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Articles Archive
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Unconventional Permits Declining Sharply in PA
Posted on August 7, 2012 | 3 CommentsFollowing shale gas trends in the media can be a confusing task. One article, entitled Shale gas boom lifts W.Va. construction industry, discusses the positive impact that the gas industry... -
Request for Papers: Special Issue of the ASCE Journal of Environmental Engineering
Posted on July 23, 2012 | No CommentsTopic: Environmental Aspects of Shale Gas Development Submission Deadline: September 30, 2012 Guest Editors: Jeanne VanBriesen, Carnegie Mellon University Michel Boufadel, Temple University Unconventional gas in tight shales like the... -
Oil and Gas Explosions Are Fairly Common
Posted on July 18, 2012 | 2 CommentsOn Monday morning, a man was killed by an explosion at an oil well in Bolivar, Ohio. The man is believed to have been an employee working on the site,... -
FracTracker Seeking OH Program Coordinator
Posted on July 17, 2012 | No CommentsThe FracTracker Alliance was recently awarded funding from the George Gund Foundation to support an Ohio office and staff person for our organization. We are very excited about this opportunity... -
The Marcellus Shale, the Newark Basin, and Household Income
Posted on July 16, 2012 | No CommentsWhen the US Geologic survey released their assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources last month, it created some attention in Pennsylvania, as it raised the possibility that oil and gas... -
Duke Study Prompts Confusing Headlines
Posted on July 11, 2012 | 4 CommentsIf you are like me and start your morning work routine by scrolling through the daily Marcellus Shale news with a good cup of coffee, then you are probably just... -
Take the FracTracker Violations Quiz!
Posted on July 9, 2012 | 4 CommentsViolations issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) can be found on the Compliance Report. Each violations has many columns of data, including whether it was broadly categorized... -
Unconventional Gas Activity in Pennsylvania
Posted on June 26, 2012 | 2 CommentsRecently, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Office of Oil and Gas Management changed a column on a variety of their data that they distribute. Now, instead of indicating... -
A Mosaic of Recent Activity
Posted on June 26, 2012 | 2 CommentsSummer is a time to vacation, barbecue, and enjoy the great outdoors. In case you have been partaking in summer fun and missed recent drilling news, information, and events, check... -
Jobs Impact of Cracker Facility Likely Exaggerated
Posted on June 22, 2012 | No CommentsThis past January, when Ohio was still in the midst of the bidding war for the proposed cracker facility, Toledoans saw the following blurb in their paper, the Toledo Blade:...