Just a day before one of the most consequential elections in a generation, there are fewer major races and ballot initiatives pertaining to shale and hydraulic fracturing than in recent years....more
Before the end of each day at last week’s Shale Insight Conference in Pittsburgh, first MSC President Dave Spigelmyer and then WVONGA President Anne Blankenship warned the attendees to take off their conference badges once...more
11/2/2018
/ Energy Sector ,
Environmental Claims ,
Fracking ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Hate Crimes ,
Israel ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Mass Shootings ,
Natural Gas ,
Professional Conferences ,
Protests ,
Religion
While America was transfixed with the sordid spectacle of the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, the news that really can have international impact was playing out in Istanbul, Turkey. On Thursday its ramifications began...more
10/12/2018
/ Economic Sanctions ,
Fracking ,
Journalists ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Middle East ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Saudi Arabia ,
State Sponsors of Terrorism ,
Trump Administration ,
Turkey
There are two lessons from the petition by Pennsylvania State Senators Lisa Baker and Gene Yaw and Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnatti to intervene on behalf of a Wayne County landowner in his challenge to new rules...more
9/28/2018
/ Administrative Authority ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
Fracking Bans ,
Imports ,
Israel ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Russia ,
Syria ,
Water Commissions
On January 11, 1912, women weavers shut down the Everett Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Earlier that day, they opened their pay envelopes to find their wages cut by 4%. ...more
9/17/2018
/ Corporate Liability ,
Energy Policy ,
Explosions ,
Fires ,
Hurricane Florence ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Public Safety ,
Renewable Energy ,
Severe Weather ,
Solar Energy ,
Wind Power
At 5:00 a.m. yesterday, a portion of the newly-built Revolution pipeline exploded in Center Township, Beaver County, western Pennsylvania. Luckily nobody was hurt, but one home, two garages, a barn and several vehicles were...more
9/11/2018
/ Department of Environmental Quality ,
Energy Policy ,
Explosions ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Municipalities ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas