By Jim Martin The state Department of Environmental Protection’s most recent report on gas well permits suggests that the shale drilling boom has yet to arrive in our corner of Pennsylvania. So far, no shale wells have been drilled or permitted in Erie or Crawford counties. It’s only a matter of time before that changes, [...]

By Pierre Bertrand “This infrastructure is vital to obtain the economic and energy security benefits from this abundant natural resource,” read the Coalition’s report. “However it is also desirable to producers and the public at large to minimize impacts from these activities; therefore, our members have committed to apply recommended practices in site development and [...]

BY JOHNNY WILLIAMS (Staff Writer) There has been a fair amount of speculation that the use of the natural gas in the Marcellus Shale and other shale plays around the country will reduce the United States’ dependency on foreign fuels. In fact, even the natural gas companies themselves are striving to become more energy independent. [...]

By Kari Andren, TRIBUNE-REVIEW Jeff Wennersten, 42, of North Huntingdon said he chose to retrain for a job in the natural gas industry after serving in the Navy and working for years in sales. “I just don’t want to rely on other people and other sources of energy,” he said. “We have the abundance here. [...]

By KENT JACKSON MSC: “It’s categorically not true that doctors do not have the ability to share information with their patients.” A confidentiality clause in Pennsylvania’s new gas law raises a question of whether doctors can tell patients what chemicals they were exposed to by hydraulic fracturing. Mother Jones magazine and other sources publicized the [...]