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When Messages are in Opposition, Risk Communication Difficult

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By Samantha Malone, MPH, CPH – Communications Specialist, Center for Healthy Environments and Communities of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH); Doctoral Student, GSPH Two reports were issued yesterday by credible sources regarding the safety of natural gas drilling in shale formations. The one was issued by the Pennsylvania Department of […]

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Tracking the Effects on Farms

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By Samantha Malone, MPH, CPH – Communications Specialist, Center for Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC), University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH); and Doctorate of Public Health (DrPH) Student, GSPH If done improperly (or in excess), shale gas drilling has the potential to contaminate ambient air, surface water, drinking water, and/or ground water. […]

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Save the Date: Dr. Ingraffea to speak in Pittsburgh on March 18th

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  Dr. Tony Ingraffea Unconventional Gas Development from Shale Plays: Myths and Realities A. R. Ingraffea, Ph.D., P.E. Dwight C. Baum Professor of Engineering Weiss Presidential Teaching Fellow Cornell University Friday, March 18, 2011 — 3:00 PM Swanson School of Engineering, Benedum Hall, Room 921, University of Pittsburgh Abstract We will explore some myths and […]

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PennEnvironment Update: Marcellus Shale Organizer Trainings

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Last week PennEnvironment held two organizer trainings to provide citizens to empower to organize around Marcellus Shale issues in their own communities in Southwest PA. The two events, one in Pittsburgh and the other in Connellsville, attracted about 60 people who wanted to learn more about the impacts of gas drilling in their area, how […]

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The Utica Shale

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The Marcellus and Utica Shale Gas Plays. Please click the image for a larger, zoomable view. By now, most everyone in the Mid-Atlantic states is aware of the gas-rich geologic formation known as the Marcellus Shale.  After all, it has led to thousands of productive (and often problematic) gas wells in Pennsylvania and West Virgina, […]

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Talisman and Chief Fined by DEP

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  In response to separate incidents, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued fines to two of the larger natural gas companies in the Commonwealth: Talisman Energy USA, Inc. and a subsidiary of Chief Oil and Gas. Talisman’s $24,608 fine was announced on January 6, 2011 in reaction to a large diesel spill at […]

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New Datasets on FT’s DataTool

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Several new datasets have been added to our DataTool in the past few days, including: Municipal Waste Operations AML Point Features PA Marcellus Well Permits since 2007 (2010-12-16) Pennsylvania Unemployment Air Emission Plants For dynamic, clickable views of the following data, please click on the thumbnails. [links removed] The “Municipal Waste Operations” dataset includes a […]

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Recap of the GSPH Shale Gas Conference (Afternoon)

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If you were unable to attend the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health’s all day conference, Health Effects of Shale Gas Extraction: What is known, and what can we predict?, here is a recap of the afternoon sessions for you provided by CHEC’s staff. Program | Morning Summary | Afternoon Summary (below) | […]

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Recap of GSPH’s Shale Gas Conference (Morning)

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If you were unable to attend the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health’s all day conference, Health Effects of Shale Gas Extraction: What is known, and what can we predict?, here is a recap of the morning sessions for you provided by CHEC’s staff. Program | Morning Summary (below) | Afternoon Summary | […]