Plan to move fracking waste by barge sparks debate
Pittsburgh -- The U.S. Coast Guard wants to allow barges filled with fracking wastewater to ply the nation's rivers on their way toward disposal. Many environmentalists are horrified, but industry...
View ArticleEIA: Pennsylvania the fastest-growing natural gas producing state (Broadwind...
(Source: Broadwind Energy Inc) The Energy Information Administration reported that from 2011 to 2012, natural gas production increased up to 72 percent in Pennsylvania, which ultimately made it the...
View ArticleU.S. Natural Gas Boom Could Threaten Russia's Grip On European Market
SOUTH MONTROSE, PA - JUNE 19: Equipment used for the extraction of natural gas is viewed at a hydraulic fracturing site on June 19, 2012 in South Montrose, Pennsylvania. Hydraulic fracturing, also...
View ArticleNatural gas cheerleader calls for better dialogue
Posted on January 16, 2013 at 3:28 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in Fracking, Marcellus Shale, Natural Gas, Shale Comments() | E-mail | Print The natural gas industry’s top pitch woman says the debate over...
View ArticleLenape Resources Lawsuit Challenges Avon, New York Gas Drilling Moratorium
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A natural gas drilling company is suing state regulators and a western New York town where it has operated for decades over a local moratorium that threatens to put the company out...
View ArticleMaryland Fracking Study: O'Malley Proposes $1.5 Million In 2014 Budget For...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Martin O'Malley has proposed spending $1.5 million to study using hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas from the Marcellus Shale in western Maryland. The allocation is...
View ArticleNatural Gas Well Burst Kills One, Injures Three In Colorado
By Keith Coffman DENVER, Aug 15 (Reuters) - A high-pressure burst of natural gas at a well operated by Canadian energy giant Encana Corporation in Colorado killed one man and injured three other...
View ArticleLack of infrastructure stalls natural gas use
PITTSBURGH — With unprecedented amounts of natural gas in storage because of soaring supplies and plummeting prices, industry leaders and their political allies are mounting a major effort to find new...
View ArticleDrinking-water contamination found near 'fracked' gas wells
A new study finds residential wells more likely to be contaminated when near drilling for natural gas using hydraulic fracturing. Researchers led by Duke University's Robert Jackson report that...
View ArticleMarcellus Shale Study Shows Fluids Likely Seeping Into Pennsylvania Drinking...
ProPublica's Abrahm Lustgarten reports: New research has concluded that salty, mineral-rich fluids deep beneath Pennsylvania's natural gas fields are likely seeping upward thousands of feet into...
View ArticlePA natural gas drilling may not be all its fracked up to be
Most geologist and natural gas companies have long known that the Marcellus Shale formation, which lies under a significant part of Pennsylvania, contained pockets of untapped natural gas. But no one...
View ArticleGushers highlight potential of Pa. gas field
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Two unexpected gushers in northeastern Pennsylvania are helping to illustrate the enormous potential of the Marcellus Shale natural gas field. Each of the Cabot Oil & Gas Corp....
View ArticlePoland's Power Play For Energy
Poland is setting the stage to become a rising player in the European natural gas market. Europe has long been reliant on Russia for its supply of natural gas, but domestic discoveries of shale...
View ArticleSpectra Pipeline, Natural Gas Delivery System For New York City, Has...
The Spectra pipeline, a high-pressure natural gas delivery system that aims to bring hundreds of millions of barrels of hydrofracked gas directly into New York City, has sparked controversy just a few...
View ArticleLiquefied Natural Gas Export Plans Stir Debate, Raise Environmental Concerns
WASHINGTON -- A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster. Now U.S. producers are poised to ship vast quantities of gas overseas as...
View ArticleSpectra Pipeline In NYC Approved By Federal Government To Start Natural Gas...
By Mathew Katz CHELSEA — A pipeline under the West Village and Chelsea has won federal government approval to start pumping natural gas, prompting an outcry from residents and opponents who fear the...
View ArticleAmid US gas boom, split over environment risks
A sign indicating the location of the Millenium Pipeline buried under a cut... Turkeys forage for food at a dairy farm whose owners have refused to sign a... Gas prices of more than $4.00 a gallon are...
View ArticleWest Virginia EQT Explosion Kills Worker At Taylor County Natural Gas Well Pad
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — State regulators say a worker was killed Friday morning in an explosion at an EQT natural gas well pad near Flemington in rural Taylor County. Department of Environmental...
View ArticleMarcellus Shale in Pennsylvania - Natural Gas Boom or Bust
It is likely that you have heard of it already – Marcellus Shale is a formation of marine sedimentary rock that extends throughout much of the Appalachian Basin, including New York and Pennsylvania....
View ArticleThe new gas boom
The U.S. has a mammoth deposit of natural gas that could fuel the country for decades. Can it be safely extracted? How much gas is there? About as much, in terms of available energy, as Saudi Arabia’s...
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