Tag Archives: marcellus

What does the $20m Chief lawsuit mean for YOU?

Posted on September 24, 2011 by adamaecompton

By now, I bet you’ve heard that Chief Oil & Gas has brought suit against a few landowners for $20,000,000. But, what does this mean TO YOU? Did you catch Chief’s comment that this lawsuit is more than punitive? It … Continue reading →

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Pedagogy of the Oppressed: All bark, no bite

Posted on September 10, 2011 by adamaecompton

Did you know there’s another way to use the phrase “all bark and no bite”? You see, dogs have a funny way of thinking about power– and it only involves biting as a last resort. I never thought a human … Continue reading →

Posted in Powerful Stuff | Tagged activism, fracking, marcellus, paulo freire, pedagogy of the oppressed, philosophy, phony hysteria, reflection, shale, shale gas outrage, tom corbett, tom ridge | 11 Comments

Marcellus Shale Wordplay: Drastic Cut OR Sharp Increase?

Posted on August 25, 2011 by adamaecompton

Have you heard about the adjustment to the estimates of how much natural gas is within the Marcellus Shale formation? Depending on what media outlet you listened to, the estimate just went WAY up or WAY down… but everyone’s using … Continue reading →

Posted in HydroFracking | Tagged energy information administration, engelder, estimate, fracking, gas, marcellus, methane, natural gas, new york times, projection, report, shale, USGS | 7 Comments

Grease or Green? Obama’s Plans 4 Tar Sands & Fox’s Plans 4 Protest

Posted on August 20, 2011 by adamaecompton

When the leader of your pack makes decisions that harm the pack, what do you do? That’s the question that American humans should be asking themselves these days. Their President Obama was elected on a platform of change, particularly when it … Continue reading →

Posted in Citizenship | Tagged alberta, canada, civil disobedience, fracking, gasland, josh fox, keystone xl, map, marcellus, natural gas, obama, pipeline, protest, sit in, tar sands, tar sands action, washington dc, white house | 2 Comments

NY Senator Ball Tours PA’s GasLand, Speaks Out

Posted on August 18, 2011 by adamaecompton

Just when you think no human in government is willing to step up and speak out, the phone rings. Your master lets you know it’s time to google “what does a senator do,” and then Senator Greg Ball (NY- R, … Continue reading →

Posted in HydroFracking | Tagged contamination, fracking, greg ball, josh fox, marcellus, methane, migration, natural gas, senator ball, shale, tour, wellsboro | 5 Comments

Fed Energy Shale Gas Report: Josh Fox, John Deutch, Dog Logic

Posted on August 11, 2011 by adamaecompton

There’s been a bountiful array of headlines regarding the recent report released by the Federal Energy Department regarding shale gas development. The headlines are mainly divided into two types: 1) those that highlight concerns with the subcommittee on natural gas … Continue reading →

Posted in HydroFracking | Tagged contamination, department of energy, deutch, energy, energy advisory board, fracking, hearing, josh fox, marcellus, methane, natural gas, report, shale, subcommittee on natural gas, washington | 1 Comment

PA Lt. Gov Cawley Declares War on Enviro Advocates?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by adamaecompton

The Lt. Governor of PA recently informed a small group of humans that the natural gas industry should “fight back” against media reports on water contamination due to shale gas development. That’s right. Them’s fightin’ words… literally. Does Cawley even … Continue reading →

Posted in HydroFracking | Tagged ada mae, adamaecompton, blog, cawley, compton, corbett, dog, environmental, fight back, fracking, gas, governor, marcellus, marcellus shale, methane, natural gas, pa, war, well | 3 Comments

word choice: fracking

Posted on August 3, 2011 by adamaecompton

Hi all. Just a short note today to mention a theme I’ve recently been seeing… it involves the applicability of the word “fracking” to mean all shale gas development activities. I think we can be more specific. Today, I’m offering … Continue reading →

Posted in HydroFracking | Tagged contamination, fracking, gas, gas well, gasland, josh fox, marcellus, shale, unconventional, well | 7 Comments

once upon a leaky well…

Posted on August 2, 2011 by adamaecompton

Once a leaky well, always a leaky well? That is the question. Here’s what we know: about 5% of unconventional gas wells leak right off the bat; upwards of 50-60% leak within 20ish years. In a Canadian study, the failure … Continue reading →

Posted in HydroFracking | Tagged argument, contamination, fail, fracking, gas, green, industry, leak, marcellus, marcellus shale, methane, natural gas, pa, reason, shale, sustained casing pressure, unconventional, water, well | 4 Comments

3 Reasons Why Unconventional Shale Gas Will Fail

Posted on July 28, 2011 by adamaecompton

It may take quite awhile, but the development of shale gas will eventually fail. There are three main reasons. I am not one of them. It’s debate-able how many “knowns” there are when it comes to shale gas, but here are three … Continue reading →

Posted in HydroFracking | Tagged argument, fail, fracking, gas, gasland, green, industry, josh fox, marcellus, methane, natural gas, pa, reason, water | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: marcellus

What does the $20m Chief lawsuit mean for YOU?

Pedagogy of the Oppressed: All bark, no bite

Marcellus Shale Wordplay: Drastic Cut OR Sharp Increase?

Grease or Green? Obama’s Plans 4 Tar Sands & Fox’s Plans 4 Protest

NY Senator Ball Tours PA’s GasLand, Speaks Out

Fed Energy Shale Gas Report: Josh Fox, John Deutch, Dog Logic

PA Lt. Gov Cawley Declares War on Enviro Advocates?

word choice: fracking

once upon a leaky well…

3 Reasons Why Unconventional Shale Gas Will Fail

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