June 2011
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BREAKING: NY expected to lift ban on hydraulic...
NYTimes reports that the Cuomo administration is expected to lift what has been, in effect, a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, a controversial technology used to extract natural from shale. 
Jun 30th
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Chesapeake buys 'promoted tweets' on Twitter to...
The fallout from this weekend’s New York Times articles on natural gas speculation continues, and Chesapeake Energy is leading the charge. The company purchased “Promoted Tweets” on Twitter to try and lead the conversation, and CEO Aubrey McClendon appeared on CNBC’s “Mad Money” with Jim Cramer to blast the “ludicrous” article. Watch the video &...
Jun 30th
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Jun 29th
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Jun 29th
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BREAKING: PA Senate Democrats offer new version of...
Calling on Gov. Tom Corbett to “engage” in the on-going discussions of a drilling fee, Democratic state senators this morning offered yet another variation on how to assess the state’s natural gas wells.
Jun 22nd
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Jun 20th
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Jun 20th
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Jun 19th
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Jun 16th
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“PA voters said by 63-30 percent that the economic benefits of Marcellus Shale...”
– Read more about the Quinnipiac University poll: http://bit.ly/kIokLw
Jun 14th
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Jun 14th
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Jun 13th
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Pirates tix for supporting gas industry? No, but...
A message from Energy In Depth’s Northeast Marcellus Initiative was reportedly sent to landowners, seeking pro-drilling bodies to fill the seat’s at Monday’s U.S. Department of Energy natural gas subcommittee hearing in Washington County. To entice participants, they offered to cover travel costs (even airfare from NE PA), food, hotel rooms - and tickets to the Pittsburgh...
Jun 10th
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WatchWatch
Tom Ridge talks to Stephen Colbert about fracking and natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale
Jun 10th
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ExxonMobil buys PA Marcellus firm for $1.69...
ExxonMobil Corp. has bolstered its position in the Marcellus Shale play with a billion-dollar acquisition, paying $1.69 billion for Warrendale-based Philips Resources and TWP Inc.
Jun 9th
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Jun 9th
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Jun 8th
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Jun 7th
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“End the drilling now. No compromises. Do not plead, do not ask— demand.”
– Josh Fox, who directed the Oscar-nominated anti-drilling documentary, “Gasland,” spoke in Harrisburg, PA on Tuesday.
Jun 7th
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Jun 6th
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Jun 3rd
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Jun 2nd
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Jun 1st
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