Has enough research been done to know for certain there are no health issues caused by disposal water from fracking?
Oil and gas development has a long and storied history in Pennsylvania. More than 350,000 oil and gas wells have [...]
Could environmentally friendly housing be sent to the region?
We don’t see why not, however that’s a decision that will be made by regional developers and county housing agencies. [...]
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 [...]
How much money did the natural gas/shale industry give to the Corbett campaign? What did you receive in return? Did any industry give more?
The Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) does not make political contributions and does not have a political action committee (PAC). That [...]
Where will we hunt and fish once you have turned the rest of our state into a congested dust bowl with truck-stops, man-camps, bad roads, and high levels of toxic smog and polluted streams?
Like you, a great deal of the men and women in Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry enjoy the outdoors. We also [...]
Why are there no trespassing signs where drilling is occurring on public lands?
Your safety and that of our employees is of the utmost importance to the natural gas industry. The temporary “No [...]
Will a water purification bottle render water taken from a stream where frack fluids were dumped safe to drink?
As you may know, a host of regulatory safeguards and requirements, as well as advanced technologies, are in place to [...]
Where and how to construct pads?
Prior to site construction commencing, operators are required to obtain several permits from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and [...]
What are the long term effects to the environment? Pollution of the ground/soil, water?
Natural gas has a number of positive both short- and long-term effects for our environment. In the short-term, natural gas [...]
How much of the sourcing material will come from overseas?
While some material is sourced from overseas, like Guar Gum which is used in the hydraulic fracturing fluid, the vast [...]
