February 2009

February 27, 2009

U.S. Gas Drilling Boom Stirs Water Worries

U.S. gas drilling boom stirs water worries
By Jon Hurdle, Reuters, Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:20pm GMT

(Reuters) – On a snowy hillside in rural southwest Pennsylvania, Larry Grimm drives his truck up a steep gravel track to a hilltop …

February 13, 2009

Dimock’s Dilemma

Methane found in water wells
By SANDY LONG, The River Reporter

SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, PA — It wasn’t exactly a happy new year for Norma Fiorentino, a resident of Dimock whose well exploded on January 1, shattering the cement casing atop …

February 2, 2009

Products and Chemicals Used in Fracturing

The Endocrine Disruption Exchange February 2009

TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption Exchange) has compiled a list of the names of products and their chemical constituents reportedly used during the fracturing of natural gas wells. Nalco 1, World Oil 2 and J.D. …

February 1, 2009

Wildlife Expert Warns of Ecological Risks of Natural Gas Drilling

Wildlife expert warns of ecological risks of natural gas drilling
By Farm and Dairy Staff, Friday, January 30, 2009

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — With the unprecedented wave of deep-well, natural-gas drilling occurring across much of Pennsylvania, care must be taken …

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