Shale Gas Industrial Renaissance Under Discussion

January 15, 2013

Shale-based manufacturing renaissance sought in region Article by Malia Spencer, Pittsburgh Business Times, January 10, 2013 Royal Dutch Shell’s proposed ethane cracker in Beaver County is an example of how the petrochemical business could be expanded in southwestern Pennsylvania, thanks to natural gas. Petrochemical executives, academics and lawmakers convened Thursday for a frank discussion on [...]

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Should the U. S. Allow Unfettered LNG Exports?

January 14, 2013

Deborah Rogers Should the U. S.  Allow Unfettered LNG Exports? Article by Deborah Rogers, Energy Policy Forum, January 13, 2013 U.S. News and World Report published an article entitled “Should the U.S. Export Natural Gas?” This article  states that some leaders within the energy industry are questioning the benefits of exportation. They are apparently concerned [...]

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Scientists Find Stronger Evidence of Global Warming in Updated National Climate Assessment

January 14, 2013

Observed Temperatures Over Twenty Years From: EcoWatch, January 12, 2013 The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) released its draft National Climate Assessment on January 11, just a week after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed the U.S. experienced its warmest year on record. According to the Letter to the American People provided with the report: [...]

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Regional Land Being Disturbed by Shale Drilling in Appalachia

January 13, 2013

Land Disturbances Continue in Northcentral Appalachia By S. Tom Bond, Co-Editor of FrackCheckWV and resident farmer in Lewis County, WV Everyone generally accepts what the shale drilling industry says talking about the surface area it uses. We will call this the “spoil area,” an analogy to the term used in strip mining. Surface alteration is [...]

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Shale Gas: How Often Do Fracked Wells Leak?

January 12, 2013

Marcellus gas well site Shale Gas: How Often Do Fracked Wells Leak? By Andrew Nikiforuk, The Tyee — British Columbia, January 9, 2013 One of the boldest claims made by the shale gas industry goes like this: oil and gas companies have drilled and fractured a million oil and gas wells with nary a problem. [...]

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WVU Extension Program: Utica Shale Development Educational Series

January 11, 2013

Utica Shale Development Educational Series Press Release: West Virginia University Extension Service, January 7th, 2013 Through a series of educational programs, West Virginia University Extension Service hopes to help educate community members on development and leasing issues related to Utica shale and its impact on the state. The Utica shale is a large natural gas [...]

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Interfaith Power & Light Promotes National Preach-In on Global Warming

January 10, 2013

National Preach-In on Global Warming The 2013 National Preach-In on Global Warming is only a month away! On the weekend of February 8-10, join with other people of faith all across America to ask President Obama to address climate change as a moral issue and safeguard vulnerable communities at home and abroad. If you haven’t [...]

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Study: Natural Gas No Bridge to Zero Fossil Fuel Future

January 9, 2013

Galata Bridge in Istanbul By Susan Phillips, StateImpact (NPR), January 7, 2013 Proponents of natural gas tout new shale deposits, such as Pennsylvania’s Marcellus, as a way to reduce carbon emissions while the world eases itself off fossil fuels, and moves toward alternatives such as wind and solar. Natural gas power plants emit less CO2 [...]

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Should the Drilling Industry Carry Insurance Against Fracking Damages?

January 8, 2013

By S. Tom Bond, Co-Editor of FrackCheckWV and a resident farmer in Lewis County, WV At the present the shale drilling industry is not required to carry insurance against any damage it might cause in West Virginia nor most other states. This is consistent with the claim they never do any damage to health, aquifers, [...]

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On Finding the Location of a Gas Well

January 7, 2013

By S. Tom Bond, Co-Editor FrackCheckWV, Resident Farmer in Lewis County, WV If you are one of us who likes to know where a well is located right to it’s immediate surroundings, such as which side of the creek it is on, or where along a road it is, exact placement was a difficult thing [...]

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