Recent Gas Drilling News (03-30-10 7:30PM EDT): NY & PA:
"Increasing Chemung County Landfill Garbage:"...The county executive says wet soil from natural gas drilling sites in Pennsylvania will be dumped at the landfill..." " (NY)- http://www.wetmtv.com/news/local/story/Increasing-Chemung-County-Landfill-Garbage/r4DgARiznkiIS5krTmuLvg.cspx "Camillus responds to natural gas trend:"...No decisions but plenty of opinions were heard Tuesday March 23 during the Camillus Town Board’s public hearing to consider amending a local law to include prohibition of hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, to release natural gas..." " (NY)- http://www.cnylink.com/cnynews/view_news.php?news_id=1269965596 "Planning for Marcellus Shale activity is ‘a reality’:"...In a response to a Binghamton Press & Sun article on Sunday about hydrofracking into the Marcellus Shale, a Chenango County planner said yesterday that natural gas exploration and the importance of planning for it are "a reality," not the far off in the future fantasy as so described..." "- http://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2010-03-30/9283/Planning-for-Marcellus-Shale-activity-is-a-reality/ "EDITORIAL: Go slow on shale gas: New York may have valuable resource, but there's time to await EPA study" (The Buffalo News NY)- http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3986580 "Marcellus Shale gas drilling meeting in Newfield:"...The Town of Newfield will host a presentation on Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling at 7 p.m. Monday at the Fire Hall on Main St.." "- http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20100330/NEWS01/3300324/1124/Marcellus-Shale-gas-drilling-meeting-in-Newfield "Twin Tiers Leaders Hold Natural Gas Forum to Discuss Local Impact:"...County legislators and community members from Pennsylvania and New York came together in Sayre Tuesday afternoon for a natural gas task force coordinated by Bradford county leaders..." " (NY & PA) (WENY TV)- http://www.weny.com/News-Local.asp?ARTICLE3864=9152900 "Giving Advice on Natural Gas Drilling:"...80 lawmakers and task force members from New York and Pennsylvania met in Sayre to talk about natural gas drilling..." " (NY & PA) (WETM TV)- http://www.wetmtv.com/news/local/story/Giving-Advice-on-Natural-Gas-Drilling/yurgJ9kZ3UqOONRwuqjsRg.cspx "Spill in state forest moves gas drilling moratorium debate" (PA)- http://republicanherald.com/news/spill-in-state-forest-moves-gas-drilling-moratorium-debate-1.705955 "Philadelphia dives in to gas drilling issue in Wayne County" (PA)- http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3985777 "Rendell: Mud spill at drill site hasn't contaminated water" (PA)- http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display/143136601.html "Moratorium bill on drilling aims to protect forests" (PA)- http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3988855 "Marcellus Shale Coalition Releases Statement to Set the Record Straight on January Meeting with Gov. Rendell" (PA)- http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/marcellus-shale-coalition-releases-statement-to-set-the-record-straight-on-january-meeting-with-gov-rendell-89534912.html National & Canadian: "What the Frack? Natural Gas from Subterranean Shale Promises U.S. Energy Independence--With Environmental Costs" (Dish Texas in Scientific American)- http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=shale-gas-and-hydraulic-fracturing "Secretary Chu Admits More Regulation Coming On Hydraulic Fracturing" (EPA)- http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/21512 &; http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Minority.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=b00b2438-802a-23ad-4d2e-20c8a92cae25&Region_id=&Issue_id= "Should Climate Bill Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing? Oil Giants Say No"- http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/20028 "Planned Drilling Site Too Close To School For Many" (Texas)- http://cbs11tv.com/local/xto.energy.grapevine.2.1600634.html "Huron County: Battle lines drawn over injection well plan" (Ohio)- http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=133322&catid=3 "EDITORIAL: Drilling into trouble" (Ohio)- http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display/143117644.html "EDITORIAL: Anti-coal strategy: Give it the gas ..." (New Mexico)- http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3987211 "EPA to study drillers' use of fracing: Environmentalists and industry agree research will be beneficial" (Colorado)- http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2010/03/30/EPA_to_study_drillers_use_of_fracing/ "Antero seeks to enlist royalty owners in debate over Garfield County drilling' (Colorado)- http://www.indenvertimes.com/?YCM50EbY "Chesapeake Energy Leases Land in Rockies" (The Wall Street Journal)- http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303601504575154034032362408.html?mod=WSJ_Commodities_LEFTTopNews "Enviro study to used on Wyoming forest well plan"- http://www.kulr8.com/news/wyoming/89498347.html "New technology brings wealth of gas" (Canada)- http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/technology+brings+wealth/2742691/story.html _______________________________________________ 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
