The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission yesterday approved a pair of resolutions that will gradually reduce the amount of undelivered natural gas that gas companies can charge ratepayers for and let one company pass on the cost of repairing its aging natural gas pipelines to its customers. Ed. Note – If you enjoy the coverage and
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The federal Environmental Protection Agency empaneled a group of industry experts today to review the agency’s coming report on hydraulic fracturing and the potential impact the controversial drilling technique might have on drinking water. “Our final report on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources must be based on sound science and
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If you’ve ever tried to track data about pipeline safety, you’ve probably come to the conclusion that meaningful information is often elusive, buried deep within a federal website that’s difficult to use and seemingly constructed for insiders. ProPublica, the independent, non-profit news agency that has earned a reputation as one of the nation’s primary sources
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Natural gas drilling activity is destroying thousands of acres of forest in Pennsylvania, according to a recent report issued by the U.S. Geological Survey. “This type of extensive and long-term habitat conversion has a greater impact on natural ecosystems than activities such as logging or agriculture, given the great dissimilarity between gas-well pad infrastructure and
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Yesterday marked the second anniversary of the massive natural gas explosion that devastated a neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area town of San Bruno, California. The blast killed 8 people, injured 50 others and destroyed 38 homes. Unfortunately, not much has changed in those two years. PG&E, the utility that owns and operates the
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A couple of days ago, David Letterman unleashed one of his inimitable rants on hydraulic fracturing — or fracking, as it has come to be known in the parlance of our times. If you haven’t seen it by now, it’s definitely worth a look, even if you don’t care for his particular brand of humor.
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Filmmaker Josh Fox, the talented auteur behind Gasland who’s hard at work on Gasland II, has released a new short film called, “The Sky is Pink.” The new film, in a sense, picks up where Gasland left off, expanding on the infamous “flaming faucet” scene and explaining in specific detail how and why natural gas
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In an exclusive interview with NaturalGasWatch.org, Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY21) called the recent arrest of “Gasland” director Josh Fox “censorship based on viewpoint” and a politically motivated attempt to obscure Congressional proceedings. “There have been situations before where people who were not credentialed were allowed to film … (this incident) struck me as censorship based
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Josh Fox, the director of the Academy-Award nominated film, “Gasland,” was placed under arrest at the behest of House Republicans this afternoon as he tried to film a Congressional committee hearing on fracking. From the UK Guardian: Josh Fox was ejected from the hearing, on drinking water contamination and fracking, after Republicans objected to having
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