Chesapeake Strikes Band Funding for Wellsburg School

July 14, 2011

Strike up the band?  Chesapeake Energy rained on the funding parade in Wellsburg, WV.  Chesapeake, a multinational corporation, has a well-greased public relations department.  From billboards and newspaper advertisements sporting photos of pristine waterfalls to contributions to local civic organizations, Chesapeake typically spends large sums to buy goodwill and encourage cooperation, especially in areas where [...]

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Writing Regulations: Take Two

July 13, 2011

“Of all the bills that we saw during [the legislative session], they’re starting with the weakest one,” said David McMahon after today’s meeting of the Select Committee on Marcellus Shale.  The joint House/Senate committee is working to write the legislation that should have been passed during the regular legislative session earlier this year.   Senate [...]

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Governor will have Emergency Rules for Marcellus Drilling

July 13, 2011

In a press conference on Tuesday, Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin first criticized the US government for allowing the EPA to run out of control, then announced that he has called on the WV DEP to create emergency rules to regulate the Marcellus Shale Gas industry.   Issues pertaining to water withdrawals, sediment control, and [...]

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Have you visited our calendar lately?

July 12, 2011

There are events this week in Charleston, Clarksburg, and Morgantown.  Be sure to check our calendar often to see what’s happening in your area!

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Lack of Legislation Leads to Calls for Moratorium and Dims Ethane Cracker Prospects

July 12, 2011

A rally to show support for a moratorium on drilling Marcellus shale gas wells until adequate legislation is in place was held on the Capitol steps in Charleston, WV on Monday.  More than 100 people braved the heat to attend the rally organized by West Virginians for a Moratorium on Marcellus (WV4MOM). “We are asking [...]

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Marcellus Activity in WV Legislative Committees and Courts

July 10, 2011

Legislators are coming to Charleston this week for their interim monthly meetings. Part of the schedule will include the first two meetings of a new committee focused on Marcellus issues. Dave McMahon of the surface owners group said his organization wants to participate in the discussion, but he isn’t hopeful. Here is tentative agenda for [...]

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PA Launches Study to Track Health Impacts of Drilling

July 9, 2011

Extracts from WALL STREET JOURNAL July 8, 2011 The state will measure baseline public health conditions in northeastern Pennsylvania to help track any future health impact from Marcellus Shale drilling. A $75,000 study funded by the state Department of Public Welfare and conducted by researchers with the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute will look at the [...]

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No Golden Algae Found in Pond Says WV-Division of Natural Resources

July 8, 2011

The Morgantown Dominion Post today reports that the algae found a few weeks ago in a pond near the West Virginia-Pennsylvania border is not golden algae, an algae that led to a massive fish kill in Dunkard Creek in 2009.    Frank Jernejcic, District 1 fisheries biologist for the Division of Natural Resources, revealed the news [...]

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Bruceton Mills Landfill Nixed

July 7, 2011

The Preston County Solid waste Authority voted 3-0 to not change a site plan to allow for the development of a landfill that would have accepted Marcellus waste products.  The proposed 200 acre landfill would have been situated at the confluence of the Little Sandy and Big Sandy streams.  Approximately 30 local residents attended the [...]

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Revenues from Marcellus Gas under Consideration State-wide in WV

July 7, 2011

Senator Douglas Facemire of the WV Select Committee on Marcellus Shale said the panel wants to hear from Tax Department officials and others in Economic Development to discuss the potential revenues for the state, and concerns abiding with the environmental community over possible harm to water sources. A power-point discussion on the workings of a [...]

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