July 3, 2012

Hinchey Calls on U.S. Dept. of Justice to Launch Anti-Trust Investigation of Two Major Natural Gas Companies

Congressman Cites Report Showing Chesapeake Energy Corp. & Encana Corp. Worked Together to Dramatically Lower Market Value for Leased Land Used in Fracking

Washington, DC — Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) today called on the U.S. Department of Justice to launch …

June 27, 2012

New Josh Fox Video: The Sky Is Pink

New Josh Fox Video: Gas Industry Documents Show Wells Leak and Gas Can Migrate

Another industry document on gas migration

The following introduction to “The Sky is Pink” was made at a celebration of short films at the Black Bear

June 26, 2012

NJ Senate Bans Treatment of Fracking Waste

New Jersey legislators approved legislation on June 25 banning the treatment or storage of fracking waste in the state
By Mireya Navarro, The New York Times, June 25, 2012

New Jersey legislators approved legislation on Monday banning the treatment or …

June 25, 2012

STOP Cuomo's Plan to Drill 5 Southern Tier Counties – Call, Fax or Email

A story in the New York Times on June 13 seems to confirm the rumors we’ve been hearing for the past several weeks. Sometime this summer the Cuomo Administration will begin issuing shale gas drilling permits in areas of five …

June 25, 2012

Chesapeake to Pay $1.6 Million for Contaminating Water Wells in Bradford County

The case may be the first Mar­cel­lus con­t­a­m­i­na­tion law­suit to get resolved with­out a nondis­clo­sure agree­ment
By Susan Phillips, StateImpact Pennsylvania, June 21, 2012

Read the PA DEP Consent Order and Agreement with Chesapeake
CLICK HERE for an explanation and …

June 25, 2012

STOP PA House Bill 1659 – A BAD DEP Permitting Bill

PA lawmakers to vote on allowing natural gas industry to approve its own permits

You’ve heard of the fox running the henhouse, right? Usually, that’s an expression. It’s usually not “exactly” the case. But, if PA House Bill 1659 goes …

June 23, 2012

Fracking is Hardly Leakproof

Safe fracking is an impossibility, and the industry’s claims for it are knowingly based on false premises.
By Josh Fox and Barbara Arrindell, TimesUnion.com, June 20, 2012

Recently, politicians and publications have conditionally endorsed so-called “safe fracking” as a part …

June 23, 2012

Injection Wells: The Hidden Risks of Pumping Waste Underground

A Series of Articles on the Hazards of Injection Wells
By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica

Injection wells used to dispose of the nation’s most toxic waste are showing increasing signs of stress as regulatory oversight falls short and scientific assumptions prove …

June 20, 2012

Environmental Groups Say They Will Fight Cuomo’s Gas Drilling Plan

Oppose fracking without an independent assessment of its safety
By Danny Hakim, The New York Times, June 19, 2012

ALBANY — A coalition of environmental groups plans to campaign against a proposal that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is weighing to …

June 19, 2012

Middlefield Court Confirms Prior Decision: Local Land Use Authority Not Preempted

Another victory for our side.  As predicted, Tom West’s “smoking gun” legislative history memo does NOT change the court’s decision – communities may use zoning to ban fracking. – Helen Holden Slottje

In its decision, the New York State Supreme …

June 19, 2012

Gov. Corbett Turns Up Pressure on Neighbors

Lobbies states to open up Delaware River basin for gas drilling
By Tim Darragh, The Morning Call, June 18, 2012

Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration has been lobbying neighboring states to approve regulations to open the Delaware River basin to natural …

June 18, 2012

NYS Agreement to Allow Landowners to Renegotiate Natural Gas Leases

A.G. SCHNEIDERMAN ANNOUNCES LANDMARK

AGREEMENT WITH CHESAPEAKE APPALACHIA TO ALLOW

LANDOWNERS TO RENEGOTIATE NATURAL GAS LEASES

In Addition To Allowing Over4,400 Leases To Be Renegotiated, Chesapeake Agrees To Pay $250K For Cost Of State Investigation

Schneiderman: Landowners Will Have The

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