Laser Imaging, Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Equipment in Use By Diversified Energy for Methane Leaks

December 12, 2021

Diversified Set to Track Appalachia Oil, Gas Methane Leaks with Aerial Scans From an Article by Matthew Veazey, Shale Daily, Natural Gas Intelligence, December 8, 2021 Methane leak detection provider Bridger Photonics has been selected to perform multi-year aerial scans of Diversified Energy Co. plc’s natural gas production and distribution assets, initially in Appalachia. Bridger [...]

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COURSE TITLE: “Fractured Gas — Fractured State: A History” (CMU Zoom)

December 12, 2021

Life — Long Learning Class on the History of Fracking with Doug Shields >> Message from Jan Milburn, Westmoreland Marcellus Citizens’ Group, Facebook, December 10, 2021 Dear Friends, family, colleagues and acquaintances, I am happy to let you all know that I will be conducting a 4-part course at CMU’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Fractured [...]

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LAST CHANCE FOR LIFE ON EARTH ~ “Notes from a Dead Planet 2021”

December 10, 2021

Notes from a Dead Planet — 2021 (Last chance to save life on Earth) From Paul Brown, Retired Scientist, Author of “Notes from a Dead Planet, 2004 — 2006” “Notes from a Dead Planet, 2021” describes the multiple accelerating threats to life on Earth caused by our destruction of the web of living things (the [...]

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RECORDED PROGRAM ~ “Preparing for Petrochemicals” ~ from 12/8/2021

December 9, 2021

Recording of Zoom Program on Preparing for the Shell Ethane Cracker & Polyethylene Production Facility on the Ohio River in Beaver County, PA >>> From the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC), December 8, 2021 We are thrilled to share that 306 people signed up for the “Preparing for Petrochemicals” program last night and nearly [...]

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Apparently, the Oil & Gas Industry Would Drill & Frack in Your Back Yard

December 8, 2021

Sorry, but no thanks; no fracking here in Weirton Letter by Thomas Zielinsky, Weirton Daily Times, December 8, 2021 Recent guest column presenter Mr. Charlie Burd, the executive director of the Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia, gave a stirring account of the great benefits of having gas wells in Weirton. He cited all [...]

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Antibiotic Resistance Increased in Presence of Microplastic Particles

December 7, 2021

Microplastics May Increase Antibiotic Resistance From an Article by Paige Bennett, EcoWatch.com, December 6, 2021 ​A biologist looks at microplastics. A new study from Rice University (Houston, TX) has found that microplastic particles may allow bacteria to develop higher resistance to antibiotics. As microplastics are just about everywhere — in your takeout containers, tea bags, [...]

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Compressor Station PERMIT to Extend Mountain Valley Pipeline into North Carolina DENIED

December 6, 2021

Virginia regulatory board denies Mountain Valley Pipeline compressor station permit From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, 12/3/21 In a 6-1 vote, the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board on Friday voted to deny an air permit for a proposed compressor station in Pittsylvania that would be a key part of the Southgate extension [...]

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“Stop Silicosis” by Stopping Destructive Frack Sand Mining in WI & MN

December 5, 2021

Frac Sand Sentinel — “Stop Silicosis” — Issue #390, Date 12/1/21 From an Issue by Patricia Popple, Editor, Frac Sand Sentinel, December 1, 2021 First hand experience with silicosis and respirable crystalline silica dust is not too common of an event with lawmakers, politicians and governmental officials and others when it comes to issuing permits [...]

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Unbiased Observers See PROBLEMS With FRACKING — Let’s Ban It Now

December 4, 2021

We need to ban fracking; it’s a matter of public health Guest Editorial from Dr. Val Arkoosh, Penn Live, November 7, 2021 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to infect Pennsylvanians and hurt our communities, it is hard to focus on anything else. But as a physician and public health professional, I will not sit back [...]

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RESOLUTIONS for 2030 & 2050 ~ PROMISES are GOOD, the DETAILS are CURIOUS

December 3, 2021

BASF bundles Renewable Energy activities under New Subsidiary Authored News from Jonathan Lopez, ICIS, November 25, 2021 MADRID (ICIS)–BASF is to start up a subsidiary to bundle its renewable energy activities, effective 1 January 2022, the German chemicals major said on Thursday. The new subsidiary has been named BASF Renewable Energy GmbH. It will be [...]

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