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Can the DRBC Freely Roam the Basin Regulating and Forbidding?

Can the DRBC freely roam the Delaware River basin regulating and forbidding anything it wants that involves the use of water? That is the question at court.

Yesterday, oral arguments resumed at the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in the matter of the Wayne Land and Minerals Group’s lawsuit against the DRBC’s theft of property rights from upper basin landowners. The audio of those oral arguments …

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 21, 2017 at 4:58am — No Comments

PSU Agrees: Natural Gas Grows as Greenhouse Gases Decline

It isn’t just us saying it; Penn State University has also noticed greenhouse gases are declining as natural gas production is increasing significantly.

Earlier this month I wrote a piece here noting the EPA data shows greenhouse gases are dropping in the Marcellus and Utica regions even as natural gas production grows. Now,…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 21, 2017 at 2:11am — No Comments

Shale Gas News – November 18, 2017

The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about frac sand, the shell cracker, NGL storage hub 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 and…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 20, 2017 at 3:21am — No Comments

As the Delaware Riverkeeper Does Politics, Where’s the IRS?

The Delaware Riverkeeper is doing politics today, as it does a unique form of grass-roots lobbying for a fracking ban. Where is the IRS when we need them?

THE Delaware Riverkeeper is a radical environmental group operating as the self-appointed “caretaker” of the entire Delaware River Basin. It’s run by Maya van Rossum and gets its funding from a variety of foundations, mainly the William Penn Foundation. Riverkeeper’s cause célèbre is a complete,…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 20, 2017 at 2:39am — No Comments

China? Give Me A Break! It's the U.S. That's Leading in Reducing CO2.

The press has a bad case of the China Syndrome, believing the hype about that country suddenly leading in reducing CO2, when it’s the U.S. that’s doing it.

When the U.S. announced last June that it would pull out of the Paris Agreement, China—the world’s largestemitter of carbon dioxide—…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 19, 2017 at 1:39am — No Comments

US Natural Gas Saves Germany from Its Own Decarbonization Experiment

Imported natural gas from the United States proves to be more economical for the citizens of Germany than its own Chancellor’s decarbonization experiments.

I find it amusing that the close ties the U.S. has had with Germany for many decades, and the historic role Ronald Reagan played in denouncing the Berlin Wall which eventually led to the demise of the Soviet Union, has…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 18, 2017 at 12:00am — No Comments

Natural Gas NOW Picks of the Week - November 18, 2017

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 great 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 below:…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 17, 2017 at 11:42pm — No Comments

Lancashire For Shale and Cuadrilla Show Us How to Teach Shale

Lancashire for Shale and Cuadrilla produced a great video which does a fantastic job of explaining the geology involved in fracking.

Our friends at Lancashire for Shale, along with the good people of Cuadrilla, have put together a marvelous video lesson in geology. This well done video does a…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 17, 2017 at 6:14am — No Comments

Shale, Not Renewable Energy, Is Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions

The facts are the facts and it’s shale, not renewable energy, that’s allowing the U.S. to reduce carbon dioxide emissions while others merely yap about it.

Carbon dioxide emissions, the largest component of greenhouse gases, have been declining in the United States, mainly due to the shale gas renaissance. Between 2005 and 2016, U.S. carbon dioxide emissions declined by 12 percent. However, China’s carbon dioxide emissions over the same period increased by 50…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 17, 2017 at 6:00am — No Comments

FERC Smacks Corruptocrat Again on Millennium Case

FERC has smacked Governor Andrew “Corruptocrat” and his DEC hacks yet again in promptly denying a re-hearing request and calling out the state’s duplicity.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has clearly had it with New York, its politically corrupt governor and his environmental political hack, Basil Seggos. Seggos, of course, is Commissioner of the Empire State’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and his job is bend its will to that…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 17, 2017 at 2:50am — No Comments

The Ugly Truth Behind Truthout, the CELDF and Grant Township

The truth behind the Grant Township injection well controversy is ugly. The parties taking advantage of the Township are totalitarian wannabes out for power.

We previously reported on the story of two Pennsylvania townships that were either hoodwinked, or perhaps willing led astray, by the radical Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 16, 2017 at 2:41am — No Comments

What Shale Drilling Has Done for World Peace and Security

Shale drilling, whether for oil or gas, has made a huge contribution to world peace and security and it’s time we all recognized it and operated accordingly.

The importance of shale to world peace and security never was more in evidence than during the last two weeks. The fact that very few people know about it underscores why.

As I’ve written before, Saudi Arabia and Iran are locked in a major struggle for control and influence over the Middle…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 16, 2017 at 2:21am — No Comments

Is Tom Wolf Just Billionaire Tom Steyer’s Bobblehead?

Radical billionaire Tom Steyer threw money at Tom Wolf’s campaign for Pennsylvania Governor. Is he now treating the governor as his personal bobblehead?

Ever since Tom Wolf, Pennsylvania’s trust-funder governor, suddenly decided to pursue a fracking ban within the jurisdiction of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) I’ve wondered why. It makes no sense whatsoever, as the governing majority of the DRBC (Pennsylvania, New York and the Feds) is exactly the…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 15, 2017 at 3:13am — No Comments

Conservancies Are for Conservation, Not Politics

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida is doing politics in opposing fracking, not conservation, and it has its facts all wrong, thanks to New York’s Tony Ingraffea.

Is the Conservancy of Southwest Florida a real conservation entity or is it a political advocacy organization with only an environmental agenda? The consensus view of conservationism is that it should be a collaborative effort to ensure the economic, environmental preservation and safety of the…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 15, 2017 at 2:51am — No Comments

Natural Gas Substitution for Coal Keeps Reducing Emissions

Natural gas substitution for coal in electric power generation has consistently reduced carbon emissions on that score, making it the best of all tools.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) keep count and the score on carbon emissions from electric power generation just keeps getting better. Why? Because natural gas substitution for coal in the electric power sector is sill taking place, reducing emissions associated with coal. EIA, in fact, …

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 14, 2017 at 2:31am — No Comments

Shale Gas News – November 11, 2017

The Shale Gas News, heard every Saturday at 10 AM on 94.3 FM, 1510 AM and Sundays on YesFM, talked about CNG, the Atlantic Sunrise, Chesapeake production 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 November 13, 2017 at 3:39am — No Comments

No Shame: “Youth Climate Intervenors” a NRDC Gang Gimmick

There’s no limit to how low the NRDC gang and friends will stoop to oppose oil and gas development but “Youth Climate Intervenors” is new and really low.

On day three of the evidentiary hearings to determine whether Enbridge Energy can construct a new oil pipeline in Minnesota to replace its aging Line 3 pipeline, Enbridge’s senior manager of land services was cross-examined by a 16-year-old high school …

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 13, 2017 at 2:33am — No Comments

Fake Fractivist News from Reuters Puts the Lie to "Freedom from Bias"

Reuters says “freedom from bias.. shall at all times be fully preserved” but the news service’s reporting of fake fractivist news says just the opposite.

A news story out today from Reuters illustrate just how much fake fractivist news there is out there and how incredible stealthily it’s done. Titled simply as “…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 11, 2017 at 11:56pm — No Comments

New Technologies are Transforming the Digital Oil Field

New and emerging technologies are continuously expanding boundaries and improving efficiency and safety in today’s oil field.

This past week, I was given a stack of DVDs filled with client videos that needed to be reviewed. Each DVD contained about 2 gigabytes worth of data and was, at the time, the most effective way of storing this much information. I was able, with a few clicks of the mouse, to transferred 5 years worth of such data onto a micro USB…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 11, 2017 at 9:00am — No Comments

Natural Gas NOW Favorite Picks of the Week

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.

This week I decided to clean out my e-mail box of great material sent along by Natural Gas NOW readers. It covers a lot of territory and some of it’s not that new anymore but it’s all great stuff highlighting the power of natural gas and the absurdity of fractivism. Check out the links…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on November 11, 2017 at 2:57am — No Comments

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