Ohio Business Roundtable champions shale gas, likes wind and solar but not rules on green power | cleveland.com

The prestigious Ohio Business Roundtable, the exclusive “partnership of the chief executive officers of Ohio’s largest and most influential businesses,” has waded into the political battle about Ohio green energy rules. The BRT wants the state to “phase out” rules that require power companies to generate, or at least sell, green energy. And it wants more shale gas wells and more pipelines.

Source: Ohio Business Roundtable champions shale gas, likes wind and solar but not rules on green power | cleveland.com

Chesapeake Refuses to Fix OH Road, Town Terminates RUMA | Marcellus Drilling News

Chesapeake Refuses to Fix OH Road, Town Terminates RUMA | Marcellus Drilling News.

Landowners briefed on pipeline’s progress

Landowners briefed on pipeline’s progress.

New Research Links Scores of Earthquakes to Fracking Wells Near a Fault in Ohio – NYTimes.com

New Research Links Scores of Earthquakes to Fracking Wells Near a Fault in Ohio – NYTimes.com.

Filling the Void: A Citizens’ Audit of Ohio Oil and Gas Waste Disposal Wells

ohiocitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Citizen-audit-12-12.pdf.

Filling the Void: A Citizens’ Audit of Ohio 

Oil and Gas Waste Disposal Wells

Nathan Rutz and Melissa English

Ohio Citizen Action and Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund

December 2014

Halliburton delayed releasing details on fracking chemicals after Monroe County spill | The Columbus Dispatch

Halliburton delayed releasing details on fracking chemicals after Monroe County spill | The Columbus Dispatch.

Ohio University survey shows jobs, hotel occupancy rising because of Utica Shale play – Columbus – Columbus Business First

Ohio University survey shows jobs, hotel occupancy rising because of Utica Shale play – Columbus – Columbus Business First.

Plan Shows Regulatory Agency and Fracking Industry in Cahoots to Promote Drilling in State Parks | EcoWatch

Plan Shows Regulatory Agency and Fracking Industry in Cahoots to Promote Drilling in State Parks | EcoWatch.

Ohio Updates Best Management Practices for Pipeline Installation and Soil Health – News from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Ohio Updates Best Management Practices for Pipeline Installation and Soil Health – News from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

 

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Ohio Communities Stand Up to Protect Themselves from the Hazards of Hydraulic Fracturing | Meleah Geertsma’s Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC

Ohio Communities Stand Up to Protect Themselves from the Hazards of Hydraulic Fracturing | Meleah Geertsma’s Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC.