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April 4, 2015

Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Racketeering Suit Against Chesapeake Energy

Lawsuit alleges the company conspired with subsidiaries it formed to overcharge leaseholders By Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Scranton Times-Tribune, April 2, 2015 A federal judge has denied Chesapeake […]
April 1, 2015

NY Court: Drilling Leases Expired Despite State Ban

The NY moratorium on fracking doesn’t allow energy companies to extend leases with landowners beyond the expiration dates in their contracts By Michael Virtanen, Associated Press, […]
March 28, 2015

PA DEP Omits 1,000's of Fracked Wells from its Required Act 13 Reporting

Lack of reporting could cost PA government up to $0.75 – $1.85 billion over the expected life of these wells By Joel Gehman, Diego Mastroianni, Angela […]
March 16, 2015

Economics and International Trends Sour Shell’s Taste for South African Shale Gas

It’s high time that the negative aspects around shale gas as a technology came home to roost By Jonathan Deal, Treasure Karoo Action Group, March 15, […]
March 14, 2015

PA Gov. Wolf Supports Drilling Moratorium in Delaware River Basin

Mr. Wolf’s proposed budget also increases funding to the Delaware River Basin Commission By Brendan Gibbons, The Times-Tribune, March 13, 2015 Governor Wolf: Thank you for […]
March 5, 2015

Survey of Ground-Level Ambient Methane Levels in Wyalusing, PA

Gas Safety Incorporated Report to Damascus Citizens for Sustainability Report on a Survey of Ground-Level Ambient Methane Levels in the Vicinity of Wyalusing, Bradford County, Pennsylvania […]
February 20, 2015

Gas Extraction Causing Earthquakes

Exploitation of Groningen gas field causing ground to settle and 1,000’s of earthquakes This is not about shale gas but about conventional gas: the huge gas […]
February 15, 2015

Today's Shale Era Is The Retirement Party For Oil Production

The recent U.S. oil production boost from shale drilling is short-lived and somewhat desperate By Adam Taggart, PeakProsperity, February 7, 2015 As we’ve written about often […]
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