November 4, 2012

Well Casing Failures Explained

Casing failure leading to fluid migration is explained by Dr. Ingraffea in his latest paper. This is the same subject covered in Josh Fox’s “The Sky is Pink” – Though Fox’s short film also tackles aspects of how the …

November 3, 2012

PA Representative Calls for Probe of DEP Water Testing Reports

State Rep. Jesse White, D-Cecil, today called on state and federal law enforcement agencies to investigate the DEP for “alleged misconduct and fraud”
By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov. 1, 2012

CLICK HERE:  This article ties fracking and renewable …

November 2, 2012

Damascus Methane Baseline

Press Coverage in the River Reporter:
Damascus Baseline Methane Study Completed: Insurance Against Gas Migration A recurring question in the gas drilling debate is “does hydraulic fracturing lead to gas migration?” Many residents who live near gas wells that have
November 2, 2012

Comments from Susquehanna River Basin Citizen

As I said more than a year ago, after reading the US Geological Report comparing the Marcellus and Barnett shale plays, and having a few conversations with independent petroleum engineers that are familiar with both plays, that the ‘drop-off rate

October 25, 2012

Fracking Moratoria, Bans, and Resolutions

New York, Pennsylvania and a Sampling of Municipalities and Key Organizations from Varied Locations Opposed to Hydrofrack Drilling.

By Keuka Citizens Against Hydrofracking, March 1, 2013.

CLICK HERE to view the full list of moratoria, bans and resolutions.…

October 18, 2012

Louis W. Allstadt – From Supporter to Skeptic on NYS Fracking

DEC Not Up To The Job – Oil & Gas Industry Influences Regulators
By Peter Mantius, DC Bureau, October 1, 2012

Former Mobil Oil Corp. executive Louis W. Allstadt did not start out as an anti-fracking activist. He had to …

October 18, 2012

New Brunswick Chief Medical Officer's Recommendations on Shale Gas

Chief Medical Officer of Health’s

Recommendations Concerning Shale Gas Development in New Brunswick

September, 2012

CLICK HERE for the full report.

Click HERE and HERE for reactions to the report.

CLICK HERE for an interview with New Brunswick Chief Medical …

October 18, 2012

History of Oil and Gas Well Abandonment in NYS

History of Oil and Gas Well Abandonment in New York
Ronald E. Bishop, Ph.D., C.H.O.
Chemistry & Biochemistry Department
SUNY College at Oneonta
Sustainable Otsego, January 8, 2012

Summary:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the success of …

October 15, 2012

EPA Fracking Investigation in Wyoming Revisited After Objections

Validity of initial water sampling results confirmed
By Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, October 11, 2012

In December of last year, Ars reported on a major EPA study in Pavillion, Wyoming that concluded hydraulic fracking operations there had contaminated the …

October 12, 2012

The Marcellus Shale Documentary Project

Collectively Photographing Fracking
By Jesse Newman, The New York Times, Oct. 11, 2012

The most basic thing that photography does is visually describe what can be seen. The problem facing photographers of the Marcellus Shale Documentary Project is that what …

October 12, 2012

PA Parks Director Says He Was Forced Out by Corbett Administration

John Norbeck, head of the state’s award-winning park system, said the Corbett administration forced his resignation last week because of “philosophical differences,” including his opposition to commercial timbering, mining and Marcellus Shale gas drilling in the parks.
By Don Hopey,
October 11, 2012

Safe Fracking is a Fairy Tale

In Germany, Exxon-Mobil funded a panel of independent experts to conduct a Hydrofracking Risk Assessment
By Amy Mall, National Resources Defense Council, Oct. 11, 2012

There are a few new reports from Europe on fracking that provide a lot of …

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