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Charleston Daily Mail Op-...
Manufacturing chemicals here can help everybody Steven Hedrick “ Shale gas development in the Mountain State could resurrect an industry that has provided high-paying jobs with excellent benefits to generations of West Virginians .” Just five years ago, many chemical and energy experts believed that America would need to import a lot of expensive liquefied natural gas for domestic consumption.
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Through the Lens: Frackin...
What does hydraulic fracturing look like? The slideshow embedded below takes an up-close look at fracking - the breakthrough technologies and procedures used to produce natural gas from shale rock formations thousands of feet below the surface. My favorite photo: A detail shot of sand grains in a worker's palm
Video: A Plan for Our Energy Future
According to the Energy Information Administration, oil and natural gas supply more than 60 percent of the energy we currently use and will supply near that level for decades to come.
Charleston Daily Mail Op-Ed: Shale Ga...
Manufacturing chemicals here can help everybody Steven Hedrick “ Shale gas development in the Mountain State could resurrect an industry that has provided high-paying jobs with excellent benefits to generations of West Virginians .” Just five years ago, many chemical and energy experts believed that America would need to import a lot of expensive liquefied natural gas for domestic consumption.
In an Election Year, Time to Talk Ene...
Just a thought, but how great would it be if one of this fall’s presidential debates focused solely on energy issues? Past presidential debates have discussed the economy and jobs, national security and foreign policy, and of course all of those are important
Washington Times: Pennsylvania Gets High Mark...
posted on: May 16, 2012 | author: patrickc
By Ben Wolfgang Pennsylvania over the past three years has greatly reduced the number of environmental incidents related to natural gas drilling, and state officials appear fully able to oversee the industry without intrusion from the federal government, according to a study released Tuesday.
Erie Times-News: Shale Drilling Will Play a R...
posted on: May 15, 2012 | author: patrickc
By Jim Martin The state Department of Environmental Protection’s most recent report on gas well permits suggests that the shale drilling boom has yet to arrive in our corner of Pennsylvania. So far, no shale wells have been drilled or permitted in Erie or Crawford counties. It’s only a matter of time before that changes, said Kathryn Klaber, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group with more than 300 members.
Unused Leases? You’ve Got to be Joking!
posted on: May 15, 2012 | author:
The warmed-over claim that oil and natural gas companies aren’t using large numbers of leases on public lands is like a Mark Twain line: What’s the difference between a cat and a lie? A cat only has nine lives ! Seriously, here we go again, with the administration claiming (again) that leases in federal areas offshore and onshore aren’t being used