January 2018 Blog Posts (64)

Landowners Strike Back at Scandalous DRBC Fracking Ban: Fred Peckham

This is the testimony of Fred Peckham given at the January 23rd DRBC Hearing in Waymart on their proposed fracking ban. Let it speak for itself.

I am a riverfront land owner from Hancock, NY. My family has made a living using the natural resources in the river valley for over 160 years.

I come here today in defense of my property rights.

The …

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 24, 2018 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Landowners Strike Back at Scandalous DRBC Fracking Ban: Kevin McGinnis

This is the testimony of Kevin McGinnis given at the January 23rd DRBC Hearing in Waymart on their proposed fracking ban. Let it speak for itself.

I am Chairman of Dyberry Township Supervisors. I am here to state the Supervisors’ opposition to the fracking ban.

The ban, is in effect, a taking away…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 24, 2018 at 3:42pm — No Comments

The DRBC Hearings: Landowners vs. Special Interest Groupies

Two of the DRBC hearings on its scandalous proposed fracking ban took place in Waymart, Pennsylvania. It was landowners versus the special interest groupies.

Yesterday afternoon and last night, the Delaware River Basin Commission or DRBC held two of the scheduled DRBC hearings on their proposed fracking ban. The hearings took place at the Salvation Army’s Lake Ladore conference facility under the shadow of the Moosic Mountain separating the DRBC and SRBC…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 24, 2018 at 9:02am — No Comments

“We Were Wrong. Methane Isn’t So Bad After All. Sorry.”

An academic study on methane goes bad. Will anyone in the press notice? Dan Markind reports and reminds environmentalists to be careful what they wish for.

Earlier today, the Journal of Geophysics Research issued a retraction notice for an article it first published online on April 20, 2017. In pertinent part, the retraction reads:

“The article, Ren, X., et al. (2017), “Methane remissions from the Marcellus Shale in southwestern…
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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 23, 2018 at 9:12am — No Comments

Why the DRBC Is Acting Now: The Motive for Its Dirty Trick

The DRBC has picked a very strange time and even stranger location for hearings on its proposed fracking ban, which is the dirty trick for all time.

Tomorrow, the Delaware River Basin Commission or DRBC will be holding two hearings in Waymart, Pennsylvania on a proposed fracking ban. The hearings will be held, ironically, on the doorstep of the Susquehanna River basin where the same players have allowed natural gas drilling for a decade with “no discernible…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 22, 2018 at 11:57am — No Comments

Major Victory: FERC Approves PennEast Pipeline!

PennEast Pipeline announced, after three years, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has finally approved this very important pipeline project.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) gave finally approval for the construction of the much needed PennEast Pipeline. The approval could not have come at…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 22, 2018 at 11:24am — No Comments

Shale Gas News – January 20, 2018

The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about U.S. Oil, Russian LNG, Constitution Pipeline and much more last week.

The Shale Gas News has grown again; welcome Gem 104 as our FOURTH station! Gem 104 helps to solidify the Shale Gas News coverage in an important Marcellus region, PA’s northern tier. The Shale Gas News is now broadcasting in Bradford, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming,…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 22, 2018 at 9:08am — No Comments

Is the New Russian Nord Stream Pipeline the Start to Another Cold War?

Nord Stream 2, a Russian pipeline project, is going to increase natural gas market share for the Kremlin, but is it going to become the next Cold War?

Being born in the early 1980’s, I missed out on the majority of the Cold War. Recently, I have been reading a lot about this period of time and how it began, what played out, and the way it ended. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Cold War has largely been considered over. The way I see it, though, their…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 22, 2018 at 8:43am — No Comments

Understanding Fractivism and the Unrelenting Arrogance of Useful Idiots

The recent sanctioning of CELDF attorneys by a very frustrated Federal judge has helped expose the blind arrogance of those associated with fractivism.

Two weeks ago I reported here on a rather amazing order from Federal Judge Susan Paradise Baxter, an Obama appointee, sanctioning Tom Linzey and another CELDF attorney for their irresponsible lawyering on the Grant…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 21, 2018 at 7:30am — No Comments

PennEast Pipeline Approved by FERC Over Fractivist Objections

FERC has approved construction of the PennEast Pipeline, rejecting objections ginned up through an organized campaign funded by the William Penn Foundation.

Although it will still need approvals from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Delaware River Basin Commission or DRBC (which has no actual authority over pipelines but to which PennEast agreed to submit), the PennEast Pipeline now has FERC approval. It came despite a parade of ridiculous objections raised…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 20, 2018 at 11:38am — No Comments

Natural Gas NOW Picks of the Week - January 20, 2018

Natural Gas NOW readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.

Here’s more material sent along by Natural Gas NOW readers; great stuff highlighting the power of natural gas and the absurdity of fractivism. Check out the links and other short bits below:…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 20, 2018 at 7:46am — No Comments

Cabot Oil & Gas Warming Hearts and More at the Coldest Time of Year

Cabot Oil & Gas is helping to lead philanthropy efforts within the area where it operates, addressing critical human needs while also boosting the economy.

It has been a particularly cold couple of months, and those most effected by winter’s bite tend to be the less fortunate families in our region and their children. Since Thanksgiving, Cabot Oil & Gas has been reaching out…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 19, 2018 at 3:28pm — No Comments

CHP-Funder: A New Resource for Capitalizing on the Shale Revolution

CHP-Funder is new website designed to match up developers of combined heat and power projects with financing to bring these energy advancements to fruition.

I’m thrilled to announce CHP-Funder (www.CHP-Funder.com), a web site we’ve helped develop to match those seeking funding for qualified combined heat and power projects with funders and investors who appreciate the…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 19, 2018 at 9:05am — No Comments

The Rot Governor Andrew Corruptocrat Cuomo Has Wrought

Andrew Corruptocrat Cuomo didn’t create all of the Southern Tier’s problems but he’s done nothing to help because gas companies willing to invest won’t pay.

An absolutely amazing story appearing Crain’s New York Business yesterday tells the ugly truth about New York’s Governor Andrew Corruptocrat Cuomo; no one advances without…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 18, 2018 at 4:04pm — No Comments

The Fight is Not Over: Constitution Pipeline Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court

Refusing to give up, the Constitution Pipeline filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the corrupt NY DEC ruling against the project and uphold the law.

“The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated” – Mark Twain (and Constitution Pipeline). Last week it was our duty to report the sad news that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission found they …

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 18, 2018 at 2:45pm — No Comments

Jessup Borough Brings Radical Lawyer Jordan Yeager on Board

Jessup Brough just hired radical attorney Jordan Yeager, who’s in the business of lawyering for fractivist groups funded by big-money special interests.

Jessup Borough, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, is home to a brand new natural gas fired power plant now being finished by the Invenergy company. Indeed, part of the plant is due to start operations next month. But, something very strange and deceptive appears to be going on. A new Borough Council, which now…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 18, 2018 at 10:06am — No Comments

UDRBC Calls Out the DRBC Fracking Ban As Discrimination and Theft

The Upper Delaware River Basin Citizens or UDRBC has called out the DRBC fracking ban as unfair, a theft of property rights, overreach and discrimination.

On June 8, 2015, along with six others, I met with Governor Wolf regarding natural gas development. What was very telling in that meeting was not just what he talked about, but what…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 17, 2018 at 8:53am — No Comments

NWPOA Merges with UDRBC to Fight for Citizen Rights

The Northern Wayne Property Owners Alliance or NWPOA has merged with the Upper Delaware River Basin Citizens or UDRBC to fight the DRBC beast for its rights.

A sleeping giant has been awakened. An historic merger recently took place as a huge landowner alliance, the Northern Wayne Property Owners Alliance, joined forces with the newly formed Upper Delaware River Basin Citizens Association creating a mega alliance in the fight for property owner rights and…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 17, 2018 at 8:34am — No Comments

Shale Gas News – January 13, 2018

The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about Invenergy, the Transco Pipeline, Russian LNG and much more last week.

The Shale Gas News has grown again; welcome Gem 104 as our FOURTH station! Gem 104 helps to solidify the Shale Gas News coverage in an important Marcellus region, PA’s northern tier. The Shale Gas News is now broadcasting in Bradford, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming,…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 16, 2018 at 4:05pm — No Comments

The Mystery of Media Yakking on Fracking and Yawns on Yamal

Why do supposed journalists tell us the only fracking is bad fracking, while they give their silent assent for Russian LNG from Yamal with huge CO2 impacts?

It would be hard to find a natural gas project as cynical as the Yamal project in Siberia. The basic reason it exists at all is to take advantage of warming…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on January 16, 2018 at 8:46am — No Comments

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