Meet Anthony Ingraffea—From Industry Insider to Implacable Fracking Opponent – EcoWatch: Uniting the Voice of the Grassroots Environmental Movement
January 5, 2013 Leave a comment
DEP/AboutDEPPortalFiles/RemarksAndTestimonies/MLK-Testimony-111611.pdf
January 5, 2013 Leave a comment
files.dep.state.pa.us/AboutDEP/AboutDEPPortalFiles/RemarksAndTestimonies/MLK-Testimony-111611.pdf.
Natural Gas Drilling: Pennsylvania’s Perspective
The States’ Regulation of the Natural Gas Industry
Testimony of
Michael L. Krancer
Secretary
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection
Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment,
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
US oil and gas pipeline safety and risk assessment developments
December 3, 2012 Leave a comment
US oil and gas pipeline safety and risk assessment developments.
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA
This is a good synoptic statement about Federal pipelines; there are also many that are within state and they are built and operated under state authority.
Fracking confronts Florida | The News-Press | news-press.com
October 10, 2012 Leave a comment
Exclusive: Fracking confronts Florida | The News-Press | news-press.com.
South Florida may be ripe for fracking.
The controversial process of drilling for oil and natural gas is pumping billions into government coffers, residents’ pockets and energy company bank accounts across the country, creating thousands of jobs, reducing reliance on foreign energy — and causing environmental concerns.
Fracking, formally called hydraulic fracturing, involves injecting a well with a cocktail of water, chemicals and sand at high pressure to fracture rock and access previously untapped reserves.
A fracking frenzy has swept through North Dakota, Pennsylvania, New York, Wyoming, Colorado, West Virginia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ohio, Montana, Texas and elsewhere. In Williston, N.D., Mayor Ward Koeser said fracking brought the state $1.5 to $2 billion in the last year alone. “It’s been intense,” he said.
Fracking is inevitable in South Florida, maybe within a year, said Ed Pollister, owner/operator of a small company called Century Oil, with offices in Immokalee and Michigan.
Breaking all the Rules: Oil & Gas Enforcement
September 25, 2012 Leave a comment
EARTHWORKS | Oil & Gas Enforcement.
Oil & Gas Enforcement
States are failing to enforce oil & gas rules
Thanks to federal loopholes unique to the oil and gas industry, state government is the primary regulator of oil and gas development.
So the public is entitled to know, are states doing a good job overseeing the oil & gas development industry?
Breaking All the Rules: The Crisis in Oil & Gas Regulatory Enforcement, demonstrates that states across the country are failing to enforce their own oil and gas development regulations.
The one-year, in-depth research project examined enforcement data and practices in Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, New York, New Mexico and Colorado and includes interviews with ex-industry and state agency employees.
The research produced the national reports, and six state reports focusing on the pertinent state agencies:
- The full report (125 pages with appendices), and the executive summary (13 pages).
- Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
- New Mexico Oil and Gas Conservation Division
- New York Department of Environmental Conservation
- Ohio Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Texas Railroad Commission
In addition to these publications, supporting data from the research can be found in the For More Information links below.
High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing Proposed Regulations – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
December 1, 2012 Leave a comment
High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing Proposed Regulations – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation. 2012
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