Fracking in Ohio
Cuomo will not rule out fracking, New Yorkers protest to protect clean water
Published date:
11/14/2010 - 12:00pm
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Examiner It was a hot debate in New York politics during the midterm elections, and it has now become even more intense as governor-elect Andrew Cuomo prepares to take office.
Natural gas drilling in New York has been the subject of concern for the last few months. Although it provides a substantial source of energy, the process of obtaining the natural gas could potentially poison the state’s entire water supply. read more »
Pennsylvania to Become 'Gasland'?
Published date:
11/08/2010 (All day)
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The Real News Standing on top of one of the world's largest natural gas fields, some Pennsylvanians prepare to take on their new governor, the gas indusrty, the famous 'Halliburton Loophole', and Karl Rove in order to stop the drilling. read more »
Huron County: Battle lines drawn over injection well plan
Published date:
04/02/2010 - 8:19am
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WKYC HARTLAND TOWNSHIP -- Preferred Fluids Management, of Austin, Texas, has applied for a permit for two wells "for the injection of brine water produced in association with oil and natural gas."
The small wooden stake in the middle of a waterlogged stand of woods simply says "Well #2."
The company, Preferred Fluids Management, plans to inject thousands of gallons of drilling waste water into the ground with two well sites here in Hartland Township.
"This is just crazy," said neighbor Karen Lawrence. "This is a nice quiet area and it's scenic." read more »
Federal EPA to look at environmental concerns over oil and gas drilling's 'fracking' method
Published date:
03/19/2010 - 6:00pm
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Metro - Cleveland.com 
The U.S. EPA is vowing to finally get to the bottom of underground fracking.
Federal environmental officials this week announced they would take on a $1.9 million study of the possible effects on groundwater and human health of hydraulic fracturing -- better known as fracking in the oil and gas drilling industry.
Fracking is the drilling method increasingly used by companies that pump large volumes of brine water -- usually lubricated with a type of petroleum distillate -- deep underground to fracture the rock, forcing it to more readily give up its deposits of oil or gas.
"Our research will be designed to answer questions about the potential impact of hydraulic fracturing on human health and the environment," said the EPA's Paul T. Anastas in a news release. "The study will be conducted through a transparent, peer-reviewed process, with significant stakeholder input." read more »
House Bill Eyes Shale Gas Drilling
Published date:
03/03/2010 - 12:00pm
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The Observer 
The rush to tap vast natural gas reserves trapped in the Marcellus Shale bedrock underlying rural West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio has led to a heated regional debate concerning the safety of a controversial drilling process known as “fracking,” or natural gas hydraulic fracturing. Legislation introduced in the West Virginia House by Delegate Tim Manchin, D-Marion, would begin to regulate the large volume of water withdrawn for drilling and fracturing. It would also require drilling companies to identify the contents of potentially polluting frac fluids, and set up a system for tracking the disposal of those fluids.
Fracking, combined with horizontal drilling, is a process by which millions of gallons of water, mixed with a brew of chemicals and sand, are pumped thousands of feet underground, then forced sideways for as much as a mile, shattering bedrock strata, and thereby releasing natural gas impounded there. High-end estimates say that there may be more than 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas locked up in the Marcellus Shale, enough to supply the entire United States for two years. The value of the gas could be as high as $1 trillion. read more »