July 31, 2012

NYC Council Senator Tony Avella Conducts Fracking Forum

Public Hearing on Fracking Explores the biggest environmental threat that the State has ever seen.

Public Hearing about Fracking at NYC Council held July 18, 2012
Conducted by Senator Tony Avella

This event lasted 5 hours.  It is recorded in …

July 31, 2012

2nd Letter to NYC Council Re: Joint Hearings on Radon in Natural Gas from the Marcellus Shale

We received no response to our first letter. This second letter reiterates the potential for exposing NYC households to dangerous levels of radioactive radon and includes many additional signatories.

Click HERE to read the full letter, including related Block Association …

July 27, 2012

Study Examines Ownership, Control of Land with Marcellus Shale Gas

The study was done by Penn State’s Center For Economic and Community Development
July 18, 2012

Note:  A similar study, with similar results, was done earlier by DCS for Damascus Township, PA.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Ownership of the …

July 27, 2012

Nationwide Insurance to Exclude Fracking Risks

By MARY ESCH, Associated Press, July 13, 2012
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. has become the first major insurance company to say it won’t cover damage related to a gas drilling process that blasts chemical-laden water deep …

July 27, 2012

Court Throws Out PA Statewide Zoning for Marcellus Shale Drilling

State cannot require local municipalities to allow gas drilling in areas that would conflict with their zoning rules
By Laura Olson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 26, 2012

HARRISBURG — A Commonwealth Court panel this morning threw out Pennsylvania’s attempt to establish

July 21, 2012

Link Between Low Birth Weight and Fracking

New research suggests the health of newborn babies is adversely affected in areas close to natural gas extraction sites that use fracking
By Kristen Meriwether, Epoch Times, July 19, 2012

NEW YORK—New research suggests the health of newborn babies is …

July 18, 2012

New York State Fails to Inspect Most Oil & Gas Wells or Penalize Violators

Major gaps exist in current oil and gas enforcement; a shale gas rush could endanger public health and the environment

Willow, New York, July 17 – Today Earthworks’ Oil & Gas Accountability Project (OGAP) released a new report, NYS DEC:

July 13, 2012

"Truthland" Lies Exposed

Truthland: Exhibit A on why the gas industry’s credibility has become Cheneyesque
By TXsharon, June 13, 2012

Learn the truth about Truthland.

UPDATE from the comments: It appears that Shelly DePue who is indeed a farmer from rural Pennsylvania, …

July 10, 2012

Fluids From Marcellus Shale Likely Seeping Into PA Drinking Water

Fluids deep beneath PA’s natural gas fields are likely seeping upward thousands of feet into drinking water supplies
By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, July 9, 2012

New research has concluded that salty, mineral-rich fluids deep beneath Pennsylvania’s natural gas fields are

July 10, 2012

In PA, 3,355 Marcellus Violations between 2008 and 2011

On Verge of Historic Marcellus Shale Vote, PennEnvironment Study Finds 3,355 Marcellus Violations between 2008 and 2011

As the Pennsylvania state House takes up contentious Marcellus Shale legislation today, the PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center released a new study uncovering

July 8, 2012

Municipal Water Supply Administrators Want MORE Regulation of Hydraulic Fracturing

There is a huge gap between what these municipal water company administrators want and the actuality of the day

The American Water Works Association (AWWA), the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), and the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) …

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