdle Monday afternoon. But legislators and stakeholders said changes are on the horizon as [...]

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MarkWest Processing Gas in Wetzel County; Fined $306K For Spoiled Stream

February 15, 2013

MarkWest Fined $306K For Spoiled Stream From an article by Casey Junkins, The Wheeling Intelligencer, February 14, 2013 Before investing $1.9 billion for new natural gas processing infrastructure in Ohio’s Utica Shale, MarkWest Energy will pay a $306,000 fine for polluting a stream across the Ohio River near its Mobley plant in Wetzel County. “While [...]

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