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Center for Health Environments and Communities Launches Online Tool to Track marcellus Shale Impacts

Pitt Center Launches Online Tracking Tool to Assess Impact of…

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Added by Conrad D. Volz on June 30, 2010 at 4:15am — No Comments

"Haynesville" the Movie: A Balanced Alternative to Gasland

"Haynesville" the Movie is now available in our internet store. If you haven't seen the trailer, scroll further down.



I have seen this documentary, and I was impressed. Mr. Kallenberg did a tremendous job capturing the dynamics involved with a shale play. I truly believe that this movie can change the way this nation looks at energy. This movie is not only for those involved in… Continue

Added by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on June 24, 2010 at 8:29am — 2 Comments

Lease limitations by formation

Are there leaseing companies out there offering leases that are limited to the Oriskany and above ?

Added by Roy Andrews on June 24, 2010 at 12:07am — No Comments

On Water... Organic Contaminants

After a little hiatus, we are back with part two of our series on flowback water treatment issues and technology. After water, sand and dissolved solids the next are of interest to all are the free and dissolved hydrocarbons present in the flowback and producted water.


The driller actually adds very little of these compounds into the frac liquids going down the well. While no recipe is the same, the only real hydrocarbons used today tend to be the glycols used…
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Added by Michael Havelka on June 21, 2010 at 2:52am — 15 Comments

Pennsylvania Extraction Tax is " pay-off " extracted by Bert Marcy's Boss Todd Eachus-D-Luzerne

The title of this entry is the answer provided by House Majority Leader, Todd Eachus regarding the proposed Tax On Marcellus Drillers. His style of Pennsylvania leadership is not focused on jobs, energy or rewarding the state with needed growth. Rather his own agenda prevails as he comes to strong arm exploration & production firms saying," What we've said all along is that the conversation begins and ends with the extraction… Continue

Added by Gene Water Recycler aka.PPC on June 17, 2010 at 7:00am — 3 Comments

Key GASLAND Fact Proves Fiction

Recently press reports about the movie Gasland have spotlighted the films central scene, where a man in Colorado lights his tap water on fire. The movie strongly suggests the cause is natural gas activity in the area. But according to documents obtained by the JLCand readily available to the publicstate regulators had already… Continue

Added by Robin Fehrenbach Scala on June 15, 2010 at 7:37am — 8 Comments

Debunking GASLAND The Movie, continued...

Recycling Discredited Points from the Past



Weston Wilson (EPA “whistleblower”): “One can characterize this entire [natural gas] industry as having a hundred year history of purchasing those they contaminate.” (33:36)



Mr. Wilson, currently on staff at EPA’s Denver office, was not part of the team of scientists and…
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Added by Robin Fehrenbach Scala on June 15, 2010 at 7:33am — No Comments

DEBUNKING GasLand THE MOVIE

Josh Fox makes his mainstream debut with documentary targeting natural gas – but how much of it is actually true?



For an avant-garde filmmaker and stage director whose previous work has been recognized by the “Fringe Festival” of New York City, HBO’s decision to air the GasLand documentary nationwide later this month…
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Added by Robin Fehrenbach Scala on June 15, 2010 at 7:31am — 16 Comments

help save NY NG drilling it takes 2 min

Take 3 Minutes To Help Save Natural Gas Drilling in NY

Submitted by taschutt on Fri, 06/11/2010 - 12:54pm We need you and your family to do this immediately

URGENT!! Please take three minutes right now to go to the website link below and send an urgent letter to our NY lawmakers.



http://www.capwiz.com/iogany/home



Numerous bills are being considered in the next two weeks by the New York State Senate and Assembly that… Continue

Added by Jeff Ferreira on June 11, 2010 at 6:59am — 2 Comments

Natural Gas - A Growing Part of Shell's Business

From Vancouver Sun from a Series Presented by Shell Canada



Natural gas – a growing part of Shell’s business



Special Information Feature



The world is starting a shift toward a new, low-carbon energy future. But it will take several decades to get there.



Shell is taking steps today to help build the energy system of tomorrow: producing more cleaner-burning natural gas; working to deliver advanced fuels and lubricants and lower-carbon biofuels; and… Continue

Added by Mr_Safety on June 6, 2010 at 1:10am — No Comments

Hydraulic Fracturing "fracing" and some technical notes on how it is used

I comment again, I want people come to understand what Hydraulic Fracturing "fracing" is and how it is used. It is in simplest form, a method to stimulate the well. In the Industry it is just that, Well Stimulation. The professionals who design these plans to create pathways for the flow of Hydrocarbons from the reservoir to the… Continue

Added by Gene Water Recycler aka.PPC on June 3, 2010 at 8:39am — 1 Comment

Gas firms get environmental warning as Marcellus drilling grows

Gas firms get environmental warning as Marcellus drilling grows was an article I sat aside and today I picked it up again. As I was rereading this article written by Rick Stouffer on May 4, 2010 about a Marcellus Shale meeting held at Duquesne University. I was at first amused, then angered by the repeated comments made by John Hanger, PA Department of Environmental Protection Secretary about the 180,000 acres…
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Added by Gene Water Recycler aka.PPC on June 3, 2010 at 6:28am — 1 Comment

Link to Market Watch Story on Shale Gas "All Hail Shale"

Here is an interesting link to a story on Marketwatch.com about shale gas prices and leasing.


http://www.marketwatch.com/story/shales-a-curse-and-blessing-for-natural-gas-2010-05-28

Added by david lawrence on May 28, 2010 at 2:00am — No Comments

Industry Web Site Makeover

The Marcellus Shale Coalition is the most important industry organization specifically focusing on Marcellus shale developments. It has a brand new web site with many interactive features. Along with Energy In Depth, these are the two best places to find out what the industry has to say, and a must read for anyone trying to understand… Continue

Added by Tom Copley on May 27, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Free Webinar: A Decade of Lessons Learned from Urban Drilling in Fort Worth (Sponsored by Penn State CO-OP)

Sarah Fullenwider, City of Fort Worth, Texas

Today (Thurs) at 1pm.

Once you have registered to attend a seminar, you will be directed to a website providing details on how to connect and participate in future seminars.…

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Added by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on May 20, 2010 at 2:30am — 1 Comment

On Water... Treating Flowback and Produced Water Part 1

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

Added by Michael Havelka on May 20, 2010 at 1:56am — 17 Comments

Does BP disaster lead to regulating Hydraulic fracturing? Story: Salazar announces onshore drilling reforms

Looks like "never let a disaster go to waste" governance is still alive and well. The question, does this reach into the regulation of hydraulic fracturing?



Story: Salazar announces onshore drilling reforms



By EILEEN SULLIVAN and MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press Writers Eileen Sullivan And Matthew Daly, Associated Press Writers



WASHINGTON – Ahead of anticipated tough questioning on Capitol Hill about the Gulf Coast spill, Interior Secretary… Continue

Added by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on May 17, 2010 at 11:13am — No Comments

Election

Who are we endorsing for PA Governor?…

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Added by Michael Staples on May 17, 2010 at 5:21am — 1 Comment

What are people saying about the "American Power Act" whose sponsors include Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)

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

Added by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on May 13, 2010 at 9:06am — 1 Comment

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