Recent Gas Drilling News (03-24-10 8PM EDT): NY & PA:
"Dumping gas-drilling soil a major concern: "...why would a gas drilling company pay to dump soil in a landfill if it contained nothing harmful?..." " (Letter to Editor, Chemung County NY)- http://www.stargazette.com/article/20100324/VIEWPOINTS03/3240308/1121/Dumping-gas-drilling-soil-a-major-concern EVENT: "Hydro-Fracking for Natural Gas: "...How this "clean" fuel technology threatens our future..." " (April 15th NYC)- http://newyork.backpage.com/Events/hydro-fracking-for-natural-gas-how-this-clean-fuel-technology-threatens-our-future/14376651 "Oil/natural gas rep touts environmental record" (PA)- http://www.timesleader.com/news/Oil_natural_gas_rep_touts_environmental_record_03-24-2010.html "Gas driller seeks permits for Wayne County wells" (PA)- http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/gas-driller-seeks-permits-for-wayne-county-wells-1.697570 "Pa. Supreme Court upholds validity of Marcellus leases"- http://www.philly.com/philly/business/homepage/20100324_Pa__Supreme_Court_upholds_validity_of_Marcellus_leases.html "Pa. justices side with gas industry over landowner" (AP)- http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hC2f9QUtmDereD5b0d5Nht4WXWOQD9EL9FM00 "PA Courts Finds In Favor of Natural Gas Companies" (WBNG Binghamton)- http://www.wbng.com/news/local/89055182.html "Soap in the water—" (Letter to Editor, PA)- http://www.tiogapublishing.com/articles/2010/03/24/opinion/letters/doc4baa6239be6aa054141771.txt "Wellsboro council urged to support gas severance tax" (PA)- http://www.tiogapublishing.com/articles/2010/03/24/news/doc4baa614379d05778381863.txt "Gubernatorial candidate Onorato tells chamber officials he's business friendly: "...Mr. Onorato called the discovery of natural gas in the state's Marcellus Shale "a great opportunity for Pennsylvania..." " - http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/gubernatorial-candidate-onorato-tells-chamber-officials-he-s-business-friendly-1.698377 "News from the Pennsylvania General Assembly: "...The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee voted 16-9 for a bill that would place a five-year moratorium on natural gas exploration on state-owned forest land..." "- http://www.ydr.com/ci_14749795 "Southwestern Energy fined $50,000 for violation in Wyalusing Township: "...Prior to obtaining our approval they initiated construction activity, including the installation of a well conductor pipe"..." (PA)- http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/swn_southwestern-energy-fined-50-000-for-violation-in-wyalusing-township-867802.html National & Canadian: "Don't Risk 'Clean Energy' Future to Save Coal Jobs, Says BP's CEO" (The New York Times)- http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/03/24/24greenwire-dont-risk-clean-energy-future-to-save-coal-job-50806.html "Oil companies draw up fracking proposal: "...BP, ConocoPhillips and Shell have provided Senate lawmakers with language to include in a pending climate change bill that essentially would block federal oversight of a key technique used in the current natural gas drilling boom"..."- http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/89064427.html "EPA Holds Additional Public Hearings on Proposed Water Quality Standards" (EPA)- http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/21b814cf97b2670c852576f0006410cf?OpenDocument "KBR to Report on Environmental Impact of Its Business: "...KBR was split off from Halliburton Co., the world’s second-largest oilfield-services provider, in 2007..."We have significant stores of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale in New York," DiNapoli said. "We are very concerned about the environmental impacts."..." (Bloomberg)- http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-24/kbr-to-report-on-environmental-impact-of-its-business-update1-.html "Marcellus Shale Gas Chicago-bound" (Enbridge Inc.)- http://mobile.americanagriculturist.com/index.aspx?ascxid=cmsNewsStory&rmid=0&rascxid=&args=&rargs=9&dt=634050355562908000&lid=a8yebu2d9qxnz7lo&adms=634050355561816000X81a8921331&cmsSid=36655&cmsScid=9 "Enbridge plans Marcellus-Chicago NGL pipeline" (Oil & Gas Journal)- http://www.ogj.com/index/article-display/8031820841/articles/oil-gas-journal/transportation-2/pipelines/2010/03/enbridge-announces.html "Are Dems Against Nat-Gas Drilling?" (Cramer talks with Rep. Hinchey, D-N.Y. over natural gas bill CNBC)- http://www.cnbc.com/id/36002055 "9 Out of 10 Natural Gas Wells Use Unregulated, Polluting Drilling Method" (Care2)- http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/9-out-of-10-natural-gas-wells-use-unregulated-polluting-drilling-method/ "It's a Gas, Gas, Gas. . . : "...USEPA's Proposes GHG Reporting from Oil and Gas Facilities..." " (Environmental Law Resource)- http://www.environmentallawresource.com/2010/03/articles/climate-change/its-a-gas-gas-gas-usepas-proposes-ghg-reporting-from-oil-and-gas-facilities/ "A double standard for natural gas?" (Your Greenability)- http://yourgreenability.com/environment/a-double-standard-for-natural-gas/ "State finds no cancer cluster in Flower Mound" (Texas)- http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/denton/stories/032510dnmetflowermoundcancer.1dca60869.html "Flower Mound Cancer Cluster Study Results Released" (Texas)- http://cbs11tv.com/health/cancer.cluster.flower.2.1586953.html "TCC Southeast campus evacuated over hydraulic fuel spill" (Texas)- http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03/24/2064081/tcc-southeast-campus-evacuated.html "Roads Will Be Repaired: "...In recent months, the relationship between gas company employees and residents in the area have become strained due to bad road conditions and increased traffic in the area..." " (West Virginia)- http://www.wetzelchronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/502662/Roads-Will-Be-Repaired.html?nav=5001 "Bergton drilling raises concerns for citizens" (Virginia)- http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=45680&CHID=69 "Alberta company keen on local gas, oil deposits: "...Fracking is very scary. It's created a gold rush mentality amongst a lot of oil companies and it has a lot of deleterious effects on ground water..." " (Canada)- http://www.theobserver.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2506261 _______________________________________________ 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
