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By arimoore, on October 7th, 2009%
New York Natural Gas Summit: Challenges and Opportunities is a pro-drilling event that folks with more critical perspectives may be interested in attending.
November 30, 2009
Owego Treadway Inn, Owego, New York
Goals and objectives: To inform and educate; prepare for challenges; prepare for opportunities; gather information for ongoing research; network between multiple stakeholders
Audiences: Local government officials; Landowner Coalition representatives; Citizens seeking more information; Researchers and Educators
Continue reading Of local interest: New York Natural Gas Summit
By arimoore, on September 14th, 2009%
ExxonMobil has gotten a judge to issue a gag order on a South Texas blogger who documents her experiences living on land leased to gas drillers. Find out more. And spread the word – these industries are hurting our health and our environment, and we can’t let them take away our freedom of speech, too!
By arimoore, on August 26th, 2009%
The Big Takeover by Peter Gorman for Fort Worth Weekly:
It’s been a tough spring and summer for the gas drilling industry’s public image.
In Caddo Parish in Louisiana’s northwest corner, 17 head of cattle died in late April after drinking “frac” water that entered their pasture. During the last several months, earthquakes in Johnson County and at D/FW International Airport caused gas companies to shut down injection wells thought to be responsible. And then a couple of week ago, a film showing invisible poisonous hydrocarbons escaping into the air at gas well sites in North Texas appeared on YouTube. Closest to home, 14 new wells are planned for a Fort Worth park within 600 feet of a proposed elementary school and community center. Oh, and a gas industry lobbying group has been given the right to put a class in a Fort Worth public high school, with full control of the curriculum.
“Sounds like the apocalypse when you just rattle them off like that,” said Don Young, founder of Fort Worth CanDo and a consistent voice against urban gas drilling. The seemingly endless horror stories have activists like Young shaking their heads in disbelief. “Just when you think you’ve seen it all, something else happens to shock you again,” he said. (Read more)
By shirari, on July 15th, 2009%
Energy Industry Sways Congress With Misleading Data by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica:
“We are all for using science-based information,” said Amy Mall, a senior policy analyst for the Natural Resources Defense Council. “But the underlying information doesn’t really tell the story they claim it does.”
Nonetheless, the arguments have gained traction in Congress and have eroded support for new regulation.
Read more…
By shirari, on July 15th, 2009%
Here is the information shared at the IOGA/NYSERDA event:
By shirari, on March 31st, 2009%
Marcellus Shale Gas Symposium
Sponsored by The Hudson-Mohawk Professional Geologists’ Association and
The New York State Council of Professional Geologists
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center
660 Albany Shaker Road Albany, NY 12211
This full-day symposium will focus on the technical issues related to the development of the Marcellus Shale in New York State. The program will include topics on the geologic, water-resources, legal, regulatory, production, and operational issues related to this natural-gas play, concluding with a panel discussion. A buffet-style lunch will be served in between the morning and afternoon sessions. The technical program will be followed by a cocktail hour, dinner, and evening keynote speaker. The goal of the symposium is to stimulate productive discussion and foster responsible development of this valuable energy resource in New York State.
Speakers include: NYSDEC Commissioner Pete Grannis (Opening Remarks); Dr. Gary Lash, SUNY Fredonia (Geology); Dr. Michael P. Joy, Esq. (Legal), Ms. Kathy Sanford, NYSDEC (Regulatory), Dr. Langhorne (Taury) Smith, NYS Museum Reservoir Characterization Group (Geochemistry); William J. Muszynski, P.E., Delaware River Basin Commission (Water Sourcing); Roger Willis, Universal Well Services (Well Development); and Dr. John Martin, NYSERDA (Keynote Address).
By shirari, on March 31st, 2009%
Society for Petroleum Engineers Water Management Conference
March 31–April 1, 2009
Otesaga Hotel
Cooperstown, NY
Session VII : Call to Action – Achieving Full Scale Development of the Marcellus
Session Chairs:
George Koperna, Advanced Resources International
Roger Myers, EXCO – North Coast Energy
An interactive session discussing the recent Marcellus Shale regulatory developments, remaining challenges, and what future changes are needed to facilitate full scale development.
Panelists: Bradley Field, New York Department of Enviromental Conservation; Tony Gaudlip, Range Resources; Michael Godec,Advance Resources International; Paul Hagemeier, Chesapeake; Jay Ewing, Devon Energy; Ken Komoroski, K & L Gates;Dan Arthur, ALL Consulting
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About Us Shaleshock is an information hub connecting people to regional groups and projects working to stop exploitative drilling in the Marcellus Shale.(more)
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