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Exploration and production (E&P) companies that want to drill the gas-rich Marcellus Shale in New York State would have to disclose the contents of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracing) fluid they would use, and test water wells in drilling areas before beginning to drill, according to draft rules released late Wednesday by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

Although states and the U.S. government want to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, federal subsidies to energy “highly” favor sources that have high GHG emissions levels, according to research released last Friday by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Although states and the U.S. government want to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, federal subsidies to energy “highly” favor sources that have high GHG emissions levels, according to research released Friday by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

TransCanada Corp. CEO Hal Kvisle said Friday he didn’t want to sound pessimistic about the reserves potential of the ballyhooed North American natural gas shales. “But in the grand scheme of things,” he said, “they’re just one more source of supply.”

TransCanada Corp. CEO Hal Kvisle said Friday he didn’t want to sound pessimistic about the reserves potential of the ballyhooed North American natural gas shales. “But in the grand scheme of things,” he said, “they’re just one more source of supply.”

Want to know what the coming years will bring for importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the United States? Then look back at 2008. The gas industry can expect more of the same, according to a model run by two Rice University economists. However, others suggest growth in global LNG production in 2009 will lead to increased U.S. imports.

Want to know what the coming years will bring for importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the United States? Then look back at 2008. The gas industry can expect more of the same, according to a model run by two Rice University economists. However, others suggest growth in global LNG production in 2009 will lead to increased U.S. imports.

Two conservation groups want the federal government to impose wider restrictions on western oil and natural gas development to protect the greater sage grouse.

Two conservation groups want the federal government to impose wider restrictions on western oil and natural gas development to protect the greater sage grouse.