September 2017 Blog Posts (56)

FERC Hailed for NY DEC Overturn as Other Pipelines Seek Relief

FERC delivered a blow to the NY DEC by overturning their Millennium Pipeline denial; the Constitution and Northern Access pipelines will now seek similar relief.

Yesterday we told you history has been made, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has broken the back of the New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) by …

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 20, 2017 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Help Us Repel the Fractivist Invaders and Support NG Advantage!

Vic Furman makes an impassioned plea for support of the NG Advantage natural gas transfer facility in the Town of Fenton. Help repel the fractivist invaders!

The Town of Fenton, New York Planning Board will need to see our pro-gas support on Tuesday, September 26 at 6:30 pm. We need to support the Town’s previous decision approving the NG Advantage proposal to establish a natural…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 20, 2017 at 8:45am — No Comments

The Cuomo Administration Interstate Pipeline Trilogy

The Cuomo administration has made it virtually impossible for any interstate pipeline to get approval; at least for it has for the three who have tried.

The Cuomo administration, through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (the “Department”), has dealt a severe blow to industry’s efforts to bolster the natural gas interstate infrastructure passing through New York…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 19, 2017 at 4:08pm — No Comments

The Real Climate Change Deniers Are the Fractivists

Although fractivists are fond of labeling those of us who advocate for natural gas as climate change deniers, the real deniers are those who pretend natural gas can’t help.

There were some rather amazing comments on this blog the other day. They reveal the degree to which fractivists who love labeling us as climate change deniers will go to deny the contribution of natural gas in reducing emissions. It’s stunning, in fact, how far these real climate change…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 19, 2017 at 9:05am — No Comments

Big Win: Dirt Moved on the Atlantic Sunrise Project

The several year permitting process has ended and construction has officially started for the Greenfield portion of the Atlantic Sunrise Project.

The Atlantic Sunrise Project is officially underway. The several year process of obtaining all the federal and state permits is now complete and construction of two compressor stations has begun. Pipeline construction will start within the next few weeks.

This critical energy infrastructure will provide abundant,…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 18, 2017 at 3:06pm — No Comments

Sea Level Rise? Check Your Science Before Hyperventilating Please

The sea level rise has been highly exaggerated over the years; only rising very modestly, far from the rate fear-mongering Al Gore predicted.

“Sea level has been overall rising since the last ice age, with some ups and downs. Sea level has been rising for the past 200 years….Humans are not going to stop sea level rise on the time scale of a few centuries by ceasing emissions of CO2.”
– Judith Curry, “ …
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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 18, 2017 at 11:11am — No Comments

Natural Gas Boats Are Here for Your Next Marine Adventure

Natural gas vehicles, natural gas tractors and now natural gas boats. Is there nothing that can’t be powered by natural gas to reduce emissions? Seems so.

Readers who took a great interest in that sleek new New Holland natural gas powered farm tractor will be thrilled to know there are also natural gas powered boats available for their next…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 18, 2017 at 9:09am — No Comments

DRBC Sitting on $30 Million of Cash and Investments

The latest DRBC audit shows this government agency is setting on roughly $30 million of cash and investments, even while it begs for money from taxpayers.

Nobody was more pleased than me when Pennsylvania opted recently to cut its DRBC contribution to $217,000 but it should forever be cut to zero next time. Why? Because the agency is sitting on roughly $30 million of cash and investments from business profits from its reservoir operations.…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 17, 2017 at 7:30am — No Comments

Land Grabbers Threaten Our Most Precious Rights

Vic Furman talks about the land grabbers behind the recent DRBC resolution to consider a fracking ban, their motives and his own plans to resist it all.

What’s on my mind today? Facebook asks this of me every day. Let me answer—as bluntly as I possibly can. The recent DRBC vote was disgusting culmination of a disgusting process underway in this country as land grabbers threaten not only to take our land but also our every right.…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 16, 2017 at 9:30am — No Comments

Why Some Media Organizations Are Fractivist Sympathizers

A recent editorial in the Scranton Times explains why so many media organizations are so sympathetic to fractivism; they’re gentry class NIMBYs themselves.

Our regular commenter, Karen Orlando, has, for many months, like a voice in the wilderness of New York City, been articulating perhaps the greatest problem facing those of us who believe in natural gas. It is the gigantic failure of media organizations to cover what’s really behind most of fractivism or…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 16, 2017 at 7:57am — No Comments

Big Win for Millennium Pipeline: Big Loss for New York DEC

FERC just gave Millennium Pipeline a big win and blew New York State DEC out of the water with a much deserved put-down and precedent for other pipelines.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued an important decision today in favor of Millennium Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (“MPC”) that is sure to effect New York regulatory matters. …

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 16, 2017 at 5:29am — No Comments

Let’s Call the Impact Fee by Its Real Name: Severance Tax

Representative John Maher wants to set the record straight on the Pennsylvania impact fee; “it always was and now is a severance tax.”

With a simple amendment Rep. John Maher, Chairman of the House Environmental Resources and Energy…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 15, 2017 at 7:29pm — No Comments

DRBC Action Is Simply Defensive Move in War for Land

The DRBC decision yesterday to sometime consider something we haven’t yet seen is getting press but it’s only a defensive move in a bigger war over land.

I don’t have a lot to add to the post I wrote yesterday prior to the DRBC vote on its resolution. It all went as predicted. Tom Wolf betrayed fellow Pennsylvanians, telling them to go pound salt after they failed to pick up on his request for a severance tax bribe, siding with New York second home owners…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 15, 2017 at 9:28am — No Comments

Global Power & Energy Exhibition (GPEX) 2018

ENHANCING THE GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION.

Global Power & Energy Exhibition (GPEX), taking place in Barcelona in September 2018, will showcase the strategies and technologies needed to adapt to the global energy transition.

GPEX will bring together the global power and energy community, including government, commercial and industry power users, gas operators, power producers, and distributors. GPEX will provide an exhibition and conference…

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Added by Rachel Chen on September 15, 2017 at 9:14am — No Comments

Gastech Exhibition & Conference 2018

The leading exhibition and conference for the global gas, LNG and energy industries

For over 45 years, the Gastech exhibition and conference has been at the forefront of the international gas, LNG and energy industries.

This world renowned event is regarded as the most significant meeting place for upstream, midstream and downstream gas and LNG professionals, where they convene to do business.

Gastech has fast become a next generation energy…

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Added by Rachel Chen on September 15, 2017 at 9:13am — No Comments

West Virginia DEP Revokes Twice Approved Mountain Valley Certification

West Virginia DEP oversteps FERC and decides to vacate the already twice approved Mountain Valley Pipeline and revoke the 401 certification.

As we have noted in our prior blog posts on the Constitution Pipeline and …

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 14, 2017 at 10:22am — No Comments

Refineries and Pipelines Already Coming Back Online After Hurricanes

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused a temporary halt in energy production, but oil and gas companies’ preparation has us quickly moving forward.

Information technology professionals are some of the best at recognizing system failures and understanding that if their server or network goes offline, business will come to a screeching halt. To mitigate this potential disruption,…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 14, 2017 at 8:07am — No Comments

DRBC Chaos Raising Question of Why We Even Need It

The DRBC, in an effort to bring order out of self-created chaos, has announced it will consider something today but whatever it is, is deliberately unclear.

It just gets “curiouser and curiouser” as a hopelessly incompetent and politically corrupted Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) composed mostly of the same parties who are the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) is forced to react to a lawsuit against it. Today, it will consider …

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 13, 2017 at 10:27am — No Comments

Corruptocrat’s Big Millennium Pipeline Mistake, If It Was One

Andrew Cuomo, Gov. Corruptocrat, has New York State DEC under his thumb and may have forced it to make a big mistake on the Millennium Pipeline extension.

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued a refusal, on August 30, to grant a water quality certification to Millennium…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 12, 2017 at 8:15am — No Comments

Shale Gas News – September 9, 2017

The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about severance tax, natural gas tractors, the DALP lawsuit and much more last week.

The Shale Gas News has grown to THREE stations! We are now broadcasting with YesFM. YesFM will be airing the full 60 minute version of the program on Sunday mornings. YesFM broadcasts primarily in Sullivan and Bradford counties, with some ancillary coverage in neighboring counties…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 11, 2017 at 9:36am — No Comments

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