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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a draft guidance document to be used when "permitting the underground...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On May 8, 2012

BLM Frac Rule

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a draft rule governing hydraulic fracturing on federal lands.  See here. Not all...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy

The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting article on the potential for CNG (compressed natural gas): "From his suburban...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Shale

This is interesting.  The Minot Daily News is reporting that there is opposition to the application of hydraulic fracturing...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Environment

By Greg Russell On April 21, 2012

Chemical Industry Boom

The Houston Chronicle has an interesting article on the boom the chemical industry is seeing as a result of increased natural gas...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Shale

By Greg Russell On April 21, 2012

"Induced Seismicity"

That's the term used to describe minor seismic events attributed to human activity. Recently, a number of news articles have...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Shale

Air Pollution Rule Delayed Again

The USEPA announced that it is again delaying the issuance of its proposed rules regulating air emissions from hydraulically...


Tags: NSPS, Hydraulic Fracturing, Air, Clean,

We've mentioned before the trouble U.S. EPA has had in blaming Range Resources for alleged natural gas contamination, based on...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Environment

Ohio Shale Play
By Greg Russell On April 1, 2012

Ohio Shale Play

The Columbus Dispatch has an interesting article on the evolving shale play in Ohio: "Ohio geologists continue to redraw the maps...


Tags: Hydraulic Fracturing, Energy, Utica, Shale

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