Is it controlled enough and constructed enough to know where it is headed?
We’re going to guess that your question refers to the movement of gas. If not, please resubmit and we’d be [...]
What kind of financial security (e.g., escrow fund) will the natural gas industry provide to remedy ecological accidents/ensuring taxpayers will not carry the burden for environmental hazards?
We’ll take this question in a few parts. Natural gas operators are required to have a bond prior to development [...]
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 [...]
Does fracking occur once in each well or is it a continuous process that is repeated constantly?
In the vast majority of cases, a well is fractured once. However, in some cases, operators may choose to re-frac [...]
Given that the US already provides most of its energy needs from North American and western hemisphere sources, and given that there is an excess of supply, why is it so important to continue development at this time?
The safe development of clean-burning American natural gas has been, and continues to be, a catalyst for economic growth across [...]
How do you know with certainty that our drinking water will not be affected?
History, strong regulatory oversight and modernized well casing standards, is the short answer. Specific well integrity and cement regulations have [...]
Why do we need to disturb the Marcellus shale?
As you may know, the Marcellus Shale is considered to be the world’s second largest natural gas field – behind [...]
What is being done to address the dust from those roads?
Natural gas development is certainly an industrial activity that in some cases, and depending on the current weather conditions, can [...]
Why would you think we want it?
Individual landowners make a decision on whether or not lease their land for energy development. More broadly speaking, 96 percent [...]
Why is there such a lack of transparency by the industry and the regulators when it comes to informing citizens?
We are sorry to hear you feel that way. Transparency is a key tenant of our organization’s mission, as outlined [...]
