A recent research paper entitled Natural Gas Operations and Infant Health, by the Department of Applied Economics and Management Ph.D. student Elaine L. Hill, attempted to identify a causal relationship between natural gas operations and infant health. While admittedly a “work in progress,” the report largely ignored other...
One of the most under-reported aspects of the widely reported methane paper issued by Duke Univ. researchers in May 2011 was the fact that, try as they might, the authors could find no evidence of fluids from the fracturing process in, near or anywhere close...
The last Franklin Citizens for Truth informational meeting included a host of speakers from WPX Energy, Williams, and others who came to educate members of the community about natural gas development and the infrastructure (e.g., pipelines) accompanying it. Every speaker was impressive and informative; however,...
A few weeks back my wife called to say a helicopter had earlier landed in our neighbor’s backyard. This would have been unusual anywhere, of course — but especially so in a residential area of Honesdale. Being curious, we crossed the street to find out what...
This week there was a presentation at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on the impacts, or lack of impacts, on animals as a result of natural gas development. The event was hosted by the Wilkes University Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) , which...
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) released a ten point document criticizing the SGEIS. This is the second part in a two part series examining that document which serves as an example of why environmental activists are...
Dr. Scott Cline – PhD, Petroleum Engineering John Krohn – Communications Director, Energy In Depth The Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Physicians, Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE) released a ten point document criticizing the SGEIS. This is the first in a two part...
My first experience with a natural gas company goes back to between 2005 and 2006. A landman approached me about signing a lease. I looked at what he was proposing, which, at first, sounded quite interesting. But, after reading over the lease, I decided it...
New York State Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton (125th Legislative District – Ithaca) recently distributed a letter to all her fellow State Senate and General Assembly members urging them to speak to Governor Andrew Cuomo against natural gas development in the state. She makes six principal assertions, all of...
Don Siegel, PhD Professor of Hydrogeology, Syracuse University Adjunct Professor, SUNY Departments of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Forest Engineering. Last month, the journal of the National Ground Water Association published a paper by an environmental consultant in Nevada in which the proposition is put...
Last week, I had the opportunity to once again return to my alma mater, Lock Haven University, to hear a discussion as part of the Women’s Studies Speaker Series. Sister Nora Nash, Director of Corporate Responsibility for the Sisters of St. Francis in Aston, Pennsylvania spoke...
Cris Pasto Tioga County Landowner Inventor and Director, Engineering & Training – Res-Q-Jack, Inc. I’m not a Cornell professor. I’m just a small town engineer, landowner and energy consumer looking for direction from Dr. Tony Ingraffea. Dr. Ingraffea is no doubt a very educated man and...