Citizens are Banding Together on Marcellus Drilling Issues

September 4, 2011

WV4MOM at Rally Marcellus Shale Study Committee County officials are banding together on the issue of Marcellus Shale drilling. The W V Association of Counties created a Marcellus Shale Study Committee, which met Aug. 16 in Charleston. The committee has county assessors, circuit clerks, county clerks, prosecutors and state audit officials represented. Lewis County Prosecuting [...]

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Planning Underway for Export of Marcellus Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)

September 3, 2011

LNG Terminal at Cove Point (Maryland) An apparent abundance of natural gas from Marcellus shale is cause for Virginia-based Dominion Resources Inc. to file a request with the Department of Energy to begin exporting liquefied gas from its Cove Point terminal in Maryland. The company seeks to export up to 1 billion cubic feet of [...]

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Loud Noises from Marcellus Operations Keeping Residents Awake in Taylor Co.

September 2, 2011

As reported by WBOY in Clarksburg, Roger Findley lives about 655 feet from the Equitable drilling site. “Our bedroom is in the front of the house, facing the well. And, we cannot sleep in our bedroom at night.” Often times, Findley sleeps on the floor in the back of his house to avoid the noise. [...]

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Industrial Park Road Cannot Wait Until Next Year For Repairs

September 2, 2011

EDITORIAL: MORGANTOWN DOMINION POST, September 1, 2011   Industriousness lacking in DOH?   Industrial Park Road’s condition cannot wait until next year for repairs to begin   Industrial strength vehicles are well advised on Industrial Park Road. Technically known as Monongalia County Route 19/19, which intersects with River Road (Monongalia County Route 45), its first [...]

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Will the Select Committee Finalize Marcellus Legislation This Month?

September 1, 2011

Citizens have been keeping pressure on the Select Committee on Marcellus Shale to get proper legislation passed.  Senator Orphy Klempa says that the select committee will meet during September interims, and his goal is to have legislation “ready to go” for next year’s regular session, if not before then.  Klempa says that he and other committee members [...]

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The Heinz Endowment is Withdrawing Support for the FracTracker Marcellus Database System at Pitt

August 31, 2011

Conrad Volz promoting FracTracker Last year, the development of the FracTracker database for Marcellus shale gas production activities was progressing rapidly, under the leadership of Professor Conrad Volz, in the Center for Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC) within the School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh.  Then, Professor Volz became an open critic of [...]

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DEP Rules Made Official by Tennant, NETL Keeps Water Technology Moving Forward

August 30, 2011

Secretary of State Natalie Tennant approved the emergency rules set forth by the DEP last week, officially beginning a 15 month temporary regulation of Marcellus Shale gas drilling in West Virginia until legislators are able to complete the law making process.  One of the major criticisms of the temporary rule is the lack of protection [...]

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WV Striving for an Ethane Cracker at Institute or New Martinsville

August 29, 2011

Don Rigby and Kurt Dettinger are working to bring an ethane cracker to West Virginia; and, the County Commissioners in the Northern Panhandle are doing so as well. Caiman Energy with natural gas processing plants in Marshall County plans to send its ethane to Canada. During the Marcellus Natural Gas Liquids & Shale Gas Infrastructure [...]

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Marion County Spill Not Cleaned up as Promised

August 29, 2011

Locals say the spill on Bunners Ridge last week is still a mess, despite officials reporting on Thursday that clean-up was 95% complete.  Residents are concerned about the integrity of their well water, or that they will no longer be able to swim in White Day Creek after 50 gallons of synthetic oil spilled into [...]

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Noble Energy Joins CONSOL in $3.4 Billion Marcellus Partnership

August 28, 2011

In March 2010, CONSOL Energy paid Dominion Resources $3.5 billion for 500,000 acres of Marcellus Shale gas leases, instantly tripling their lease holdings. CONSOL has continued to invest in Marcellus acreage and now has 750,000 acres under lease.  A map of the Marcellus holdings of CONSOL is shown in the article.  Now, Noble Energy of [...]

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