November 2012

November 30, 2012

Fracking good for the climate? What a load of hot air

Natural gas cheerleaders must wake up to the inconvenient environmental truth
By Robert Howarth, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, Nov. 29, 2012
November 28, 2012

Cuomo: State Will Extend Fracking Review

NYS DEP will apply for a new 90-day extension.
Capital Tonight, November 27, 2012

In Rochester earlier today to tour the Eastman Business Park, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state Department of Environmental Conservation will apply for a new 90-day …

November 20, 2012

The Crisis in Oil and Gas Regulatory Enforcement

The U.S. faces a crisis in the enforcement of rules governing the oil and gas industry. The shale gas and shale oil boom has brought an expansion of oil and gas activity unseen in many parts the country since the …

November 17, 2012

Oilsands Contaminants Travel Further than Expected

Contaminants are collecting on the bottom of remote lakes up to 100 kilometres away.
By Margaret Munro, Edmonton Journal, Nov. 13, 2012

Federal scientists have uncovered evidence that contaminants wafting out Alberta’s oilsands operations are collecting on the bottom of

November 15, 2012

More Delay Possible on Hydrofracking in NYS

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By Karen DeWitt, NCPR, Nov. 15, 2012

New York State is facing a Nov. 29 deadline to write rules for the controversial gas drilling method hydraulic fracturing.

If the Department of Environmental Conservation Department …

November 14, 2012

An Exploratory Study of Air Quality Near Natural Gas Operations

This paper was peer-reviewed and accepted for publication by Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal
By Colborn T, Schultz K, Herrick L, and Kwiatkowski C

Abstract
This exploratory study was designed to assess air quality in a rural …

November 14, 2012

Danger If Ohio Watershed Conservancy District Leases Reservoirs for Fracking

         Report Cites Dangers If MWCD Leases Reservoirs for Fracking: Calls for Immediate Moratorium on Fracking Wells in Watersheds with Reservoirs

CLICK HERE to download the press release as a pdf.

A report commissioned by citizens opposed to hydraulic fracturing for …

November 4, 2012

Well Casing Failures Explained

Casing failure leading to fluid migration is explained by Dr. Ingraffea in his latest paper. This is the same subject covered in Josh Fox’s “The Sky is Pink” – Though Fox’s short film also tackles aspects of how the …

November 3, 2012

PA Representative Calls for Probe of DEP Water Testing Reports

State Rep. Jesse White, D-Cecil, today called on state and federal law enforcement agencies to investigate the DEP for “alleged misconduct and fraud”
By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov. 1, 2012

CLICK HERE:  This article ties fracking and renewable …

November 2, 2012

Damascus Methane Baseline

Press Coverage in the River Reporter:
Damascus Baseline Methane Study Completed: Insurance Against Gas Migration A recurring question in the gas drilling debate is “does hydraulic fracturing lead to gas migration?” Many residents who live near gas wells that have
November 2, 2012

Comments from Susquehanna River Basin Citizen

As I said more than a year ago, after reading the US Geological Report comparing the Marcellus and Barnett shale plays, and having a few conversations with independent petroleum engineers that are familiar with both plays, that the ‘drop-off rate

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