Monday, May 14, 2012

PA Marcellus News Digest 5/14/12

 PA Marcellus News Digest
May 14, 2012

Articles

Seismic Testing for Marcellus Shale Drilling Worries Residents
Cecil residents question possible damage from 'thumper' trucks, and discuss zoning and fire issues.
Canon-McMillian Patch
David Singer
May 9
Many Cecil Township residents made their way to the podium at Monday night's supervisors meeting to discuss proposed seismic testing for Marcellus Shale gas drilling, zoning and fire issues.
Link:
http://canon-mcmillan.patch.com/articles/seismic-testing-for-marcellus-shale-drilling-worries-residents

Township Supervisors Prepare For Pennsylvania’s New Drilling Law
State Impact
Scott Detrow
May 9
Link:
http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/05/09/township-supervisors-prepare-for-pennsylvanias-new-drilling-law/

Virginia-Based Company Expands Marcellus Operations
State Impact
Scott Detrow
May 10
Link:
http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/05/10/virginia-based-company-expands-marcellus-operations/

Township Supervisors Have Questions About Impact Fee
State Impact
Scott Detrow
May 11
Link:
http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/05/11/township-supervisors-have-questions-about-impact-fee/

EPA Releases Final Set of Dimock Water Results
State Impact
Susan Phillips
May 11
Link:
http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/05/11/epa-releases-final-set-of-dimock-water-results/

WSJ Finds More Than $1 Billion In Previously-Unreported Chesapeake Liabilities
State Impact
Scott Detrow
May 11
Link:
http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/05/11/wsj-finds-more-than-1-billion-in-previously-unreported-chesapeake-liabilities/

Report: Tax Revenue Up In Pennsylvania’s Drilling Counties
State Impact
Scott Detrow
May 9
Link:
http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/05/09/report-tax-revenue-up-in-pennsylvanias-drilling-counties/

EPA Tells Dimock Victims of Fracking Their H20 is OK
(video link)
Link:
http://vimeo.com/41848980

Farm Owner Scatters Wife's Ashes to Protect Land From Natural Gas Fracking
Sierra Club Compass
May 11
This week, Aaron Mair represented the Sierra Club in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania where a local farmer, Dr. Stephen Cleghorn, held a special event to remember his late wife and deposit her ashes in defiance and opposition to the natural gas industry.
Link:
http://sierraclub.typepad.com/compass/2012/05/frack-ashes-protest.html

Paradise Gardens & Farm owner refutes drilling in honor of wife, nature
Punxsutawney Spirit
Tom Chapin
May 10
REYNOLDSVILLE — Thursday, Dr. J. Stephen Cleghorn staged a little rebellion of his own, but it was an emotional one.
“Now I feel empowered by a bond of love,” he said following an event he hosted Thursday on his Paradise Gardens & Farm. “No drill will ever penetrate this land, and I’m prepared to stand behind that.”
Link:
http://www.punxsutawneyspirit.com/content/paradise-gardens-farm-owner-refutes-drilling-honor-wife-nature

Farm owner spreads late wife's ashes to protect land from drilling
WJACTV
May 11
(includes video) with Aaron Mair, Sierra Club National Board of Directors
Link:
http://www.wjactv.com/videos/news/farm-owner-spreads-late-wifes-ashes-to-protect/vHFLL/

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hears Public Comment on Water Withdrawal Permits
Essential Public Radio
Mary Wilson
May 11
The agency that vets applications from energy companies to pull water from the Susquehanna River Basin is hearing public comment on its next steps.
Link:
http://www.essentialpublicradio.org/story/2012-05-11/susquehanna-river-basin-commission-hears-public-comment-water-withdrawal-permits-11

Drilling mud leak near pipeline in Dallas Twp.
Times Leader
Matt Hughes
May 8
DALLAS TWP. – Drilling mud broke through the ground near Leonard’s Creek during drilling for Chief Gathering LLC’s new Wyoming County pipeline last week, according to the company and the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Link:
http://www.timesleader.com/stories/Drilling-mud-leak-near-pipeline-in-Dallas-Twp,148432

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