Calendar of Events for Aug 20 – Sep 2, 2012 [Free]
Below are upcoming events for this week and next.
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No Stories Today – Courtesy of Delta Airlines [Free Access]
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I won’t be able to post stories today (Thursday, August 16). My sincere apologies! I will catch them up for Friday—have no fear, if it’s newsworthy, it won’t escape my attention.
The extremely long explanation…
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Calendar of Events for Aug 13-26, 2012 [Free]
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Washington Post Catches Up to MDN
May we toot our own horn? Today the Washington Post printed a story about newly discovered shale basins in the State of Maryland (see this Washington Post story).
If you read MDN, you would have read about it 10 days ago (see this MDN story).
We don’t always break the news, but we usually report it quite early. And we report only what’s important and relevant for those of you interested in the Marcellus and Utica Shale region. Thanks for reading MDN!
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Marcellus and Utica Shale Databook 2012 – Vol. 2 Just Released [Free]
Hey, MDN is covering our own press release! We’re very excited to announce the release of Volume 2 of the Marcellus and Utica Shale Databook 2012. Read all about it below.
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Calendar of Events for Aug 6-Aug 19, 2012 [Free]
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MDN is Called Out by the Huffington Post [Free Access]
Hey, it’s not every day you get prominently mentioned in a Huffington Post article, so we thought we would bring it to your attention: A ‘War on Shale Gas’?MDN editor Jim Willis has long admired the HuffPo and its founder Arianna Huffington. Certainly not for her (or its) political positions! But because Arianna had the moxie to pioneer a new form of media at a time when it was not easy to do so. We love free speech, we love a plucky attitude, and we love that the HuffPo has kicked the venerable New York Times’ derriere. The HuffPo passed the NYT in both traffic and revenue (for their web properties) a long time ago.
So when a contributor to the HuffPo takes a shot at MDN, you may find it weird or unusual that MDN would respond with accolades for the HuffPo. You shouldn’t. We just keep it honest and if you read this blog for any amount of time you already know that.
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Calendar of Events for Jul 23-Aug 5, 2012 [FREE]
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Webinar Replay: John Hanger on Gas Drilling and Energy Choices
On July 12, former Sec. of the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection presented MDN’s first webinar, titled: The Truth About Gas Drilling and America’s Energy Choices. John spoke of his love of alternative energy sources—especially wind and solar—but he also spoke about the overblown criticism of natural gas drilling. He pointed out there are advantages and disadvantages to every form of energy, and if you say “no” to one form, you must say “yes” to another form.Following the webinar John took a number of questions from the MDN audience. It was a lively and informative session. MDN subscribers can replay it below. A copy of the PowerPoint slides is also available for download below.
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Calendar of Events for Jul 2-15, 2012
Below are upcoming events for this week and next.
New York
- 2012-07-11,12 IOGANY 2012 Annual Summer Meeting – Findley Lake, NY
- 2012-07-14 Debra Winger Hosts Barnfest 2012 – Callicoon Center, NY
Pennsylvania
- 2012-07-02 Spring Township Ordinance to Comply with Act 13 – Landisburg, PA
- 2012-07-03 Marcellus Shale & Butler County – Butler, PA
- 2012-07-09 Greene County Planning Commission Hearing Metering Station – Wayesburg, PA
- 2012-07-09 Hopewell Township Zoning Ordinance Vote to Comply with Act 13 – Avella, PA
- 2012-07-09 Westmoreland County Public Meeting on Impact Fee Revenue – Greensburg, PA
- 2012-07-10 Dr. Wilma Subra – Natural Gas Drilling & Your Health – Kingston, PA
- 2012-07-10 North Towanda Planning Commission Hearing on CNG Station – Towanda, PA
- 2012-07-10 Old Lycoming Twp Hearing on Ordinance to Comply with Act 13 – Williamsport, PA
- 2012-07-10 Truthland Screening – Harrisburg, PA
- 2012-07-10 Westmoreland County Public Meeting on Impact Fee Revenue – Apollo, PA
- 2012-07-11 Dr. Wilma Subra – Natural Gas Drilling & Your Health – Wyoming, PA
- 2012-07-11 Somerset Township Hearing on Ordinance to Comply with Act 13 – Eighty Four, PA
- 2012-07-12 South Whitehall Zoning Hearing on CNG Station – Allentown, PA
- 2012-07-13 Marcellus Water Quality Workshop – Slippery Rock, PA
Webcasts/Online
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MDN’s First Webinar: The Truth About Gas Drilling and America’s Energy Choices
Please join MDN editor Jim Willis has he welcomes former Sec. of the PA DEP John Hanger for a FREE webinar on Thursday, July 12, 2012 @ 7:00 PM EDT.John will present on the truth about gas drilling, and its alternatives, in MDN’s first-ever public webinar. It’s free to attend, just sign up by clicking the link below.
Register Now! (Spaces are limited)
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EIA Map of Shale Plays in 48 Lower U.S. States
MDN came across this handy map from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) showing the shale plays across all of the 48 lower U.S. states. Print it out and keep it handy for when you read the news, which each day seems to bring a new story about shale gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing. This map will be your guide to where the news is happening.
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MDN Attends Screening of ‘Truthland’ Movie
It was MDN’s pleasure to attend a screening of the newly released Truthland movie last evening at the Susquehanna Valley High School in Conklin, NY. Truthland is a short film, about 34 minutes in length, that takes as its mission the debunking of Josh Fox’s well-known movie Gasland.The star of Truthland is a Pennsylvania woman by the name of Shelly DePue. She and her husband Phil and their children live on a farm in northeastern PA—land that’s been in Phil’s family for the past 120 years. They leased their land for shale gas drilling several years ago, and then along came Gasland with wild claims that fracking is hugely dangerous. The movie raised red flags and questions for Shelly and sent her on a journey to find out the truth (or as it turns out, half- and un-truth) about Gasland. This movie (watch it below) chronicles her quest to get her questions answered.
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Calendar of Events for Jun 4-17, 2012 [Free Access]
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Change Coming in MDN Service Availability
Dear MDN Reader,Starting Monday, May 7, I will implement paid access for the Marcellus Drilling News website. If you would give me just a few minutes of your time, I would like to explain why, and how it will work.
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MDN Weekly Update – Apr 1, 2012: Waterless Fracking
This past week brought a surprise announcement from “stalled at the gate” New York State. A group of landowners in Tioga County, NY (which sits between Binghamton and Elmira, in what is called the Southern Tier region of New York) are signing a lease with eCorp to allow Marcellus drilling using a waterless fracking technology pioneered by the Canadian company GASFRAC (see this MDN story). By using LPG fracking technology, eCorp and the Tioga landowners can move forward with drilling now—they won’t have to wait for New York’s four-year-old moratorium on fracking to be lifted. They can frack now with this waterless technology.In the article about the Tioga landowner deal, MDN speculated that given most or all of the stated reasons anti-drillers oppose drilling would be gone, they will invent new reasons to not like waterless fracking too. That is, this situation will show the true colors of anti-drillers—that their agenda is really one of not only opposing the recovery of, but also the use of fossil fuels because of a misguided belief/philosophy/worldview that fossil fuels are evil.
Which brings us to this week’s poll question: Will anti-drillers oppose waterless LPG fracking too? I’d like to know what you think. Will those who oppose drilling now get on board? Or is their position so hardened, so unbending, so “over the top” that they will oppose any kind of extraction of natural gas? Head on over to the right side of any page and register your vote.
Last Week’s Poll Results
Last week MDN wanted to know if you believe that energy companies are intentionally overstating just how much recoverable gas there is in shale deposits. Here’s the results:Are drillers overstating recoverable shale gas estimates to increase the stock price and attract investors?
No (55%, 150 Votes)
Yes (26%, 71 Votes)
Not sure (19%, 53 Votes)Total Voters: 274
Below are the most recent “top 5” lists and the calendar of Marcellus-related events for the next two weeks.
Happy fracking,
Jim Willis, EditorP.S. Sales of the new “Marcellus and Utica Shale Databook 2012” continue to be strong—thanks! The Databook is a 116-page comprehensive guide to drilling in the Marcellus and Utica Shale. Chock full of maps showing where permits have been issued, including details on drillers, pipelines and regulations, this new publication is indispensable if you have an interest in shale drilling in the Marcellus and Utica. For more details, including sample pages, visit: MarcellusDrilling.com/Databook.
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Hey, it’s not every day you get prominently mentioned in a Huffington Post article, so we thought we would bring it to your attention: 
On July 12, former Sec. of the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection presented MDN’s first webinar, titled: The Truth About Gas Drilling and America’s Energy Choices. John spoke of his love of alternative energy sources—especially wind and solar—but he also spoke about the overblown criticism of natural gas drilling. He pointed out there are advantages and disadvantages to every form of energy, and if you say “no” to one form, you must say “yes” to another form.
It was MDN’s pleasure to attend a screening of the newly released Truthland movie last evening at the Susquehanna Valley High School in Conklin, NY. Truthland is a short film, about 34 minutes in length, that takes as its mission the debunking of Josh Fox’s well-known movie Gasland.
Last week MDN wanted to know if you believe that energy companies are intentionally overstating just how much recoverable gas there is in shale deposits. Here’s the results: