Global Frac News

Local group presents workshop on the ‘dangers’ of fracking by Rachael Maclean, September 7, 2011, The Cochrane Eagle The ERCB maintains that naturally-occurring conditions were likely the cause of contamination in Rosebud-area wells.

Science Lags As Health Problems Emerge Near Gas Fields by Abrahm Lustgarten and Nicholas Kusnetz, September 16, 2011, ProPublica

Gas hunt will not involve chemicals, firm says by Marese McDonagh, September 6, 2011, Irish Times The chief executive of a gas exploration company which hopes to extract shale gas in the Lough Allen Basin yesterday reiterated the company’s undertaking that chemicals would not be used in the process.

Western Canadian Energy Ministries “Collaborate”in Secret with Influential Petroleum Cartel on Development of Controversial Fracking Policies Press Release, September 6, 2011, BC Tap Water Alliance Participation from all other “external” stakeholders was excluded. … In contrast to information that identified the role and position of government participants, the corporate affiliations and roles of the three CAPP ...

The UK’s lack of fracking regulation is insane by George Monbiot, August 31, 2011, The Guardian There are two issues here: the chemicals injected into the rocks and the contaminants released by the fracturing. … Both the fracking fluids and the flowback fluids can contaminate water either through the cracks forced open in the rocks by the fracking ...

David Alward, New Brunswick Premier, At Heart Of Fracking Controversy August 30, 2011, Huffingtonpost “The benefits seem to be vague and the risks seem to be huge,”

US Energy Department panel endorses shale fracking, suggests pumping ground with millions of gallons of chemical water will help save environment by Ethan A. Huff, August 30, 2011, Natural News Even if the fracking industry suddenly decides to be more open and honest about the fact that drilling fluids are severely contaminating soil and water, the only thing ...

 N.B. gov’t has sorry record on fracking by Alec Bruce, August 29, 2011, Times & Transcript “It is our view that the impact of this on rural communities, on water, is unacceptable. On this basis, alone, we shouldn’t be going down this road.”

Texas regulator drafts frac fluid disclosure rule by Tom Fowler, August 29, 2011, Fuel Fix Texas’ oil and gas drilling regulators approved today draft rules requiring the disclosure of hydraulic fracturing fluid ingredients.

Earthquakes could be linked to B.C. gas drilling September 29, 2011, CBC News Since 2009, more than 30 earthquakes have been registered in the Horn River area, a region that has also seen extensive drilling and a process called hydraulic fracturing….

The unacceptable price of secret settlement by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices, August 28, 2011, nj.com Much in the news these days, “fracking,”…is said to present no threat to aquifers that provide drinking water. Why no threat? There are no reported cases of contamination. Probe a bit further and one finds that “no reported” doesn’t mean no cases. In fact, ...

USGS scientist: ‘We’re only starting to learn’ about fracking, fluid injection, earthquakes by David O. Williams, August 27, 2011, Colorado Independent

Wyoming regulators keep 146 fracking chemicals secret by Jeremy Fugleberg, August 25, 2011, Star-Tribune Wyoming regulators have agreed to keep secret the identities of 146 chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing since disclosure rules went into effect nearly a year ago, according the the state’s oil and gas supervisor. … According to the commission’s website, the companies that received ...

Fracking Could Have Caused East Coast Earthquake August 25, 2011, Global Research One incident in central Virginia occurred in 2008 when fracking caused an explosion of a natural gas pipeline that created a fireball that stretched up to half a mile long and tall and injured five people.

Alberta fears green ‘misinformation’ on fracking: documents August 25, 2011, Victoria Times-Colonist

DEP investigating methane contamination in Susquehanna County by Steve McConnell, August 24, 2011, Times Tribune DEP stopped Cabot’s operations in a part of Dimock in April 2010 after it found methane it attributed to faulty Cabot wells seeping into 18 drinking water supplies, the agency has said. Cabot has denied it is responsible for the methane seep.

Geologists Sharply Cut Estimate of Shale Gas by Ian Urbina, August 24, 2011, The New York Times Some market analysts say that the large differences between public estimates for natural gas resources provide further evidence that there may be more risk and uncertainty involved with gas drilling than many investors realize.

Alward hopes to raise comfort levels over fracking, N.B. government plans to explain new regulations August 24, 2011, CBC News Among the changes, companies must now disclose chemicals that are used in the process and post a security bond to compensate communities if there is any damage.

Your Water’s On Fire But A Corporate Flunky Will Drink It Anyway by Abby Zimet, August 24, 2011, Common Dreams As sleazily entertaining proof that Halliburton and other fracking enthusiasts are stepping up their p.r. efforts, we have the gas and oil conference earlier this month where Halliburton CEO Dave Lesar had an underling drink CleanStim, a fracking ...

LISTEN: Earthquakes and gas drilling, New Mexico August 23, 2011, KSFR Radio (current title Probing the causes of earthquakes. Could man be one?) “Earthquakes could be induced if the fault’s frictional properties are altered by the injection of (fracking) fluids.”

Nordic Oil and Gas Ltd. August 22, 2011 CEO of Nordic Oil states, “The intention of the setting tool was to isolate the perfs individually and separately squeeze the acid into each formation. When we realized the setting tool was not going to work properly, we had no choice but to attempt the wash in some alternative ...

Down the Drain Goes Public’s Right to Know about Fracking, BC gov’t ignores own pledge to consult citizens by Ben Parfitt, August 22, 2011, TheTyee.ca “This water is a public resource that has economic, social and ecological values beyond using it for the controversial ‘fracking’ process,”

What Fresh Hell is this? Press Release, August 22, 2011, POWERSAlberta Companies extol the virtues of “good neigbour” policies through their advertising compaigns, donations to local schools and community theatres and frocking colouring books for our children. When asked critical questions – companies are silent. THEIR SILENCE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. It is for this cloak of ...

The Debate on Fracturing by The New York Times, August 20, 2011 A new federal report from a panel of energy experts, convened by Energy Secretary Steven Chu, offers a sensible way forward. … It also warns that hydraulic fracturing presents real risks to the air, water and land that must be addressed by energy companies and federal ...

Hydraulic Fracturing: Alberta NDP Calls For Probe Into Controversial Natural Gas Extraction Method The Huffington Post, August 19, 2011 Notley says the Progressive Conservative government is working exclusively with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers on a public relations campaign to promote the practice. She says the Alberta government doesn’t really know if fracking is safe or ...

Documents Reveal Industry and Gov’t Collude on Shale Gas Alberta New Dems release secret agreements about handling public opinion by Andrew Nikiforuk, TheTyee.ca, August 19, 2011 “My biggest concern is that there is a government plan to work with industry on shale gas issues in secret and it’s largely about managing public opinion. It’s not about science or ...

Notley: review needed as PCs seek to bury fracking opposition Press Release, August 18, 2011. “This document shows the PCs’ contempt for everyday Albertans. The questions and opinions of Albertans should be respected, not treated as PR problems,” Notley says. “The PCs are out of touch and cannot be trusted to manage Alberta’s energy resources.”

Alberta fears ‘misinformation’ by greens on fracking: report, NDP calling for safety investigation by Karen Kleiss, Edmonton Journal, August 18, 2011. “The Conservative government has already made its decision around the safety and the pros and cons of hydraulic fracturing of shale gas,” Notley said. “Having made that decision, they are now proceeding to simply find ways to ...

7 Ways the Oil and Gas Industry is Buying Fracking Policy by Wenonah Hauter, August 17, 2011 Huffingtonpost How does the industry keep contamination under wraps? It pays settlement fees to families whose water has been contaminated by shale gas drilling — fees that hinge on the landowner signing a confidentiality agreement to keep details about the case ...

So what’s the rush to drill for gas? by Bernard D. Goldstein, M.D., August 17, 2011 Fracking already has been linked to bromide in water and brominated compounds are potentially highly toxic. Will there be radioactivity or arsenic released into groundwater? …But until I know more about them I wouldn’t want these chemicals in my water supply ...

Families file suits against drillers by Brian Bowling, August 13, 2011, Tribunne-Review Two Washington County families claim in separate lawsuits that a Denver gas drilling company contaminated their wells and property while conducting hydraulic fracturing operations at a nearby Marcellus shale site. Paul and Yvonne Becka and David and Tara Dillon live near a well site in ...

Department of Energy panel: Gas drillers should reveal fracking chemicals, manage impacts by Michael Rubinkam, The Associated Press, Canadian Press, August 11, 2011.

Fracking, shale gas and health: A case for precaution by Barb Harris, Prevent Cancer Now, August 2011. Finally, there is a seldom-mentioned health impact of fracking, its impact on mental health, as well as the emotional and financial stresses of living in what has been called “Fracking Hell.” There is the stress of having to ration water which ...

The Documents Chesapeake Energy Doesn’t Want You To See August 11, 2011 The documents, obtained by NaturalGasWatch.org from the federal Environmental Protection Agency under a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request, show that the fluid Chesapeake used in operations at the well contained more than two dozen chemicals, including methanol, glutaraldehyde, formaldehyde, 2-butoxyethanol and hydrocloric acid. They ...

Public input on industrial water use in Peace River B.C. demanded by Anita Elash, The Globe and Mail, August 11, 2011 “Water is a public resource and the public seems to have virtually nothing to say about it,”

New York Comptroller DiNapoli Introduces Frack Fund To Cover Industry Damage by Carol Linnit, desmogblog, August 11, 2011 The fund would be on standby during drilling and ready to issue compensation to landowners affected by fracking’s unfortunate side-effects, like air pollution and water contamination. …“hydraulic fracturing can potentially poison local water supplies, pollute the air and leave us ...

South African Women Protest Against Fracking by Andreas S., August 11, 2011 Rural South African women expend considerable efforts and resources to secure clean water for their families. Fracking will make this already difficult task much harder. … “worldwide, more and more people are calling for a global ban on fracking, as the threat to clean air ...

Department of Energy panel: Gas drillers should reveal fracking chemicals, manage impacts by Michael Rubinkam, The Associated Press, Canadian Press, August 11, 2011

Tamboran’s claims of chemical free frack fluid challenged by expert by Anglo Celt, August 10, 2011 Dr Ingraffea says that the water based fracturing fluid must at “bare minimum” include an anti-corrosive, a bacteria-cide, an anti-scaling chemical, an acid treatment and a friction reducer. Mr Moorman said that the move to chemical free frack fluid was to put ...

Is Idaho’s clean drinking water being threatened? by Liz Amason, May 20, 2011, examiner The modern methods of drilling for natural gas has become controversial and of great concern in several states throughout the country. Now, those same controversial methods are being initiated in the great State of Idaho. The reason for the outcry is due ...

Fracking: Radiation Now in Discussion by gHale, August 8, 2011, ISSOURCE The New York State Department of Health has identified Radium-226 as a radionuclide of particular concern in the Marcellus Shale formation deep beneath the Appalachian Mountains. … The brine that returns to the surface can contain up to 16,000 picoCuries per liter of Radium-226,research shows. ...

Mysterious Fracking Memo Encourages Employees To Deceive Landowners by Farron Cousins, desmogblog, August 8, 2011 The Associated Press is reporting some new details about the mysterious memo that surfaced earlier this year which encourages buyers of oil and gas leases to lie to landowners about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

Washington County family settles lawsuit over Marcellus Shale drilling Outspoken critics of gas drilling said effects on water, air harmed children and property value by Don Hopey and David Templeton, August 25, 2011, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The settlement of the civil action against Range Resources, Mark West Energy Partners and Williams Gas/Laurel Mountain Midstream Partners was sealed by Washington ...

Toxic chromium found in Chicago drinking water- Detected levels are more than 11 times higher than California’s new standard by Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, August 6, 2011. Federal officials are being nudged to act by California, which took a three-year look at the science and last month established the nation’s first “public health goal” to limit hexavalent chromium…. ...

EPA probe of fracking contamination includes retrospective by Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 5, 2011. The EPA, in a statement released Wednesday evening, also said it has identified several other cases where contamination of drinking water wells allegedly occurred due to nearby gas well “fracking,”…The EPA also noted that, “While it may be difficult to definitively prove a ...

Deadly Gas Industry Coverup Revealed by NC5 by John Dzenitis, August 5, 2011, KREX News Room Before 42-year-old Jose Lara of Rifle died, he recorded a six-hour deposition detailing his work in the natural gas industry. “If I would have known the damage those tanks would do to me, I would never have cleaned them,” an ...

Perfectly safe? Apparently not by Times Union, August 5, 2011 To hear natural gas industry executives and boosters tell it, it was almost an article of faith: Hydraulic fracturing had never, ever, polluted a single supply of groundwater. Not one. Except, that is, for the one it did. And perhaps hundreds more. We don’t know, because the ...

Does an Old EPA Fracking Study Provide Proof of Contamination? by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica, August 4, 2011. But the language found in the EPA report made public Wednesday is the strongest articulation yet by federal officials that there is a direct causal connection between man-made fissures thousands of feet underground and contaminants found in well water gone bad.

Fracking’s Consequences Obscured by Legal Tactic by Anthony Robbins, August 4, 2011, The Pump Handle Natural gas producers are battling public concerns over the public-health effects of their extraction techniques. Does injection of water and toxic chemicals deep into the ground to release natural gas contaminate ground water, potentially drinking water? Now it appears that a ...

Groups File Suit Against Army Corps and Delaware River Basin Commission Over Gas Drilling Press Release August 4, 2011. Lawsuit charges that an analysis must be completed and environmental impacts understood before drilling moves forward in the Delaware River Basin.

Does an Old EPA Fracking Study Provide Proof of Contamination? by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica, Aug. 4, 2011. But the language found in the EPA report made public Wednesday is the strongest articulation yet by federal officials that there is a direct causal connection between man-made fissures thousands of feet underground and contaminants found in well water gone bad. ...

5 years after gas well blowout, Clark residents vent frustrations by Martin Kidston, Gazette Wyoming Bureau, August 4, 2011. “We’re wondering how you people with the state are letting these oil people raise hell with our water,” said Hager. “You’re still letting them drill.”

EPA Report: Fracking Contaminated Drinking Water Press Release, August 3, 2011

Federal Government Asks Judge To Dismiss New York State  Lawsuit by Farron Counsins desmogblog, August 3, 2011. The federal government’s request is a horrible blow to American citizens and to the environment, and will set a dangerous precedent for any fracking lawsuits that arise in the future.

DRILLING DOWN, One Tainted Water Well, and Concern There May Be More by Ian Urbina The New York Times, August 3, 2011. “I still don’t understand why industry should be allowed to hide problems when public safety is at stake,” said Carla Greathouse, the author of the E.P.A. report that documents a case of drinking water contamination from ...

EPA in 1987 found fracking fouled well water in W.Va By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 03, 2011. A 1987 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finding, which the agency has ignored for years, concluded that hydraulic fracturing of a deep natural gas well in Jackson County, W.Va., contaminated groundwater and private wells.

Encana, Shell and Nexen Discuss Water Sourcing Strategies At Shale Gas Water Management Canada Next Month by American Business Conferences Limited Discussing what level of responsibility shale gas operators should take for disclosing their frac fluid chemical composition if any. A panel on Day Two:  Providing meaningful data on whether the risk of groundwater contamination from hydraulic fracturing ...

Fracking Fears Fuel Protests in NB, PEI by Transcontinental Media staff, August 3, 2011 Environment Minister Richard Brown said the companies that have exploration permits on P.E.I. were told there will be no fracking until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Canadian government complete studies on the process. … But because P.E.I. so heavily relies on ...

Australian Petroleum Association: Coal seam damage to water inevitable by Ben Cubby The Sydney Morning Herald, August 3, 2011. The coal seam gas industry has conceded that extraction will inevitably contaminate aquifers. “Drilling will, to varying degrees, impact on adjoining aquifers,” said the spokesman, Ross Dunn. “The intent of saying that is to make it clear that we ...

1,500 At Fredericton, NB Anti-Fracking Rally by Miles Howe, August 2, 2011. The NB government, in an attempt to placate the masses, and perhaps to save itself from being on the receiving end of a class-action lawsuit, unveiled, on June 23rd,  a framework of regulations for potential frackers in the province. Judging by yesterday’s turnout, the crowd ...

Alberta’s shale gas fortunes hinge on water management, Water use in frac jobs flagged as ‘critical issue’ by ERCB by Alberta Oil Magazine, August 01, 2011 Alberta’s Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) has flagged the insatiable thirst as a “critical issue” as land sales in the liquids-rich Duvernay shale west of Edmonton gather momentum. “Access to ...

Mixing oil and water by Alec Bruce, August 2011, Atlantic Business Magazine They must also “provide full disclosure of all proposed, and actual, contents of all fluids and chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process; and establish a security bond to protect property owners from industrial accidents, including the loss or contamination of drinking water.” 

Fracking, shale gas and health: A case for precaution by Barb Harris, Prevent Cancer Now, August 2011. Finally, there is a seldom-mentioned health impact of fracking, its impact on mental health, as well as the emotional and financial stresses of living in what has been called “Fracking Hell.” There is the stress of having to ration water which ...

Cracks in the façade by Dusty Horwitt EWG, August 2011, exposes the EPA report (concluding that hydraulic fracturing contaminated groundwater) ignored by industry and the EPA for decades EPA Report to Congress:  Management of Wastes from the Exploration, Development, and Production of Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Geothermal Energy Volume 1 of 3 Oil and Gas, EPA/530-SW-88-003, December 1987. “During ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is concerned that hydraulic fracturing of natural-gas wells near its dams could threaten dam safety by Randy Lee Loftis Dallas Morning News, July 31, 2011

Under pressure: Unpacking Canada’s shale gas debate by Vanessa Greco CTV News, July 31, 2011. Questions still swirl around the regulation and long-term environmental effects of extraction.

Le Gaz de la Discorde by Nicolas Mesly, Cover Story in Le Coopérateur agricole, July August 2011 Issue Les analyses de son eau ont en effet révélé une quantité effarante de méthane. Cinq ans plus tard, M. Zimmerman n’a toujours pas d’eau potable…. Et il attend encore le début de son procès contre la compagnie responsable du forage, ...

Shale gas drilling could be decided this year. Industry leader feels many NBers will come to accept drilling process by jacques gallant, Times & Transcript, July 30th, 2011. One of the major fears is that the fracking fluid could make its way into freshwater sources, which are typically located between 100 and 200 metres below the surface. ...

The New “F” Word: “Fraccidental” Insurance Headaches – Fracking: Understanding the opportunities & challenges of the latest environmental liability exposures by Gina Jones, Ivy Riggs, July 29, 2011 Just as the old truism states that you can’t insure a burning building, many underwriters are unwilling to offer coverage where the drinking water has already caught fire. In fact, ...

Regulators Seek Records on Claims for Gas Wells by Ian Urbina The New York Times, July 29, 2011. The Securities and Exchange Commission sent subpoenas this week to energy companies asking them for documents about how they calculate and publicly disclose the performance of their shale gas wells, according to oil and gas industry lawyers.

Insight: NY water at risk from lack of natgas inspectors? by Edward McAllister, Reuters, July 29, 2011

Northern B.C. fracking licence concerns critics CBC News, July 29, 2011

European Union report says ban fracking Press Release: Climate Justice Taranaki, July 28, 2011. “To use fresh water for hydraulic fracturing — pour toxins into that water…put it into permanent storage — taking it out of the water’s cycle. How’s that sustainable?”

Couple settles suit with Chesapeake by McClatchy, The Dominion Post, July 28, 2011. Asked about the settlement, defense attorney John Meadows said there is a confidentiality agreement in place….

Meeting with local officials in the Lublin Province by the Polish Exploration and Production Industry Organization, July 28, 2011 On July 27, 2011, Paul Ferensowicz – an expert of the governmental agency ERCB operating in Alberta (Canada) paid a visit to the seat of the Lublin Radio. … In his speech, Paul Ferensowicz presented the functioning of ...

Arkansas commission votes to shut down natural gas drilling wastewater wells by The Associated Press, July 27, 2011

Fingerprinting of gas contaminating groundwater and soil in a petroliferous region, Alberta, Canada by Barb Tilley and Karlis Muehlenbachs, In Proceedings from International Network of Environmental Forensics conference, Cambridge, UK, July 25-27, 2011 Public attention to possible water well contamination by CBM activity in Alberta originated in the hamlet of Rosebud, Alberta. A very high density of gas ...

Wells to Shut Down Lawsuit Continues by Katherina Yancy, July 27, 2011, KATV Faulkner County – The evidence was not concrete, but the Oil and Gas Commission voted unanimously to ban current and future injection wells spanning 11-hundred square miles. That includes parts of Faulkner, Conway, Cleburne, Van Buren and White counties. Commissioner Mike Davis says ...

Quakes Push Arkansas to Limit Gas-Waste Wells by Ben Casselman, The Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2011 But it highlights how water issues—including the disposal of waste tied to the controversial hydraulic fracturing process—have emerged as a major challenge for the oil and gas industry across the U.S….” They just became very, very intense and very frequent all ...

U.S. Department of Energy prepares to take the floor in the nation’s ‘fracking’ debate by Joel Kirkland, July 26, 2011, E&E ‘Trust us, we can drill through an aquifer.’ … Press reports and documentaries spotlighted gas leaks in small towns and New York protests. State officials came under fire for allowing companies to secure drilling rights on millions ...

Living in a world of hurt by Jeff Wise, High Country News, July 25, 2011

Fancy a drink? by Andrew Gulliford, High Country News, July 25, 2011

Alberta water project hopes to quench parched farms’ thirst by Renata D’Aliesio in Globe and Mail July 22, 2011

Water Market Will Be Bigger Than Oil, Analysts Predict by Daniel Tencer, The Huffington Post Canada, July 21, 2011

Gaz de schiste – Québec est dans le pétrin à La Présentation par La Presse canadienne, 20 juillet 2011. L’ordre de fermeture d’un puits n’a pas été exécuté, et des fuites sont toujours détectées

Gaz de schiste: projet de loi du PQ pour interdire la fracturation hydraulique par Patrice Bergeron La Presse Canadienne, 20 juillet 2011

Canada: Encana Corporation v. Arc Resources Ltd.: Ownership Of CBM Within Freehold Alberta Lands by Karen A. Salmon, Mondaq, July 20, 2011

Baytex submits action plan to ERCB following accidental land spraying with crude oil by Erin Steele, July 19, 2011, Record-Gazette Following a high-risk enforcement action issued against Baytex Energy by the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) for depositing crude oil in a farmer’s field in the Three Creeks area in April along with its drill cuttings, ...

Range Resources, still in court with EPA, sues family over contaminated water claims by Patrick Michels, American Independent, July 18, 2011 In the words of a Chevron executive, “We have used this ‘intellectual property’ issue as a convenient excuse to move slow.”

The Real Story About the Risks of Fracking by Richard Liroff, Greenbiz.com, July 18, 2011

Talisman Energy drops dino-themed pro-fracking colouring book on outcry by The Associated Press, July 15, 2011. A Canadian natural gas drilling company says it’s no longer distributing a children’s colouring book featuring a hard hat-wearing dinosaur that’s been criticized by a Massachusetts congressman and lampooned by Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert.

Talisman Energy Shelves “Friendly Fracosaurus” Coloring Book After Colbert Smackdown by Carol Linnitt, desmogblog, July 15, 2011

Radon threats are grounds for precaution by Toban Black, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology with Environment & Sustainability and Robert Cory, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, July 15, 2011, Chemical Valley (An extended version of a statement that Toban Black and Robert Cory wrote for The Observer) Chemical Valley industries are arranging to use shale gas supplies ...

4 Emmy nominations+Dallas proclamation for Josh Fox/Gasland Dallas Drilling, July 14, 2011

DOE panel questions fracking’s SWDA exemption by Bill Holland, Gas Daily, July 14, 2011. “There is a public interest in not having impaired drinking water”

Fracking Water Killed Trees, Study Finds by Mireya Navaro, The New York Times, July 12, 2011 …there was little information in the scientific literature about such impacts and that the study indicated that “there are potential effects of natural gas development that we didn’t expect.”

Colbert Report: Anti-frack Attacks Colbert Nation, July 11, 2011, EPISODE #: 7087 To promote fracking, Talisman Energy releases Talisman Terry the Frackosaurus, the funnest energy extraction-based character since Mountaintop Mining Manny. Talisman Terry the Frackosaurus colouring book Canadians: watch the Colbert Report Frack show at the Comedy Network Archives  Colbert News Hub July 11, 2011 “What would you rather ...

Stray gas plagues NEPA Marcellus wells by Laura Legere, Citizens Voice, July 10, 2011. As shale gas drilling has increased in Pennsylvania, so has the prevalence of methane migrating into water supplies as a result of the exploration. The number of new Marcellus wells nearly doubled between 2009 and 2010, but the rate of methane migration more ...

Dutch Shales: Unknown, Unloved by J. Verheyden Natural Gas For Europe, July 10th, 2011. De Boer admits that gas drilling may bring about earthquakes. “That is a known fact”.

Company to seek millions if gas drilling ban upheld in Charleston Daily Mail July 9th, 2011