Tag Archives: Marcellus Shale

When a Rig Moves In Next Door

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/business/energy-environment/07frack.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=fracking&st=cse

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Mark Ruffalo and Rachel Maddow on the Frack Threat to Our Water

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-rose-levy/mark-ruffallo-and-rachel-_b_750508.html

Posted in Catskill, Chemicals, Contamination, Delaware River Basin, Environmental violations, EPA, Flowback water, Fracking, Hydraulic Fracturing, Marcellus Shale, Methane, Moratorium NY State, New York State, Poisons, Produced Water, Safe Water Drinking Act, Special interests, spilled fracturing fluid, Toxicity, Upper Delaware Council (UDC), Wastewater tanks or pits | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fracking Chemicals Found In Well Water

The bad news continues for residents of Dimock, PA.  Read about it here.

Posted in Cabot Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Contamination, Dimock, Environmental violations, Fracking, Fracking Fluid, Gas Drilling, Hydraulic Fracturing, Hydrolic Fracturing, Marcellus Shale, Pennsylvania, Poisons, spilled fracturing fluid | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wayne county, PA: Chesapeake shows its true color & sues a county official

Golden’s office has handled about 8,100 gas drilling leases over the past four years, about 5,100 of them are Chesapeake leases.

Chesapeake says Golden prevented the company from lumping 713 leases together in a single document that contains only one property owner’s name and the identification number of the parcel. It also says her office would not record a deed that did not contain the middle initial of the lesser and did not contain the notary stamp in the proper place on the document.
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As stakes rise in NY Gas drilling fight, groups band together to educate public: New billboard, campaign come as federal hearing on drilling postponed due to crowd concerns

http://yubanet.com/usa/As-Stakes-Rise-in-New-York-Gas-Drilling-Fight-Groups-Band-Together-to-Educate-Public.php

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Help Stop Drilling in NY

Make sure the NY State Assembly does the right thing.  Make your voice heard here.

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After BP Spill, Senate Bill Includes New Regulation of Fracking

http://www.heatingoil.com/blog/senate-bill-that-responds-to-bp-spill-includes-new-regulation-of-hydrofracking-0803/

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Risks to NYC’s Water Supply Prompt Short-Term Ban on Gas Drilling

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-rose-levy/risks-to-nycs-water-suppl_b_670110.html?ir=New%20York

Posted in Contamination, Delaware River Basin, Endocrine Disruptors, Energy, EPA, Fracking, Fracking Fluid, Gas Drilling, Gas explosion, Gas Lobby, Gasland, Hydraulic Fracturing, Hydrolic Fracturing, Legislation, Lobbying, Marcellus Shale, Moratorium NY State, Produced Water, Sullivan County, Toxicity | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

EPA’s Fracturing Study Raises Gas Industry Ire

An 18-month investigation by ProPublica, however, has shown more than 1,000 cases [6] in which various aspects of the fracturing lifecycle have affected water supplies, including spills of fracturing fluid waste, cracking of underground cement and well casings meant to enclose the fracturing process, and methane gas traveling large distances [7] underground through faults and fractures. Continue reading

Posted in Benzene, Contamination, Endocrine Disruptors, Energy, EPA, Fracking, Fracking Fluid, Gas Drilling, Gas Lobby, Hydraulic Fracturing, Hydrolic Fracturing, Legislation, Lobbying, Produced Water, Toxicity, Volatile Organic Compounds | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Cuomo’s Flawed Vision of Natural Gas in NY

The most significant problem in Cuomo’s plan is that it continues the discussion of drilling for natural gas near New York City’s water supply. To be sure, the policy is that “any drilling in the Marcellus Shale must be environmentally sensitive and safe.” The problem is that under current technology no drilling can guarantee that our water supply would not be threatened. This entire discussion should be taken off the table. New York’s water system is a rare and essential natural and engineering wonder. Continue reading

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