September 8, 2012

Methane Emissions in Leroy, PA

25 July 2012 Field Inspection and Methane Sampling Survey of
Parts of Leroy, Granville and Franklin Townships
Bradford County, Pennsylvania

SUMMARY

This, the second, methane survey in the Leroy Township area confirmed surface emissions of likely ≥94% methane (100% natural …

September 6, 2012

Federal Health Officials to Assess Dimock Pollution Risk

Probe follows positive tests by EPA for hazards in aquifer
By Tom Wilber, Shale Gas Review, September 4, 2012

Federal health officials are assessing risks related to elevated levels of arsenic, barium, manganese, and methane in an aquifer that supplies …

September 5, 2012

Where's the Gas? USGS Releases Damning EUR’s For Shale

The extraordinary hype surrounding this industry has been impressive to say the least. It has clearly been a public relations exercise of disproportionate scale compared to what the wells are actually producing.
By Deborah Rogers, Energy Policy Form, September 2,
August 27, 2012

Gas Production Dropping Like Rocks!

Actual Data from PA on the decline rate of fracked wells and the over-estimation of total natural gas production parallels similar data from the Barnett shale in Texas from Arthur Berman.

CLICK HERE for info on the Barnett decline rate …

August 27, 2012

Anti-Fracking Protesters Confront PA Gov During Kayaking PR Trip on Endangered River

Posted every few miles on the river’s banks were groups of protestors, challenging the governor’s pro-drilling policy with signs and chants.
By Nora Eisenberg, AlterNet, August 24, 2012

At just after  8 am on Thursday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett got …

August 27, 2012

Will Public Outcry Against Fracking Sink Governor Cuomo's Political Ambitions?

On August 27 a mass march and rally will take to the streets in New York, which is a week before Governor Cuomo is expected to release his plans for fracking in the state.
By Alison Rose Levy, AlterNet, August
August 22, 2012

PA Act 13 Injunction Granted

PA Act 13 municipal zoning and setback waivers for gas and oil well placement are null, void and unenforceable until the PA Supreme Court’s decision on the Commonwealth’s appeal of the July 26 decision. Municipalities do not have to make
August 22, 2012

Protect Our Water Before It's Too Late

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In an effort to reach the general public concerning drilling and fracking and its imminent threat to New York State and the Delaware River Watershed, Delaware Riverkeeper Network has commissioned a television ad that you can see …

August 22, 2012

National Environmental Groups, Representing Millions, Tell Gov. Cuomo: Don’t Threaten Water and Land with Fracking

Nearly 100 state groups and opinion leaders had called Gov. Cuomo’s plan to allow fracking in five upstate counties “inconsistent” with his pledge to protect public health and the environment.

Amid reports that a decision on fracking in New York …

August 22, 2012

Is the Natural Gas Industry Buying Academics?

There’s a clear and present danger of industry and university being way too cozy.
By Tim McDonnell, Mother Jones, July 30, 2012

Last week the University of Texas provost announced [1] he would reexamine a report by a UT professor …

August 2, 2012

Press Release – Public Demands Hearings on Radon from Marcellus Shale Gas Coming into NYC Homes and Businesses

Press Release – for immediate release                                                    July 30, 2012

Radon New York City: 16 Block Associations, more Legislators, Manhattan BP, Businesses and NYC Residents Join the Concern over Radon for Dinner!

 …Asking Speaker Quinn  Again for Hearings on Radon in

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