An “opinion” piece by Chris Faulkner, Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Breitling Energy Companies has been featured in a number of newspapers across the country. The title varies, depending on the publication, from Dispel Myths About Fracking, Debunking Fracking Misconceptions, to The Truth About Fracking. All with …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling settles hundreds of Marcellus gas leases | Washington (Platts) The state’s high court overruled an appeals court decision that called for more scientific testimony about the nature of the Marcellus Shale and upheld 131 years of the common understanding of Pennsylvania property law. The 6-0 decision …
Harvard Law’s Environmental Law Program issued FracFocus a big F as a compliance tool, according to the April 23, 2013 study. The study’s title says it all: LEGAL FRACTURES IN CHEMICAL DISCLOSURE LAWS – WHY THE VOLUNTARY CHEMICAL DISCLOSURE REGISTRY FRACFOCUS FAILS AS A REGULATORY COMPLIANCE TOOL FracFocus has been …
Pennsylvania Senator Gene Yaw (R) is already under scrutiny regarding possible conflicts of interest. Yaw is chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resource and Energy Committee, and has proposed a number of bills to encourage even more natural gas drilling in the commonwealth. Yaw owns land in rural Lycoming County, …
WHOOO-HOOO, Frackers and Environmentalists collaborate! At least that’s the headlines and spin from the natural gas PR people and the media echo chamber. What does this new collaboration have to do with fluffy kittens? Not much. What does this new collaboration have to do with addressing the real issue of …
In February 2012, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed Act 13, (also known as the Gift to Gassers). One of the provisions prohibits medical professionals from sharing information about fracking chemicals and requires the signing of a confidentiality agreement. A doctor is allowed to contact a driller and inquire about what …
Drill babies are all a flutter about the new report from IHS Global Insights: Marcellus Shale Transformational for Some Companies. Headlines reporting on the report are in full hype mode. Oil & Gas Journal-Mar 18, 2013 spins it as IHS: Marcellus shale producing more than 7 bcfd. While StateImpact Pennsylvania-Mar …
The Natural Gas Goliaths seem to be smarting a bit from the efforts of real grassroots fractivist groups. Yes, this is a battle of David vs Goliath. In this round, the Goliath’s weapon of choice is to throw poop and whine about lobbying money. The Associated Press ran “Celeb fracking …
What’s Pennsylvania SB411? It’s a bill to allow the natural gas industry to use acid mine water for fracking. Whaaaaaa? Sorry folks, this is not a story from the Onion. It’s an actual bill currently under consideration by the same politicians who gave us the Gasser Gift Bill, also known …
W A R N I N G: READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED, CONTENT MAY INCLUDE SARCASM. CORRECTION – CONTENT DOES INCLUDE SARCASM. A “new” organization is set to launch in March 2013. It’s called, are you ready for this? It’s called the Institute for Gas Drilling Excellence (IGDE). I think I’ve …