Is it disruptive to the land?
In order to construct a well pad, vegetation is removed and the land is leveled. When constructing a pipeline, a [...]
How many home values have you destroyed today?
While we’re committed to answering every question we’re asked here at Learn About Shale, we disagree with the premise of [...]
What happens to the region after you drill for it?
After a well is completed, operators are required by law to reclaim the well site within 90 days. Once a [...]
What is the impact on watersheds?
Water plays a central role in developing the Marcellus Shale. Without it, we simply couldn’t harvest this clean-burning, job-creating resource. [...]
Will the equipment needed change the landscape?
It all depends on where the well is located. For example: if an operator decides that an open pasture on [...]
If your drinking water came from a well, would you want chemicals injected into the same area (or upstream)?
Protecting and enhancing our environment is paramount to our industry. There are a host of regulations in place to ensure [...]
Why should profits from fracking take precedence over the environment?
That’s really a false premise and is certainly not the case in Pennsylvania. We can, and must, balance the safe [...]
How will you manage the risks from climate change? Nat gas still contributes to CO2&CH4. Will you support Carbon Capture and sequestration?
Natural gas is a clean-burning fuel with real environmental benefits. With record volumes of natural gas now being produced here [...]
What is the long-term beneficial impact on air quality in PA by using natural gas to produce electricity in the states to the West?
Through leveraging more homegrown natural gas to meet our nation’s growing energy demands, both in power generation as well as [...]
How do you respond to complaints about tap water ‘catching fire’, houses exploding, water contaminated?
Shallow natural gas – or methane – has historically been, and continues to be, present in communities across Pennsylvania. This [...]
