Penn State offers six-part Web series on gas exploration
Penn State will offer a six-part series of online courses in the opportunities and challenges of exploring for natural gas in the Marcellus shale in much of Pennsylvania.
CONSOL Energy has big hopes for 2014
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — CONSOL Energy Inc. is providing an update on Marcellus shale well results from several CONSOL-operated drilling pads in Washington County, Pa.
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Shale gas development drives U.S. natural gas reserves to highest level since 1971
WASHINGTON -- U.S. natural gas proved reserves, estimated as "wet" gas, which includes natural gas plant liquids, increased by 11 percent in 2009 to...
ODNR creates website to address shale development
Recognizing the importance of providing accurate information regarding shale development in Ohio, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Mineral Resources Management launched an enhanced oil and gas Web page that focuses on shale development.
Water testing in downstream rivers shows safe water
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Department of Environmental Protection recently announced results of in-stream water quality monitoring for radioactive material in seven of the commonwealth's...
Penn State program to help Pa. residents make informed decisions about shale drilling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A science- and energy-based program focusing on Pennsylvania counties with natural gas exploration and production is part of a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Gold rush: Marcellus Shale drilling brings business to town
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A survey of businesses in two Pennsylvania counties where natural gas drilling is occurring suggests that the Marcellus Shale boom is having a positive net effect on business activity.
March 15 webinar will look at municipal water and shale drilling
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A Web-based seminar sponsored by Penn State Extension will examine municipalities’ roles related to water use and protection in the...
Oil and gas development homogenizing core-forest bird communities
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Conventional oil and gas development in northern Pennsylvania altered bird communities, and the current massive build-out of shale-gas infrastructure may...
Shale tax, pipeline easements focus of Jefferson County meetings
WINTERSVILLE, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension, Jefferson County Farm Bureau, Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Eastern Ohio Development Alliance have...
