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New York regulations would prevent Pennsylvania hydrofracking problems, report says

Posted on May 15, 2012

ALBANY – New York’s proposed regulations for hydraulic fracturing would have sufficiently curbed many of the environmental impacts experienced in Pennsylvania, according to a new study from the University at Buffalo. Continue reading →

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Landowners Defend “Rights” to Develop Gas

Posted on May 11, 2012

ALBANY, N.Y. — “The landowners’ opinion has gotten lost in all of this and we don’t want it to get lost,” said Senator Tom Libous. Continue reading →

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NY Landowners Assert right to Frack for gas

Posted on May 9, 2012

A coalition of upstate New York landowners seeking to lease land for natural gas drilling pressed state officials Wednesday to consider the rights of property owners as they make decisions on shale gas development. Continue reading →

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Gas drilling job-training programs pop up in New York

Posted on May 7, 2012

In anticipation of the shale gas boom spreading northward from Pennsylvania, educators in New York are launching training programs to give workers the skills Continue reading →

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Gas drilling spurs jobs in wildlife, software

Posted on April 18, 2012

Before work begins on a gas well or pipeline in northern Pennsylvania, Merlin Benner or one of his colleagues walks the land looking for timber rattlesnakes, a protected species. Continue reading →

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Watch this Video!

Posted on April 4, 2012

Energy In Depth- Women of the Marcellus Continue reading →

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Oil Scare Turns FedEx On To Energy Efficiency

Posted on April 2, 2012

The rising cost of oil isn’t just a hit to the family budget. Businesses are hurt, too. Few are more affected than firms like FedEx. It deploys nearly 700 planes and tens of thousands of trucks and vans every day to deliver packages around the world. And few business leaders are more focused on finding alternatives to petroleum-based fuels than FedEx CEO Fred Smith. Continue reading →

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Shale gas has benefits for New York

Posted on March 29, 2012

Like many Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, New York relies heavily on natural gas during the typically cold winters. More than half Continue reading →

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57% Favor Use of ‘Fracking’ To Find More U.S. Oil and Gas

Posted on March 28, 2012

Despite challenges by the Obama administration and environmental groups, most Americans favor use of the so-called “fracking” process to produce more domestic oil and natural gas. Continue reading →

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Billboard Negating “Gasland” Misconceptions

Posted on March 27, 2012

THE BLAZE – One of the most frightening pieces of evidence in Josh Fox’s 2010 documentary against hydraulic fracturing — Gasland — is a clip showing tap water being set on fire. Filmmaker and journalist Phelim McAleer isn’t Continue reading →

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