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“Move Over, OPEC”; Shale Gas 21st Century’s “Biggest Innovation”
In a CNBC column this week, world-renowned energy expert Daniel Yergin laid out the clear facts about safe, job-creating American […]
What is involved with drilling? Would there be any environmental issue with gas release in the atmosphere?
There’s a good bit that goes into developing a Marcellus Shale natural gas well location. From a pure development standpoint, […]
What do you plan on doing about water and air pollution due to your method of extracting the ‘natural’ gas…a.k.a Fracking?
As you may know, a host of strong, common sense regulations continue to hold natural gas producers to the highest […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Has enough research been done to know for certain there are no health issues caused by disposal water from fracking?
There’s certainly been a great deal of research conducted surrounding the issue of hydraulic fracturing and water management, which is […]
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. […]
I was in Wellsboro and the forest is destroyed to install pipelines. How can we make sure that revenue is generated for state and local governments to make this OK?
Two of our Recommended Practices focus on this topic—Pipeline Boring and Site Planning, Development and Restoration—and the exhaustive measures we […]
What is the H2S content of fractille sources natural gas?
Hydrogyn sulfide, or H2S, is a regionally based geologic feature that has not been an issue in the Marcellus Shale […]
What’s being done so the gas doesn’t pollute the water wildlife and the environment?
As noted in other questions and as outlined in the Marcellus Shale Coalition’s Guiding Principles, there is no higher priority […]
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 […]
What is the short term adverse impact on air quality during construction (site preparation, drilling, ROW clearing, pipeline installation, etc.)?
Like most any industrial process, nominal amounts of emissions – albeit short-term – are emitted during the natural gas development […]
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 […]
Does it impact my career?
There’s good chance that it does, or could in the future. With more than 239,000 Pennsylvanians working directly or indirectly […]
What is the total tax burden that companies are paying? All of the attention has been to the severance tax, but we should do a better job describing what taxes are being paid.
Natural gas development is responsible for more than $1.8 billion in state tax revenue since 2006. These companies paid $420 […]
If a patient develops a medical condition due to fracking contamination, is a doctor in Pa. not allowed to discuss the situation with other doctors and patients to minimize health hazards?
Despite claims, Act 13 of 2012 actually bolstered industry transparency regarding treatment of patients, the opposite of what some have […]
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 […]
