New York is one of only 4 states that does not have an independent environmental agency - meaning, the minerals management agency - that issues well permits, is also responsible for the environmental oversight of the wells it issues permits for. … [Read more...]
Chinapeake Scams American Landowners
While busy trying to sell out to the Chinese and over-stating their gas reserves, and funding fracking mockumentaries Chesapeake Energy has somehow found time to rip-off American landowners. Imagine that. And some New York towns run by fracking … [Read more...]
Tom West guilt trips DEC scribes with my memo
A Tom West Memo to DEC staffers discusses how to deal with "the opposition". Somehow West got a copy of an email I sent regarding a meeting with the DEC staff - and sent it back to the DEC with his comments. In this memo, he chastises the DEC staff … [Read more...]
New York Riesling: “Full bodied, with hints of lemons, limes and toluene”
Keuka Lake residents and wineries have second thoughts about letting a bunch of neolithic thugs frack methane into their drinking water . And dodging frack truck convoys on their way to the annual harvest. Imagine that. Team Jeff & Jodi have the … [Read more...]
Chinapeake Lays Off Americans
Chinapeake lays off English speaking Americans right and left . . . Chesapeake retreat ends American energy land grab Reuters By Edward McAllister | Reuters – 21 hrs … [Read more...]
Losing Zoning Attorney Advises DEC On Zoning
Karla Fisk is married to one smart cookie of a lawyer . . . . Phil Simpson points out that the DEC attorneys took dictation from Chesapeake's lobbyist - the same guy that got his butt kicked in the Dryden and Middlefield zoning cases. Anschutz … [Read more...]
Confirmed: Fracking Can Pollute – surprise . . .
Confirmed: fracking can pollute is a new article in Salon that reports on a new study by the National Academy of Sciences, a group that is not wholly funded by Chinapeake Energy, like the Buffalo University Shale Shamstitute of Frackademics Shale … [Read more...]
Chinapeake
In a move that is sure to frack Wall Street, Chesapeake Energy has changed its name to "Chinapeake Energy" re-incorporated in the Caymans and obtained a new listing symbol on the stock exchange FRK U. In an early morning announcement, Chesapeake's … [Read more...]
Compulsory Integration of Horizontal Wells
Compulsory Integration in New York is a new narated Power Point on why compulsory pooling / integration should not be applied to the laterals of horizontal wells. http://my.brainshark.com/Compulsory-Pooling-of-Horizontal-Wells-134334393 New … [Read more...]