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Is the industry monitoring the level of methane reaching the surface in areas where fracking has occurred?
The natural gas industry follows – and often exceeds – strict regulations to safeguard our environment, especially our water resources. …
Philadelphia City Council is vocal and concerned about the impact on water from natural gas development. What is going to be done about that?
Protecting and enhancing our environment is paramount to this industry. It falls in line with the Marcellus Shale Coalition’s (MSC) …
How do you address the environmental concerns?
In keeping with our Guiding Principles and Recommended Practices, this industry is committed to conducting operations in a manner that …
How do we know that our water supply is not being polluted by the fracking process?
Groundwater is closely monitored, prior to and following drilling and fracturing operations. This well-regulated and critical process has never impacted …
Will there be compensation to farmers of still-born calves in areas of contaminated water from fracking?
Hydraulic fracturing does not present unmanageable risk to our environmental or to agriculture. Not only are cattle and other animals …
What can the gas industry do to connect low prices of gas with what is happening in development?
Thanks to new technologies, natural gas companies are able to bring cheap, clean-burning American natural gas to consumers. Horizontal drilling coupled …
Are there opportunities for construction and construction management [from SEPA] given the distance?
The safe development of clean-burning natural gas from the Marcellus Shale continues to benefit literally every square inch of Pennsylvania. …
What types of industries are well-suited for the [SEPA] region?
Given the geographic and geologic footprint of the Marcellus Shale, there will never be active development of this resource in …
There are costs for infrastructure – what is the break point to say that natural gas is cheaper to use after the infrastructure investment?
The natural gas industry’s midstream sector moves, stores and markets natural gas through pipelines and other means of transportation. According …
Are price dynamics for Marcellus different from gas from non-shale sources (early production rate fall-off) and will price be more or less stable?
Natural gas prices — like virtually every commodity — will ebb and flow over time, based on a host of …
How does the MSC support the secondary businesses in this?
Our Marcellus on Main Street initiative connects the industry with local vendors, suppliers and services throughout the Marcellus Shale play. …
What is the Halliburton Exemption?
The short answer is that it is a myth. The bipartisan 2005 energy bill does not contain an exemption or …
How do you look at yourself in the mirror? How is this not the worst crime against the environment ever being committed?
We are proud of the work we are doing to produce a clean-burning energy source that is improving the environment, …
How many people did you poison today with methane?
The short answer is none. We are committed to making our tightly regulated operations safe. Methane, the main constituent of …
Increase its outreach efforts?
We have had positive feedback across the Commonwealth, specifically the greater Philadelphia region, regarding our various and ongoing educational and …
Will you come into Philadelphia neighborhoods and hold info sessions? Most of my friends/neighbors think fracking is evil and must be fought.
We are always eager to engage and help inform Pennsylvanians on the clear benefits associated with safe, tightly-regulated shale development, …
What can be done by the conservation groups to credit industry when they do something positive?
Our industry works very closely with, and welcomes input from, a host of stakeholders, including conservation groups and organizations. As …
RT @SmithsonianMag: Small airplanes of the future might run
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RT @NYPostOpinion: New York’s gas gold (Editorial) http://t.co/MwXm9Uv4eT
.@ENERGY Sec. Moniz: “I still have not seen any evidence of
.@ENERGY Sec. Moniz: “I still have not seen any evidence of #fracking contaminating groundwater.” http://t.co/Y96iNPkM9K via @upi