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Protesters and critics still have a voice but they have been stripped of power to stall or kill Canadian oil and gas projects with delaying tactics, confirms the pioneer foray into new regulatory review and approval procedures.

Protesters and critics still have a voice but have been stripped of power to stall or kill Canadian oil and gas projects with delaying tactics, confirms the pioneer foray into new regulatory review and approval procedures.

Water from coalbed natural gas production may contain sodium bicarbonate salts at concentrations that can harm or kill fish and other aquatic life, according to a new federal and state study released Thursday.

In its latest public response to outside efforts to kill its proposed acquisition by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, Houston-based Dynegy Inc. said Monday the growing prospects for depressed natural gas prices and the accelerated advent of shale gas makes it crucial for Blackstone’s $4.50/share offer to be approved Wednesday by shareholders.

Noting that while there are “important questions” about the environment, it has been reported that the Marcellus Shale could provide enough gas to meet U.S. demand for decades, while creating thousands of jobs, and most important can be developed responsibly, according to John Felmy, chief economist with the American Petroleum Institute (API).

Republicans and fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrats could very well kill the plans of Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell to levy a severance tax on gas produced from the state’s portion of the prolific Marcellus Shale play.

The shale revolution in the United States has created “huge uncertainties” for international natural gas markets that likely will inhibit investments in gas — both conventional and unconventional — and in many renewables, London-based analyst Chatham House said last week.

In a move that they said would likely kill Weaver’s Cove Energy LLC’s proposal to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Fall River, MA, Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) have proposed an amendment to the House Energy and Water Appropriations bill that would ban federal funds from being used to advance the permitting process or in any other way further the project.

In a move that they said would likely kill Weaver’s Cove Energy LLC’s proposal to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Fall River, MA, Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Jim McGovern (D-MA) have proposed an amendment to the House Energy and Water Appropriations bill that would ban federal funds from being used to advance the permitting process or in any other way further the project.