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Revisiting This Week’s Natural Gas Hearings

eidadmin — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:21:50 +0000

This week, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a series of roundtables to discuss natural gas and its role in the American economy. From infrastructure and LNG exports to environmental protection and best practices, the committee gathered an array of stakeholders to discuss all facets of development. As to be expected, shale was a major focal point throughout the hearings.

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New Report: HF Does Not Pose Credible Health Risk

eidadmin — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:52:08 +0000

A new, comprehensive report from Gradient examines the risk of hydraulic fracturing impacting human health. Even by taking a conservative approach that by design overestimates risk, the report concludes that hydraulic fracturing fluids “are not expected to pose an adverse risk to human health” and that, in the event of a spill, natural processes would dilute fluids to “below levels of human health concerns.”

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Climate Central Report Highlights Decline in Methane Emissions

eidadmin — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:24:05 +0000

This week, a climate research organization, Climate Central, released a report, “Natural Gas and Climate Change” which comes to a somewhat obvious conclusion: we need more data on methane emissions. But if hydraulic fracturing opponents were hoping for a report that would support their dubious claim that methane emissions from natural gas are “massive,” they will be sorely disappointed.

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US News and World Report (EID’s Steve Everley): Provocative headlines give HF a bum rap

eidadmin — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:15:48 +0000

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Washington Times: Obama administration supports HF and natural gas exports

eidadmin — Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:57 +0000

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ACC Study Finds Shale Driving U.S. Economic Growth

eidadmin — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:56:25 +0000

As EID has reported in the past, developing natural gas from shale is fueling America’s chemical industry and a rebirth of U.S. manufacturing. But as a new report from the American Chemical Council highlights, the impact is actually being felt throughout our entire economy.

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Financing the Seeds of Doubt on Shale

eidadmin — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:28:45 +0000

A review of funding provided to groups opposing hydraulic fracturing shows that NGOs and Foundations provided over $35 million in 2012 to groups working to block shale development which includes $100,000 for the creation of Gasland III before the second iteration of the pathos-driven film series is even released on HBO.

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Anti-Shale Activists Trying to Upset Democratic Process

eidadmin — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:43:24 +0000

On Tuesday of this week (May 21), lawmakers in Springfield will be considering a historic compromise on hydraulic fracturing, which will pave the way for responsible development in Illinois and establish some of the strongest regulations in the country. Yet, despite an unprecedented level of support, a small yet vocal minority of ideological activists continues to think that the rules are inadequate and have somehow been “rushed.”

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Associated Press: Hydraulic fracturing study in Arkansas finds no pollution

eidadmin — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:26:52 +0000

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Back to the Future: Ceres Water Report Relies on Old Understanding of Issue

eidadmin — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:48:46 +0000

Unfortunately, some groups are still determined to draw attention to themselves by writing scary-sounding reports on water use and hydraulic fracturing, when the reality isn’t scary at all. Take the Boston-based “sustainability” group called Ceres and its “Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Stress: Growing Competitive Pressures for Water” report. EID takes a look at some of the biggest problems in that report.

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