January 3, 2014

Major Solar Energy Plan for MN Wins Support Over Gas

Experts say decision marks turning point and believe 2014 will be ‘exciting year’ for solar power
by Amel Ahmed, Al Jazerra America, January 2, 2014

Read More: Massive Minnesota Solar Project Gets Major Legal Boost

SolarIn an unprecedented decision, a …

December 20, 2013

PA Supreme Court Strikes Down Controversial Portions of Act 13

The court held that portions of the law dealing with restrictions on local zoning violate Pennsylvania’s constitution
By Marie Cusick, StateImpact, December 19, 2013

Read the entire Court decision here
Read the amicus brief opposing Act 13, prepared in part

December 8, 2013

Wastewater Case Raises the Concept of Underground Trespassing

A case worth watching with obvious implications for fracking wells that contaminate adjacent well water and underground water sources. Could be very big for PA.
By Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune, December 6, 2013

A case involving the disposal of …

December 7, 2013

In Texas Water Contamination Case, the Fire Still Burns

Steve Lipsky can light his water on fire
By Mike Soraghan, E & E Publishing, November 25, 2013

Steve Lipsky can light his water on fire.

It’s been said more than once, by people who should know, that he can’t …

November 11, 2013

'Caught up in their own hype'

By Betsey Piette
November 10, 2013
www.workers.org

Energy industry looks to government to save profits

For nearly a decade, the natural gas industry has drained valuable water resources, poisoned the land with dangerous chemicals, released radiation into water supplies and …

September 8, 2013

Frackers Avoid Paying Royalties

Unfair Share: How Oil and Gas Drillers Avoid Paying Royalties
by Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublica, Aug. 13, 2013, 10:20 a.m.

Don Feusner ran dairy cattle on his 370-acre slice of northern Pennsylvania until he could no longer turn a profit by …

May 25, 2013

PA DEP’s Fracking Record-Keeping Blocks Transparency

PA DEP says it organizes its records only to “support our operations”
By Susan Phillips, StateImpact, May 24, 2013

See the PA DEP Determination Letters that DCS has Obtained (independent of the Times-Tribune’s efforts and after the court cases they

May 9, 2013

Court Rejects Exxon Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit

Court rejects Exxon bid to dismiss citizen enforcement suit.
Environment Texas, May 3, 2013

A federal court has rejected, for the second time, an attempt by ExxonMobil Corporation and two subsidiaries to get rid of a lawsuit filed against them …

May 2, 2013

Appeals Court Says NY Towns Can Ban Fracking

Court rules unanimously in favor of towns of Dryden and Middlefield
By Jon Campbell, Politics on the Hudson, May 2, 2013

A mid-level appeals court on Thursday said local governments in New York can ban hydraulic fracturing and shale-gas drilling …

March 22, 2013

How to Terminate a Gas Lease

Gas Lease Termination
This VIDEO is from the Fleased Forum on Gas Lease Termination, held in Norwich, NY on March 14, 2013.  It is rather long, but very informative.  The presentation by attorney Joe Heath on Gas Lease Termination starts at the

March 20, 2013

3rd NY Town Wins in Court Over Fracking Ban

Avon defeats a court challenge to its ban on natural gas drilling.
By The Associated Press, March 19, 2013

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A third upstate New York town has won a court challenge to its ban on natural gas …

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