Many years ago there was a cartoon that appeared regularly in some newspapers, called “There Ought To Be A Law.” It was a comical look at the frustrations we all have with other human beings doing inexplicable things, the stuff that makes us say “there...
The EPA released another round of water testing data on Dimock today and the results can’t be encouraging for litigants or anti-natural gas activists because there’s still no evidence of a significant problem with the town’s water. Here’s the data and here’s what EPA said...
One of the major news events recently centered on an incident at a Williams compressor station in Springville, Pennsylvania on March 29. It is no surprise this left the anti-natural gas movement chomping at the bit for evidence of cause to halt all natural gas...
The Times Tribune reported last week, the Manning family of Franklin Forks is suing WPX Energy over unsubstantiated claims of water contamination. EID-Marcellus covered the developing situation a few weeks ago, and since, more evidence has become available including information supporting the water well in...
UPDATE (4/17/12. 8:30 am ET): Interesting discovery here from a few Franklin Forks residents who spent some time recently digging into the history of naturally occurring methane in their town. Visiting the local historical society, these folks unearthed a newspaper story from 1921 (!) declaring...
One of the interesting things about doing anything worthwhile is the strange mix of feelings it creates. One moment it seems only yesterday when you began. The next minute it’s hard to remember all you’ve done because there was so much that occurred. Such as...
Actor Mark Ruffalo joined comedian Stephen Colbert this week to discuss his opinions on natural gas, and his efforts to derail the safe and responsible development of this resource. While we never would have expected either of these national celebrities to tout the successes of...
Lou Mickley Northern Wayne Property Owners Association Delaware River Basin resident Over the past week, Northampton County, Pennsylvania has played host to several events focusing on Marcellus Shale development in the state. As a citizen who seeks to educate myself as much as I can...
Rachael Colley Nicole Jacobs EID Marcellus Team Members It’s no secret the world is watching what happens in the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania when it comes to natural gas development. We were reminded of this just last week when Marcellus Drilling News announced that a...
Last night, the Clean Air Council (a traveling road show out of Philadelphia ) rolled into tiny Herrickville, Bradford County, Pa. (population 676) to entertain. The excuse was a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hearing on Southwestern Energy’s application to install a new compressor at...
Last week, the Town of Sidney, Delaware County, New York, held its monthly town board meeting. The meeting’s turnout was far smaller than the public hearing the board held a couple weeks ago on the proposed draft of the natural gas moratorium, but the audience still filled...
The United States was founded on the doctrine of freedom. America is where liberty has always supported a healthy economy. This is evident in Pennsylvania, as landowners all across the state were able to choose to develop their Marcellus Shale natural gas resources. The Commonwealth, as...