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CommonDreams.org Headlines (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
by Adam Federman Of all the towns that have been subjected to drilling for natural gas in Pennsylvania since the opening up of the Marcellus Shale, none have suffered more than Dimock. In just over a year several drinking water wells have been contaminated (one of which exploded on New Years Day, ripping through an 8 foot slab of concrete), numerous spills have dumped highly toxic wastewater,...
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Living in Dryden (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Most of the discussion about gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale has turned on environmental questions - will it poison our water, irradiate the area, destroy our roads, and generally prove difficult to fix? All of these are important questions,...
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The Pittsburgh Comet (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
"Here in Southwestern Pennsylvania, we have a wonderful opportunity with natural gas extraction in the Marcellus Shale," Joe Hoeffel emphasized to a room full environmental activists at Panera Bread in Oakland. "We should use it. It means jobs." But that having been said, " Growing Greener is running out of money. A natural gas extraction and recovery tax could...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
HOUSTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spectra Energy Corp's (NYSE: SE) Texas Eastern Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) today announced an open season for TEAM 2013, a proposed expansion of its existing Texas Eastern system to deliver additional, emerging Appalachian and Marcellus Shale natural gas supplies to premium markets in the U.S. Northeast. The TEAM 2013 open season is in addition...
