By Mark Jaffe, The Denver Post, February 26, 2012
High levels of winter ozone air pollution have been recorded in a Utah oil and gas field — after the phenomenon was seen in Wyoming — raising concerns that … Continue reading
Utah Finds High Wintertime Ozone Pollution Near Oil, Gas Wells
February 29, 2012
Like Wyoming, Utah Finds High Wintertime Ozone Pollution Near Oil, Gas Wells
By Mark Jaffe, The Denver Post, February 26, 2012
By Mark Jaffe, The Denver Post, February 26, 2012
Chemicals in my Water in Drilling Area
February 29, 2012
PA Woman: Chemicals in my Water in Drilling Area
By Kevin Begos, Associated Press, February 24, 2012
By Kevin Begos, Associated Press, February 24, 2012
EVANS CITY, Pa. (AP) — A woman says state environmental officials refused to do follow-up tests after their lab reported her drinking water contained chemicals, but it’s unclear where the pollutants came from.… Continue reading
Hydraulic Fracturing a Danger to Water, Food, Farmland
February 29, 2012
Hydraulic Fracturing a Danger to Water, Food, Farmland: NFU Calls for a Moratorium
National Farmer’s Union, February 23, 2012
National Farmer’s Union, February 23, 2012
(Rimbey, Alberta, February 23, 2012) “Many farmers in my area who either have direct experience with the destructive nature of hydro-fracking technology on their water wells, or who have neighbours who … Continue reading
DCS SRBC FOIA Request
February 27, 2012
Citizen Group Takes Action to Force Interstate Body to Show It Is Protecting the Vital Water Resources of PA, NY State and MD from Fracking
Information Request Seeks Records From Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Demonstrate Whether It Has Been Doing Its Water Resources Protection Job
MILANVILLE, … Continue reading
Win in Middlefield, NY!
February 25, 2012
Lawsuit against Town of Middlefield over fracking ban is dismissed.
The lawsuit filed against the Town of Middlefield by a large landowner seeking to overturn an ordinance banning hydraulic fracturing (gas drilling) has been dismissed by the State of New York, County of Otsego Supreme Court. This comes on the … Continue reading
New York Judge Rules Town Can Ban Gas Hydrofracking
February 21, 2012
MIREYA NAVARRO, NEW YORK TIMES
In August, Dryden’s Town Board used its zoning laws to pass a drilling ban, one salvo in a battle that is playing out nationwide as energy companies move to drill in densely populated areas. A month after the ban’s passage,Anschutz Exploration Corporation, a Colorado driller with … Continue reading
Toxicological Analysis of Ohio Brines
February 17, 2012
Toxicological Analysis of Ohio Brine Constituents and their Potential Impact on Human Health
The Brine referred to is from gas or oil wells and though the paper is from 1986 and of course does not deal at all with the materials that are introduced by slickwater hydraulic fracturing, it is an excellent … Continue reading
Chesapeake is looking for more foreign investors
February 17, 2012
Chesapeake Energy’s New Plan: Desperate Measures For Desperate Times
Christopher Helman Forbes StaffThis article is available online at:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2012/02/13/chesapeake-energys-new-plan-desperate-measures-for-desperate-times/
This morning Chesapeake Energy announced a new financial plan that it hopes will allow it to raise the billions in cash it needs to keep drilling while still being able to … Continue reading
Charting the Government’s Moves on Fracking
February 8, 2012
From Gung-Ho to Uh-Oh: Charting the Government’s Moves on Fracking
by Lena Groeger, ProPublica, February 7, 2012Fracking has only recently become a household word, but government involvement with the drilling technique goes back decades. President Obama has championed the potential of natural gas drilling combined with more regulation… Continue reading
Call Your PA Legislators NOW
February 7, 2012
Call Your PA Legislators and Urge Them to Vote NO on HB1950 and SB1100
With action – call as many PA legislators as you can (FIND them here).
- Especially these two top Republican senators (Floor Leader, Whip) to urge them to vote NO to HB1950 & SB1100:
Senator … Continue reading
