What are ALL the chemicals used in the mining process?
A complete list additives used in the hydraulic fracturing process are available on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s website. [...]
If the drilling process is as environmentally safe as you claim, why doesn’t the MSC ask the feds to remove the exemptions from the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Superfund acts? Why were these exemptions sought?
We’ve been asked on occasion whether the natural gas industry — specifically hydraulic fracturing — earned an exemption from a [...]
How would you know how to purify the water if you don’t know the chemical makeup since it is proprietary ?
It’s true that some additives used in the hydraulic fracturing process are considered proprietary, but we’re talking about a small [...]
Where are regulations and how will they repair damage to infrastructure and water, medical plans?
Pennsylvania recently enacted Act 13, a comprehensive bipartisan law that balances the economic and environmental benefits and impacts related to [...]
What’s the rush and where is the science to prove their methods are safe?
It isn’t so much a rush, but rather increased awareness of energy development occurring in areas that may not be [...]
Energy prices have dropped here but how does that compare to other places to make us more competitive?
Southeastern Pennsylvania’s largest natural gas utilities–PECO, NFG, PGW, Columbia, Equitable, UGI, UGI Penn, and Peoples– averaged a 41% cut in [...]
Why isn’t Pa. using natural gas to make Pa. energy independent?
The short answer is that we are. In fact, Pennsylvania is a now a natural gas exporter thanks to safe, [...]
What parts of PA? Is it in rural areas?
Marcellus Shale natural gas production takes place in many communities across the commonwealth. But to answer your question directly, [...]
Will the gas companies have a free ride?
If your question is about taxes, it’s important to note that natural gas production from the Marcellus Shale continues to [...]
How much TOXIC chemicals did you pump in to the ground today?
Many people are surprised to find out that the additives used in the hydraulic fracturing process make up less than [...]
