It is the time of year to reflect on the many sacrifices of our service men and women who work to ensure our personal freedoms here in America. Far too often these veterans fall through the cracks upon returning home. The oil and natural gas industry is working with veterans’ organizations to ensure these individuals–our national heroes–can find jobs and necessary services after their tours of duty.

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The Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) released a ten point document criticizing the SGEIS.  This is the second part in a two part series examining that document which serves as an example of why environmental activists are having difficulty maintaining support in New York.



They say that necessity is the mother of all invention, watching the debate over natural gas development in New York it becomes apparent…

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This blog is written and directed towards the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

To drill or not to drill - that is the question.

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OIL AND GAS CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE LANDOWNER: Managing A Sudden Bonanza by Garrett S. Hoge RFC, CFP, MS



Managing a Sudden Bonanza Oil and Gas Tax Considerations for the Landowner



Marcellus Shale gas drilling is the buzz in Washington County, with Southpointe serving as a vantage point for the tremendous amount of business activity driven by oil and gas producers, equipment manufacturers, and professional services stemming from oil and gas contracts. In fact, more than 50… Continue

B.F. Environmental Consultants Inc. has been involved with the siting and design of water, wastewater, and stormwater management systems for over 20 years. In addition, the company has been active in training water and wastewater operators, well drillers, laboratory technicians, and assisting in the siting and evaluation of solid waste management systems. 

 

This series of training programs provides…

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Pitt Center Launches Online Tracking Tool to Assess Impact of…

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A severe criticism leveled at industry (and me frankly) has been that the water resources used in hydraulic fracturing where not being treated and are difficult if not impossible to economically treat. In response to these criticisms I felt that it was important to lay out to the readers some of the issues related to frack water and the types of treatment that are NOW being used in the field. This is a voluminous subject so I will break it down into the constituent parts and take on each… Continue

T. Boone Pickens

“Senators Kerry and Lieberman are to be commended for a plan that recognizes the economic and national security threat of our ever-increasing dependence on foreign oil, particularly OPEC oil. Achieving energy security is not easy and I applaud their focus on a broad energy package that includes replacing foreign oil/diesel/gasoline with cleaner, abundant domestic natural gas in America’s heavy duty vehicle fleets. I look forward to working with them in the coming weeks to… Continue

Divorce Pending: Can Natural Gas and Renewables Survive as a Couple?

by Keith Mauck



The natural gas lobby has pinned much of its future hopes on the ability to serve as the "faithful partner" to renewable energy, primarily wind and solar. T. Boone combined natural gas with wind - before dropping the wind. A visit to the Natural Gas Aliance's website, and you find that they have staked their postions on the ability to wed natural gas… Continue

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DEP revising oil and gas well regs

This is a reposting of an article- I think it is critical for citizens, professionals, and organizations to review and comment.



Public comment sought by March 2

By SANDY LONG



PENNSYLVANIA — In efforts to provide better protection to Pennsylvania’s water resources, the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is revising its existing rules for the construction of oil and gas wells and soliciting comments on the…

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2009 was a boom year for Marcellus shale gas exploration. Will the good times continue in 2010?



For Pennsylvanians, shale gas exploitation is jumpstarting the economy of the chronically depressed northern regions of the Commonwealth. Jobs, lease fees and associated gas industry spending are already giving the region’s economy a much-need boost.



Benefits of shale gas production are not limited to Pennsylvanians; all Americans stand to gain from the gas bonanza.… Continue