Recent Gas Drilling News (03-17-10 10PM EDT): NY & PA:
"Forum to explore economic impact of drilling" (Elmira NY)- http://www.the-leader.com/newsnow/x99755221/Forum-to-explore-economic-impact-of-drilling "Environmental activists complain about 'biased' forum on gas drilling" (Elmira NY)- http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100317/NEWS01/3170381/Environmental+activists+complain+about++biased++forum+on+gas+drilling "Planning workshop helps Tioga County group plan for gas drilling" (Cornell University)- http://aap.cornell.edu/crp/news/newsitem.cfm?customel_datapageid_2892=372879 "Dr. Ronald E. Bishop Comments to NYS DEC"- http://lizjbucar.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/dr-ronald-e-bishop-comments-to-nys-dec/ "Speaker to address natural gas drilling" (Vestal NY)- http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20100317/NEWS01/3170332/1112/Speaker-to-address-natural-gas-drilling "Gas drilling shadows state park" (Allegany State Park NY)- http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=911418 "City debates treatment of gas-well wastewater" (Watertown Daily Times via iStockAnalyst NY)- http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3956366 "Concerned citizens discuss hydrofracking" (Chemung County NY)- http://ithaca-cortland.ynn.com/content/all_news/southern_tier/498771/concerned-citizens-discuss-hydrofracking?ap=1&MP4 "March 19th Chemung Economic Forum Comes Under Fire" (Citizens for Healthy Communities)- http://un-naturalgas.org/weblog/2010/03/chemung-county-chamber-of-commerce-excluding-public-from-forum-but-the-gas-industry-reps-can-say-as-much-as-they-want/ "Massa a helpful congressman" (Letter to Editor, Ithaca Journal)- http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20100317/VIEWPOINTS03/3170305/1129/Massa-a-helpful-congressman "Sullivan County Considers Drilling Resolutions. Barth Letter Postscript" (NY)- http://lizjbucar.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/sullivan-county-considers-drilling-resolutions-barth-letter-postscript/ "An informational program titled: Home Water Well Testing in the Gas Well Area is being held June 15" (PA)- http://www.wayneindependent.com/news/x427974324/Home-water-well-testing "Blossburg Borough considers leasing Island Park lands for gas drilling" (TiogaGasWatch PA)- http://tiogagaswatch.blogspot.com/2010/03/blossburg-borough-considers-leasing.html "Chesapeake to hold lease-signing event for Towanda-area landholders" (PA)- http://thedailyreview.com/news/chesapeake-to-hold-lease-signing-event-for-towanda-area-landholders-1.686196 "Chesapeake Energy Lease SIgning "Event" in Wysox, PA"- http://dearsusquehanna.blogspot.com/2010/03/chesapeake-energy-lease-signing-event.html "DEP: Water will be restored" (Dimock PA)- http://www.independentweekender.com/news/dep-water-will-be-restored-1.687007 "LT Supers Approve Conditional Use to Allow Frac Water Treatment Plant on Airport Road" (Clearfield PA)- http://gantdaily.com/2010/03/17/lt-supers-approve-conditional-use-to-allow-frac-water-treatment-plant-on-airport-road/ "Frac water treatment plant could bring new jobs" (Clearfield PA)- http://www.leader-vindicator.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20416613&BRD=2758&PAG=461&dept_id=572984&rfi=6 "DEP: Gas industry treatment behind discharge on hillside" (Waterville PA)- http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/540787.html?nav=5011 "Investigation is continuing into discharge" (Waterville PA)- http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/540830.html?nav=5011 "PennDOT gets tough with gas prospectors; state reps to tour area" (PA)- http://thedailyreview.com/news/7-05-p-m-update-penndot-gets-tough-with-gas-prospectors-state-reps-to-tour-area-1.687690 "Drilling Operations to Continue in Pennsylvania's Tioga County"- http://www.duanemorris.com/articles/drilling_operations_continue_tioga_county_pennsylvania_3576.html "Zoning in Greenfield Twp. changed to allow gas drilling" (PA)- http://thetimes-tribune.com/zoning-in-greenfield-twp-changed-to-allow-gas-drilling-1.686310 "In Lawrence ... Snow blamed for delay of sewer project" (PA)- http://www.theprogressnews.com/default.asp?read=21649 "CMA still seeks business partner for sewage plant...the cost of the plant is expected to exceed $20 million and the CMA wants to partner with a private company that is looking to treat frac water from natural gas well drilling operations to reduce or offset its costs to construct the new wastewater treatment plant" (Clearfield PA)- http://www.theprogressnews.com/default.asp?read=21651 "An informational program titled: Home Water Well Testing in the Gas Well Area is being held June 15" (PA)- http://www.wayneindependent.com/news/x427974324/Home-water-well-testing "Resident concerned" (Damascus Area School Wayne County PA)- http://www.wayneindependent.com/news/x427974303/Resident-concerned "Gas and taxes—" (Letter to Editor Wellsboro PA)- http://www.tiogapublishing.com/articles/2010/03/17/opinion/letters/doc4ba12eefa46d4580147501.txt "Natural gas dominates TCDC agenda (Wellsboro PA)- http://www.tiogapublishing.com/articles/2010/03/17/news/doc4ba131d0b3d9c050872603.txt "Ninety people attend Sierra Club Marcellus Shale Debate" (Philadelphia PA)- http://www.weeklypress.com/link.asp?smenu=1&twindow=Default&sdetail=1837&mad=No&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate= "Sierra Club supports tax, opposes forest lease" (PA)- http://www.timesleader.com/AbingtonJournal/news/Sierra_Club_supports_tax__opposes_forest_lease_03-17-2010.html "Save our forests" (PennFuture)- http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pff_detail.aspx?MediaID=1125&Home=Y National & Canadian: "United States: Congress Investigating Fracturing"- http://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/article.asp?articleid=95130 "T.Boone Pickens talks about continued oil dependency"- http://hornrivernews.com/2010/03/17/t-boone-pickens-talks-about-continued-oil-dependency/ "Hydraulic fracturing goes to the movies"- http://www.platts.com/weblog/powerlines/2010/03/17/hydraulic_fract.html "Debunked: Day After Washington, DC GasLand Premier, Scientists from PA, NY Deliver Major Blows to Film’s Premise" (Energy in Depth)- http://www.energyindepth.org/tag/gasland/ "India's Richest Man Dying For A Piece Of The U.S. Shale Gas Revolution"- http://www.businessinsider.com/indias-richest-man-dying-for-a-piece-of-the-us-shale-gas-revolution-2010-3 "EPA’s new enforcement priorities target the energy extraction industry"- http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2c1d9910-ace1-47b2-a929-e859f2cc37f2 "U.S. companies looking to shale, this time for oil" (Reuters)- http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62G58E20100317 "How Cheney's Loophole is Fracking Up America" (Huffington Post)- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kevin-grandia/how-cheneys-loophole-is-f_b_502924.html "GE opens up wallet for wind, wastewater segments"- http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ge-opens-up-wallet-for-wind-wastewater-segments-2010-03-17?reflink=MW_news_stmp "Federal Court: Allegheny Defense Project, other environmental groups, will still Appeal Disappointing Decision"- http://www.bradfordtoday.com/community/viewtopic.php?p=17874 "Natural gas an important resource" (Response for "Natural-gas development brings mixed impacts" from America’s Natural Gas Alliance LA)- http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20100317/LETTERS/100319474?Title=Natural-gas-an-important-resource "EQT helps fund Extension’s gas-drilling program" (AP West Virginia)- http://www.dailyamerican.com/articles/2010/03/17/recent_news/recent053.txt "Potential oil play in Wyoming excites industry" (AP)- http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=12157228 "Potential oil play in eastern Wyoming excites oil and gas industry"- http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_69ac3048-31f5-11df-9913-001cc4c002e0.html "Landowners’ pipeline group forms" (Wyoming)- http://wcexaminer.com/sections/news/archive/2010/03/17/landowners-pipeline-group-forms.aspx "Gas wells making inroads in Mehoopany (Wyoming)- http://newage-examiner.com/sections/news/archive/2010/03/17/gas-wells-making-inroads-in-mehoopany.aspx "Flowback water spilled in west Flower Mound" (Texas)- http://www.courier-gazette.com/articles/2010/03/17/flower_mound_leader/news/01.txt "Frac fluid spill reported in Flower Mound" (Texas)- http://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/local-news/492-frac-fluid-spill-reported-in-flower-mound.html "Gas site up for debate" (Manisfield Texas)- http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03/16/2044086/gas-site-up-for-debate.html "Democrat gubernatorial candidate Bill White on board of company being investigated" (Texas)- http://www.examiner.com/x-41758-Harris-County-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2010m3d17-Democrat-gubernatorial-candidate-Bill-White-on-board-of-company-being-investigated "White's board seat falls on a fine line" (Texas)- http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6918097.html "Some Tarrant cities at odds over gas drilling ordinances" (Texas)- http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03/16/2045361/some-tarrant-cities-at-odds-over.html "Watchdogs still sniffing at McInnis and Western Skies political group" (Colorado)- http://coloradoindependent.com/49209/watchdogs-still-sniffing-at-mcinnis-and-western-skies-political-group "Stricter power plant emission standards proposed" (Colorado)- http://www.chieftain.com/news/local/article_d3c1779e-317e-11df-8314-001cc4c002e0.html "Another story about lax state enforcement of oil and gas drilling" (NRDC Colorado)- http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amall/another_story_about_lax_state.html "Colorado Drilling Permits Continue to Rise"- http://rigreport.com/2010/03/colorado-drilling-permits-continue-to-rise/ "First oil and gas fair for junior high" (Canada)- http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?sid=332822&sc=82 "EnCana floats harmonized royalties with B.C., U.S." (Canada)- http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/EnCana+floats+harmonized+royalties+with/2694072/story.html 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