Thursday, November 15, 2012

PA Marcellus News Digest 11/15/12

PA Marcellus News Digest
November 15, 2012

Articles

Few hard facts
Times Observer
Editorial
Nov 14
If you can say one thing definitive about the controversial subject of drilling brines in Pennsylvania, it is that it is indefinite.
Link:
http://www.timesobserver.com/page/content.detail/id/560877/Our-opinion--Few-hard-facts.html?nav=5008

Residents voice concerns over larger gas compressor at Shamrock Compressor Station
Herald Standard
Steve Ferris
Nov 14
NEW SALEM — Several residents voiced concerns Tuesday about Laurel Mountain Midstream’s plan to operate a second natural gas burning turbine compressor at its Shamrock Compressor Station in German Township.
Link:
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news/local_news/residents-voice-concerns-over-larger-gas-compressor-at-shamrock-compressor/article_e50aa06b-c45d-568c-9914-204030a73ce0.html

Fracking study will yield solid science
Lewistown Sentinel
Editorial
Nov 14
Americans have been drilling wells for oil and gas for more than a century and a half. Hydraulic fracturing - or fracking - has been in use to augment well production for decades.
Link:
http://www.lewistownsentinel.com/page/content.detail/id/537394/Fracking-study-will-yield-solid-science.html?nav=5003

Natural gas power plant clears first hurdles
Ellwood City Ledger
Eric Poole
Nov 14
NORTH BEAVER TWP. — Last week, local officials approved property proposals for a planned natural gas power plant to be built in North Beaver Township.
Link:
http://www.ellwoodcityledger.com/news/local_news/natural-gas-power-plant-clears-first-hurdles/article_64e2d777-d936-5511-ad2b-dbc843c4c066.html

County leader credits drilling
Observer-Reporter
Rick Shrum
Nov 14
Diana Irey Vaughan has been a Washington County commissioner for 17 years. So, it’s no surprise when she is bullish about her turf.
Link:
http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/story11/11-14-energy-symposium

Water report badly needed re: gas boom
Pocono Record
Editorial
Nov 14
A nationwide study of the impacts natural gas drilling has on the water we drink can't come fast enough.
Link:
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121114/NEWS04/211140308

DEP says 166 water complaints filed in tri-county area
Herald Standard
Rachel Morgan
Nov 15
Over the past two years, there were 166 complaints filed in Fayette, Greene and Washington counties to the state Department of Environmental Protection by residents who believed their water was contaminated due to oil and gas activity, DEP officials said.
Link:
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news/local_news/dep-says-water-complaints-filed-in-tri-county-area/article_da6624cf-8d67-507a-8376-2b2c5c67edce.html

Public deserves full testing data
Standard Speaker
Nov 14
Assuring people that their water is safe is a matter not of science alone but of transparency. In that regard, the state Department of Environmental Protection has come up short.
Link:
http://standardspeaker.com/opinion/public-deserves-full-testing-data-1.1402801

Environmental groups urge Corbett to revamp Pennsylvania DEP's process for water testing
Post-Gazette
Don Hopey
Nov 14
The state Department of Environmental Protection's laboratory reports on well water contamination related to Marcellus Shale are outdated, inadequate and incomplete, according to 25 environmental organizations that have asked Gov. Tom Corbett to immediately reform the test-reporting procedures.
Link:
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/environmental-groups-urge-governor-to-revamp-process-for-water-testing-662039/

Coal Electricity Generation Market Share Bouncing Back To 40.2% As Coal Displaces Gas In 2013
John Hanger's Facts of The Day
Blog
Nov 13
President Obama's re-election has been described by some as bad news for coal.  So it may surprise those who see fuel markets through primarily a political prism that the EIA is forecasting that next year will be a better year for coal than 2012.
Link:
http://www.johnhanger.blogspot.com/2012/11/coal-electricity-generation-market.html

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