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Anti-Gas Cult of Hypocrisy

Cris Pasto says it’s time for the anti-natural gas crowd to start practicing what they preach. If you’re going to protest natural gas, stop using petroleum based products.

The anti-natural gas cult will stoop to any low as the end justifies the means. The end game for them is to “kill the drill,” period. I believe if they succeed in their foolishness, it will be more than just the end of natural gas development. It will likely be the end of what’s left of our economy eventually. In…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on October 4, 2012 at 12:20pm — No Comments

Anyone know anything about Carrizo in Washington Twnship offering "bonus money" to folks HBP by Artex/Anadarko?  This amount has been rumored to be $500 an acre but neighbors and I are very skeptical…

Anyone know anything about Carrizo in Washington Twnship offering "bonus money" to folks HBP by Artex/Anadarko?  This amount has been rumored to be $500 an acre but neighbors and I are very skeptical about what they are asking for?  Could it be surface rights for pipeline?  If anyone knows what Carrizo is up to I would appreciate a heads up. One of our neighbors says his water well has been checked by BP ??  our land is near Peoli Road. 

 

Also, can anyone tell me what is meant…

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Added by Ruth Dickson on October 4, 2012 at 10:26am — No Comments

Election result could affect our incomes.

During The 10/03/2012 Presidentional Debate

I have just heard Gov. Romney say if he is elected, he would open federal public land to drilling. Do you know what this might do to our profits ?????????Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.   …

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Added by Joe Livorno on October 3, 2012 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Matt Damon’s Anti-Fracking Movie Financed by Oil-Rich Arab Nation

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A new film starring Matt Damon presents American oil and natural gas producers as money-grubbing villains purportedly poisoning rural American towns. It is therefore of particular note that it is financed in part by the royal family of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates.

The…

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Added by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on October 3, 2012 at 12:55pm — No Comments

Article: Energy firm uses 'land grabs' to secure fracking rights from reluctant landowners

Chesapeake Article  


I remember some of the same offers coming in from Ohio Landman in 2010, and especially talking with Nate from Kenyon Energy.  It wasn't until late 2010 that another Landman admitted he was actually representing Chesapeake.  Who knew then what would eventually transpire later. 

Added by Spo de o de on October 2, 2012 at 11:25pm — No Comments

Dimock Forever? Or, Dimock Forgotten?

The Scranton Times seems to be in love with Dimock, Pennsylvania, but a different Dimock than the one most of the community knows. It’s “Dimock Forever” as the paper struggles to keep the myth perpetuated by a dozen litigants alive, all the while ignoring a forgotten community that knows differently.

The people of Dimock, and certainly our friends at Cabot Oil & Gas, have got to feel very frustrated about now with the latest story in the Scranton Times suggesting the EPA…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on October 2, 2012 at 9:04pm — No Comments

Top 10 David Letterman Mistakes on HF

This summer, David Letterman used his perch as a late night TV host to rant against hydraulic fracturing as some sort of environmental nightmare, reciting the same debunked talking points (water contamination, flaming faucets, etc.) that we hear from professional opponents of oil and gas development on a daily basis.

Most folks are smart enough to know that Mr. Letterman is neither a scientist nor a go-to expert on well completion technologies, something the “Late Night” host…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on October 2, 2012 at 8:49pm — No Comments

Breaking News: Binghamton Natural Gas Moratorium Overturned By Judge!

Cross-posted at http://eidmarcellus.org/marcellus-shale/breaking-news-binghamton-natural-gas-moratorium-overturned-by-judge/13640/

The EID Marcellus team spent the last few days before Christmas last year covering events in Binghamton,…

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Added by Nicole Jacobs on October 2, 2012 at 6:00pm — No Comments

New York Times Dishes the Dirt

The New York Times is, yet again, dishing the dirt on natural gas, this time on the prices of the dirt itself, that being Catskills area real estate, the prices of which the Times suggests are being negatively affected by the prospects of natural gas development. They couldn’t be more wrong.

A new hit piece on the natural gas industry appeared in the New York Times real estate section Thursday. It alleges prospective second-home buyers fear natural gas development ”will not only ruin…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on October 1, 2012 at 10:04am — No Comments

Walter Hang's Massive Errors in Reporting on DEC Natural Gas Record

For the second time in as many years Walter Hang makes alarming claims his “facts” just don’t support. It’s another case of “massive” mischaracterization of DEC data.

Walter Hang is at it again. We know, from his earlier efforts, the founder of Toxics Targeting, an Ithaca, New York, based environmental auditing firm, knows his way around government reports. We also know, from previous experience, Walter tends to gloss over details, resulting in significant errors in reporting and…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 28, 2012 at 4:05pm — No Comments

drilling

ANYBODY KNOW IF OR WHEN THEY ARE DRILLING ON MOCK OR WEAVER SOON?

Added by Roland R. Williams on September 28, 2012 at 12:10pm — No Comments

Bloomberg Takes Wrong Fork in the Road

Bloomberg News takes the low road through small-town Pennsylvania by siding with the plaintiffs in a natural gas lawsuit, making major factual errors and choosing sensation over substance at almost every turn.

Like a lot of small communities, the village of Franklin Forks in northeastern Pennsylvania can be pretty confusing to outsiders, especially if they’re just passing through. It can be hard enough to find your way back to the Interstate, so trying to understand the inner workings…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 27, 2012 at 4:01pm — No Comments

50,000 More Natural Gas Fans

Last week, for the first time in Susquehanna County’s history, landowners there were given the ability to utilize a natural resource they have been developing in the area for years. Through the efforts of Leatherstocking Gas Company, natural gas is now being used at Pennsy Supply in Montrose to make asphalt. I had the opportunity to attend the ribbon cutting ceremony where representatives from Williams Midstream and Cabot Oil and Gas were also present. Others in attendance included State…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 25, 2012 at 8:37pm — No Comments

DRBC Non-Voters Are Hypocrites

A few weeks back John Hanger, former Pennsylvania Secretary of Environmental Protection, used his blog to point out New York State sure is using a whole lot of natural gas. He noted “New York’s appetite for natural gas got a lot bigger in the first half of 2012, when its consumption of natural gas rose 18.6%, compared to the same period in 2011.”

Hanger then went on to draw a rather poignant contrast between that state’s rhetoric and its actions, stating “given all the heat from…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 23, 2012 at 9:44pm — No Comments

That 1970's Energy Narrative

Ever since the early 1970’s the public has assumed the U.S. is running out of domestic sources of energy. The OPEC oil crisis of 1973 reinforced this idea as people waited in long lines to buy gasoline at skyrocketing prices. Much of the current opposition to natural gas development stems from the persistent narrative that energy is scarce and all fossil fuels are bad for the environment.

These ideas have been repeated so many times they have become unquestioned articles of faith in…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 22, 2012 at 6:58pm — 2 Comments

No More Panic Policy Making

Many government policies are developed and implemented based on little data or understanding of how they impact businesses or consumers. Over the years, my firm has examined hundreds of policy proposals, documenting how they impact not only the economy, but consumers, businesses, and the general public.

More often than not, we find that even the most well-intentioned regulations have serious and costly consequences, many of which are far worse than the problem that the regulation was…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 21, 2012 at 4:46am — No Comments

Pipelines: Much Needed Infrastructure to Connect Natural Gas Supplies to End Users

Think about this statement for a moment: “Pipelines connect natural gas supplies to end users.” Why would I focus on something seemingly so obvious?

Because this simple reality seems to have been lost on many as the focus in the Marcellus Shale region moves toward building much needed infrastructure. Low natural gas prices, coupled with a…

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Added by Nicole Jacobs on September 20, 2012 at 6:37pm — No Comments

Can we focus on some real pollution?

If you ask a strident natural gas activist the largest threat to Pennsylvania’s water quality they will likely tell you –without hesitation- that hydraulic fracturing is the main culprit despite any evidence supporting this assertion. Ask someone who truly understands the challenges facing Pennsylvania and you will receive a much different answer. Mainly, an expert will tell you agricultural runoff, sewage overflows, and suburban runoff are more serious culprits as they actually pollute…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 19, 2012 at 9:55pm — 4 Comments

Binghamton Rally Brings 'Em Out

Last Saturday, there was a rally at Otsiningo Park in Binghamton, New York featuring two men running for office, both of whom are openly opposed to natural gas development in New York State. The rally brought out about 150 people altogether, both pro and con with respect to natural gas. The latter thought it would be a great opportunity for their traveling band of the disgruntled to gather at the park but ,when the supporters of natural gas got word, they gathered as well.…

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Added by Thomas J Shepstone on September 18, 2012 at 8:45pm — No Comments

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