As far as drilling, is it safe and how would it affect us as a whole?
The drilling process is a safe, highly-regulated process. As you may know, more than three million pounds of steel and concrete [...]
Is the devastation caused by this worth 100 years of gas?
Such claims that safe, responsible, tightly-regulated American natural gas development is in any way causing “devastation” are patently false, entirely [...]
What are the cumulative effects on streams from the extensive new road system being built by the gas industry?
Well site planning and development, including road construction related to oil and gas development, is regulated by numerous government agencies. [...]
Is this a health risk?
Relying on science, the increased use of natural gas is a health benefit, not a risk. According to the U.S. Energy [...]
I would like the question if the water contamination is govt acceptable or if one of the executives of the company would indulge with no reservations?
To be sure, hydraulic fracturing – a proven and tightly-regulated well completion technology – has never resulted in groundwater contamination. [...]
How do the drilling companies ‘swap land’?
In some cases, companies who secure leases may exchange or “swap” the land they own to maximize efficiencies with production [...]
Why are you killing everything in PA for gas?
Inflammatory and baseless suggestions, such as this, do a terrible disserve to the important and ongoing public dialogue about safe, [...]
What are they doing for the environment and do communities have a voice in the process?
Strong state regulations hold operators to high standards with regulations that protect the environment. The natural gas industry is governed [...]
How much natural gas is being used in the five counties of southeastern PA each year?
While we don’t have that data point, in 2011 (most recent year with data) Pennsylvania consumed 962,962 million cubic feet [...]
Why is there a plan to do it near schools?
Domestically produced natural gas is a clean-burning energy resource that must be developed in an environmentally responsible manner, as the [...]
