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August 17, 2011

Marcellus Shale driller fighting South Fayette ordinance

By Erich Schwartzel, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Range Resources made a significant move Tuesday in what is likely the first step in a legal challenge to the wave […]
August 16, 2011

Delaware RiverKeeper, et al File Lawsuit

Delaware Riverkeeper Press Release Groups File Suit Against Army Corps and Delaware River Basin Commission Over Gas Drilling Regulations; Lawsuit charges that an analysis must be completed and […]
August 16, 2011

Does an Old EPA Fracking Study Provide Proof of Contamination?

1984 EPA Report:  Fracking Contaminated Drinking Water Three articles dealing with an early but ignored proof of aquifer contamination from hydraulic fracturing. The process was much […]
August 15, 2011

Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the Devonian Marcellus Shale of the Appalachian Basin Province, 2011

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimated a mean undiscovered natural gas resource of 84,198 billion cubic feet […]
August 14, 2011

Hydrofracking a Boom-bust Endeavor

By SUSAN CHRISTOPHERSON, Times Union During the yearlong moratorium on high-volume hydraulic fracturing for shale gas, New Yorkers have learned a lot about the environmental impacts […]
July 15, 2011

Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions: From Shale Gas Compared to Coal

David H. Hughes An Analysis of Two Conflicting Studies Two studies with conflicting conclusions have recently been produced on full-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shale […]
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