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Dimock Revisited

EID Guest Blogger — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:31:43 +0000

Dr. Michael Morrongiello Psychologist and Steuben County Landowner In recent years, the small Pennsylvania town of Dimock became ground zero for the debate on hydraulic fracturing. Natural gas companies were accused of contaminating the drinking water and the narrative took a life of its own from there. The anti-natural gas crowd then tried to create [...]

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There Ought To Be A Natural Gas Law – Part II

Tom Shepstone — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:06:45 +0000

A little while back, I wrote about the stark hypocrisy on the part of some of our friends on the other side, in a post entitled “There Ought To Be A (Natural Gas) Law.” We’re all hypocrites to some extent, of course, and it may be said hypocrites, at least, have standards. Nevertheless, one is [...]

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Slottje Stumbles May Embarrass Local Officials Following Their Lead

Tom Shepstone — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:20:58 +0000

Our Rachael Colley has been following the Slottjes around New York documenting their every move. Wherever the Great Davidski pops up, she is there with video camera in hand. One of the things we learned, through her efforts, is just how little David and Helen know about zoning law in New York State, despite being [...]

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Ready to Educate, Ready to Go

Joe — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:01:36 +0000

Hello, My name is Joe Massaro and I am proud to say that I will be joining the Energy in Depth Northeast Marcellus Initiative (“EID-Marcellus”), as a field director. I am looking forward to continuing the efforts of Bill desRosiers in educating the public about the benefits of natural gas exploration and development of the [...]

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Signing Off – My Last Post for EID

Bill desRosiers — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:22:50 +0000

After fourteen months and sixteen days (roughly), I am signing off as Energy in Depth’s original Field Director tonight at midnight. Life’s journey is taking me down a slightly different path but don’t reflect on my absence from this group (or website) for too long. Instead, keep an eye out for me on the ground [...]

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A Local Company Goes International Thanks to Marcellus Shale

EID Guest Blogger — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:56:18 +0000

Christian Richardson Part Owner, Magna-Solutions, LLC Williamsport, PA Native & Resident My company, Magna-Solutions, LLC designs and carries secondary flame-resistant (FR) work wear, raingear and accessories, to protect the men and women of today’s petrochemical and energy industries. Magna-Solutions LLC, based out of the Williamsport, PA area, was created to service the huge volume of [...]

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Well Wishes for an EID Pro: Good Luck, Bill!

EID Marcellus — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:49:47 +0000

EID Marcellus Team Tom Shepstone, JD Krohn, Nicole Jacobs & Rachael Colley This week is bittersweet for the EID Marcellus Team as changes are on the horizon. April was the month of anniversaries as we celebrated our first successful year educating the citizens of the Twin Tiers on natural gas development. It’s been a fun [...]

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JLCNY Unveils Declaration of Landowner Rights

JD Krohn — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:58:10 +0000

Last week representatives from the Joint Landowners Coalition of New York (JLCNY) traveled to Albany to unveil a “Declaration of Landowner Rights“. This effort marked an important turning point in the ongoing consideration of New York’s Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS). For too long the discussion on developing New York’s natural gas resources has [...]

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Riverkeeper Strategy Depends on Obscure Reclassification of Streams

Tom Shepstone — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:27:03 +0000

UPDATE: Subsequent to the filing of this post I received a message from Patrick Henderson, Energy Executive, Office of Governor Tom Corbett, challenging my characterization of Kelly Hefner’s role with respect to the Exceptional Value petition of the Delaware Riverkeeper. Mr. Henderson assured me, in the course of a detailed discussion, that Heffner was only exercising an [...]

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Errors in Myers’ Marcellus Shale Groundwater Paper from Start to Finish

EID Guest Blogger — Sun, 13 May 2012 20:43:14 +0000

Don Siegel, PhD Professor of Hydrogeology, Syracuse University Adjunct Professor, SUNY Departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Forest Engineering. Last month, the journal of the National Ground Water Association published a paper by an environmental consultant in Nevada in which the proposition is put forth that the vertical transport of contaminants from the Marcellus [...]

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Solar Energy Is No Substitute for Natural Gas

Rachael Colley — Sat, 12 May 2012 17:19:11 +0000

Upstate New York has seen a huge push for the solar industry over the last several months. The anti-natural gas development groups have been trying to convince everyone that cloudy upstate could thrive from the solar industry. While solar energy will, undoubtedly, one day be part of our energy future, it is still not cost [...]

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Dimock: The Final Curtain as EPA Declares Water Samples Safe

JD Krohn — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:22:29 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released another batch of water testing results in Dimock, Pa. The latest release includes results for twelve wells and represents the near final set of findings from samples taken from approximately 60 private water wells in the town. The agency’s latest findings match its previous determinations- Dimock’s water is [...]

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