A series of legislative proposals that would allow hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and enact several other changes to North Carolina’s energy policies within two years have cleared an important hurdle and could come to a vote this summer.
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Doctors, Researchers Differ on Fracking in New Brunswick
A Canadian family doctors’ association has called for the government of New Brunswick to enact a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking), while researchers with the University of New Brunswick (UNB) are urging Fredericton to proceed with caution.
April 30, 2012
Congress Presses CFTC to Curb Speculation in Energy Markets
Capitol Hill lawmakers are calling on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to “immediately enact strong position limits” to curb excessive speculation in oil markets.
March 6, 2012
Ohio AG Calls for Higher Penalties, Full Frack Fluid Disclosure
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is urging state lawmakers to enact tougher regulations on the oil and gas industry, including higher penalties for violations and requiring operators to not only disclose what chemicals are used for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) but also their precise formulations.
February 13, 2012
Pennsylvania Landowners’ Group Blasts DRBC Over Delay
A coalition of landowners in Wayne County, PA says it has “run out of patience” with the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), and is urging the organization to either enact natural gas regulations or step aside and let the states do so.
January 6, 2012
New Brunswick Legislators Use ‘Free Vote’ to Back Shale Gas
A nonbinding “free vote” to support responsible gas development in the emerging Frederick Brook Shale in New Brunswick passed the Legislative Assembly along party lines Tuesday (Dec. 12), erasing fears that support for shale gas could be cracking among the governing Progressive Conservatives.
December 12, 2011
New Brunswick Opposition Calls For Frack Panel, Public Hearings
The leader of the political party that currently represents the opposition in New Brunswick is calling on the government to form a bipartisan committee on shale gas development and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the emerging Frederick Brook Shale.
November 29, 2011
Pennsylvania Businesses Seeing Marcellus Spike
Local businesses in two of the most active counties in the Marcellus Shale are reporting increased sales, but also some difficulties holding onto employees, according to a study from Penn State University released Sunday.
June 29, 2011
Reports Debate Marcellus Tax Payments
A pair of recent reports shows how difficult it is to measure the tax benefits of Marcellus Shale development in Pennsylvania.
May 5, 2011
Spectra BC Pipeline Toll Settlement Approved
Spectra Energy Corp. has approval from the National Energy Board (NEB) to enact a new three-year negotiated toll settlement that defines the economic factors and provisions for establishing tolls and maintains service standards for its British Columbia (BC) Pipeline system in Western Canada.
January 21, 2011
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