Recent Gas Drilling News (03-19-10 8PM EDT): NY & PA:
"Gas-drilling forum on 'fracking' set for Thursday" (Cooperstown NY)- http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_078040020.html "Diffendorf does his homework" (Letter to Editor about Broome County Legislator/Chairman of the Kirkwood Gas Coalition NY)- http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20100319/VIEWPOINTS03/3190301/1120/Diffendorf-does-his-homework "Drilling Focus for Chamber Forum" (Elmira NY)- http://www.weny.com/News-Local.asp?ARTICLE3864=9152591 "Environmentalists Rally at Chamber Forum (Elmira NY)- http://www.weny.com/News-Local.asp?ARTICLE3864=9152597 "Business leaders briefed on Marcellus Shale potential" (Chemung County NY)- http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100319/NEWS01/100319004/Business+leaders+briefed+on+Marcellus+Shale+potential "Sullivan legislators say ‘no’ to hydrofracking, on county land" (Monticello NY)- http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2010/March/19/SCL_frack-19Mar10.html "EPA to study restrict natural gas hydro fracturing; Catskills county votes to restrict the practice" (Empire State News)- http://www.empirestatenews.net/News/20100319-7.html "Gas-drilling practice to get federal scrutiny" (Elmira Star Gazette)- http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100318/NEWS01/3180382/1113/Gas-drilling-practice-to-get-federal-scrutiny "Stakeholders discuss future of gas drilling" (Binghamton NY)- http://centralny.ynn.com/content/all_news/southern_tier/499195/stakeholders-discuss-future-of-gas-drilling "Marcellus Drilling News interviews the organizer of the Binghamton Natural Gas Development Summit, held March 18, 2010 in Binghamton, NY"- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE6irDyFT0w "Heartbreaking Stories Warn New Yorkers of What May Be in Store if the State OKs Controversial Gas Drilling"- http://dothemountain.wordpress.com/2010/03/19/heartbreaking-stories-warn-new-yorkers-of-what-may-be-in-store-if-the-state-oks-controversial-gas-drilling/ "DEP Schedules First Chesapeake Bay Watershed Improvement Plan Meeting March 31" (PA)- http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2010/03/dep-schedules-first-chesapeake-bay.html "Local Natural Gas Expo Draws Estimated 3,000 People" (Potter County PA)- http://today.pottercountypa.net/?p=4857 "Burgh Energy Report: Labor Mobility" (PA)- http://burghdiaspora.blogspot.com/2010/03/burgh-energy-report-labor-mobility.html "Dangerous gas drilling chemical leaked into creek in Lycoming County this week: DEP fails to take precautionary measures" (PA)- http://www.phillyimc.org/en/dangerous-gas-drilling-chemical-leaked-creek-lycoming-county-week-dep-fails-take-precautionary-meas-0 "Gas firms prodded for not complying with state’s rules" (PA)- http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/540887.html?nav=5011 "Clean-up efforts continue on Hedgehog Lane; oil may have spread as far as Willow Dale duck pond" (PA)- http://www.bradfordera.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/doc4b9eecf64648f524164096.txt "Waterville, PA, Spill: Airfoam HD Is Dangerous"- http://dearsusquehanna.blogspot.com/2010/03/waterville-pa-spill-airfoam-hd-is.html "Commission approves water withdrawal" (Tioga River PA)- http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/540891.html?nav=5011 "Yaw Legislation for Gas Wells Sent to Governor" (Senator Gene Yaw PA)- http://www.northcentralpa.com/news/2010-03-17_yaw-legislation-gas-wells-sent-governor-0 "LOWRY COMPRESSOR STATION" (PA)- http://www.marcellus-shale.us/Lowry_Compressor-Sta.htm "Back Mt. group will work for gas drilling law" (Dallas Twp. PA)- http://www.timesleader.com/news/Back-Mt-group-will-work-for-gas-drilling-law.html &; http://www.timesleader.com/news/Back_Mt__group_will_work_for_gas_drilling_law_03-19-2010.html "Activists Statewide Urged to Support Tougher Rules on Natural Gas Drilling" (PA)- http://www.northcentralpa.com/news/2010-03-19_activists-statewide-urged-support-tougher-rules-natural-gas-drilling "PVR Expands Marcellus Footprint...PVR Midstream, has agreed to construct and operate gas gathering pipelines and compression facilities for a private firm in the Marcellus Shale of northern Pennsylvania"- http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/31910/PVR+Expands+Marcellus+Footprint "EPA to investigate hydraulic drilling: Does natural gas removal method hurt water quality?" (PA)- http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3962111 "Citizens raise questions over ’gas era’" (Manchester Twp. PA)- http://www.wayneindependent.com/news/x427976506/Citizens-raise-questions-over-gas-era "Back Mt. group will work for gas drilling law: The organization represents six communities in the Back Mountain area" (PA)- http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3961809 "Range Resources poised for Pennsylvania expansion"- http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2010/03/22/story1.html?b=1269230400^3057121 "Integrated Environmental Technologies, Ltd. and Benchmark Performance Group, Inc. Announce Successful, Large-Volume Use of Excelyte® in a Gas Well Fracture Project in the Marcellus Shale" (Business Wire)- http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/dallasnews/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100319005085&newsLang=en National & Canadian: "EPA Conducting Study on Fracking" (AP)- http://www.nbcforwyoming.com/story.php?id=6887 "Specter pleased with Marcellus Shale study... Natural gas is a crucial part of our clean energy future and efforts to achieve energy independence," Specter said"- http://www.dailyitem.com/0100_news/local_story_078104142.html?start:int=15 "Modular Neuroid: A Personal Pollutant Sensor"- http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/03/19/modular-neuroid-a-personal-pollutant-sensor/ "Increasing Yield from Gasification: A new process can make more fuel from biomass" (MIT)- http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/24838/ http://www.forexyard.com/en/news/Senate-climate-bill-to-give-free-permits-sources-2010-03-19T213810Z-US "Here's what's wrong with Washington: EPA flak refuses to say if EPA will act on its own study (Washington Examiner)- http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Heres-whats-wrong-with-Washington-EPA-flak-refuses-to-say-if-EPA-will-act-on-its-own-study---88546027.html "EPA’s Plan to Spend $1.9 Million to Study Health, Environmental Impacts of Fracking" (theenergycollective)- http://theenergycollective.com/TheEnergyCollective/61361 "EPA Launches National Study of Hydraulic Fracturing" (ProPublica)- http://www.propublica.org/feature/epa-launches-national-study-of-hydraulic-fracturing "EPA to Initiate Study to Analyze Potential Ill-Effects of Hydraulic Fracturing"- http://topnews.us/content/213746-epa-initiate-study-analyze-potential-ill-effects-hydraulic-fracturing "EPA to Undertake Comprehensive Study of Hydrofracking" (heatingoil.com)- http://www.heatingoil.com/blog/epa-to-undertake-comprehensive-study-of-hydrofracking319/ "EPA to study natural-gas drilling's effect on water" (The Washington Post)- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/18/AR2010031805091.html "Climate change cited as Mont. leases suspended" (AP)- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/18/AR2010031803018.html "EPA digs deeper into fracking for natural gas" (smartplanet)- http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/intelligent-energy/epa-digs-into-fracturing-for-natural-gas/426/ "Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Climate Legislation and Clean Air Act: Gutting the Clean Air Act is a Senate Deal Killer" (Center for Biological Diversity Statement)- http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2010/climate-legislation-03-19-2010.html "Barnett Shale producers draw heat on air quality" (Greening of Oil)- http://www.greeningofoil.com/post/Barnett-Shale-producers-draw-heat-for-air-quality.aspx "Anti-drilling group to show documentary" (Texas)- http://energyandenvironmentblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/03/anti-drilling-group-to-show-do.html "2 hurt as tanks explode at gas well in rural Wise County" (Texas)- http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/031910dnmetexplosion.1c2de2985.html "UPDATE: Flow Back/Frack Fluid Spill at Williams Prod site in Flower Mound" (Texas)- http://stopthedrilling.blogspot.com/2010/03/update-flow-backfrack-fluid-spill-at.htmls "Simpson supports domestic energy production" (Idaho)- http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/article_a675b51c-337b-11df-8788-001cc4c002e0.html "Wyoming considers stricter fracking rules" (AP)- http://www.localnews8.com/Global/story.asp?S=12170697 "Greeley schools hope oil well is a gold mine" (Colorado)- http://www.greeleytribune.com/article/20100319/NEWS/100319641/1007&parentprofile=1001 "Ritter fires back at Hickenlooper" (Colorado)- http://www.kdvr.com/news/politics/kdvr-ritter-031910,0,6105088.story "EPA begins $1.9 million study on frac'ing: Announcement welcomed by industry and its critics alike" (Colorado)- http://www.gjfreepress.com/article/20100319/COMMUNITY_NEWS/100319897/1005&parentprofile=1059 "Concord OKs conservation district" (Ohio)- http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2010/03/19/news/nh2252085.txt "Gas drilling harms our state parks" (Letter to Editor West Virginia)- http://wvgazette.com/Opinion/201003180634 "EPA: Oglebay Gas Drilling May Be Harmful To Nearby Residents" (West Virginia)- http://www.wtov9.com/news/22891570/detail.html "Alberta pays the price: Backtracks on year-old royalties to heal rift with old friends, push competitiveness" (Canada)- http://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/245556040.shtml _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
