June 17th, Gov. Tom Corbett\’s top health adviser said that he wants to make Pennsylvania the first state to create a registry to track illnesses in communities near heavy drilling in the Marcellus Shale natural gas formation. The registry could determine if fracking imposes a public health risk. Shale drilling requires blending huge volumes of water… Read more »
New Executive Committee Member Elected Canonsburg, Pa. – This week, the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) welcomed its 200thmember, passing a significant organizational milestone. Current MSC membership stands at 40 full members and 161 associate members, respectively. Full members are exploration and production companies and midstream/pipeline operators, while associate members — the backbone of the Marcellus supply chain… Read more »
There is no end to the debate on hydrofracking. Opponents are as enraged about the idea in New York as are supporters determined. Both sides regularly devolve in arguements to emotional bouts of illogic, thrusting feelings about other issues into the fray. Worst is when facts are subsititued for partisan political positions. What is not… Read more »
DEP Nick Lazor discusses the Pennsylvania Marcellus shale short-term ambient air sampling project in this month’s webinar Thursday A web-based seminar June 16, presented by Penn State Extension, will explore state findings regarding air pollution related to Marcellus Shale natural-gas activity in the commonwealth. In the 1 p.m. webinar, titled “The Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Short-Term… Read more »
Canonsburg, Pa. – This evening, a U.S. Department of Energy panel focused on hydraulic fracturing – a tightly regulated 60-year-old energy stimulation technology – will hold a public comment forum on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College. Here are five quotes about fracturing that everyone attending should know: Lisa Jackson, President Obama\’s Environmental Protection Agency Administrator:… Read more »
Many landowners have benefited financially by the gas development in the Marcellus Shale area. It can be extremely beneficial for you to manage and invest this money properly. There have been numerous courses by Penn State Extension and private investment companies on ways this income can be managed. One investment opportunity that could be considered… Read more »
New Report Shows Enormous Potential for Marcellus Development in NY More than “$11.4 billion in economic outputâ€, tens of thousands of much-needed jobs Canonsburg, Pa. – The environmentally responsible development of the Marcellus Shale\’s clean-burning American natural gas resources continues to have a transformative economic impact across the regions: tens of thousands of good-paying jobs, hundreds of… Read more »
Kathryn Z. Klaber Towanda Daily Review June 5, 2011 What do computers, medical equipment and fertilizer have in common? If you guessed not much, think again. These products – like 96 percent of all manufactured goods we use in our daily lives – are made possible by chemistry. A critical component involved in the manufacturing… Read more »
A look at Marcellus and other shales in Pennsylvania The Marcellus Shale, by current estimates, is the largest unconventional natural gas field in United States and the second largest unconventional field in the world. The Marcellus is estimated to contain 489 trillion cubic feet of extractable natural gas from a formation that likely contains nearly… Read more »
A draft management plan released by the George Washington National Forest in Virginia on Wednesday will limit the type of gas and oil drilling that could occur within its 1.1 million acres of territory while opening up segments of the forest to the potential for wind energy construction. The plan would disallow horizontal drilling, a… Read more »
