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Ohio Must Take Steps Soon to Counter Shale Energy Boom/Bust Cycle
Ohio Must Take Steps Soon to Counter Shale Energy Boom/Bust Cycle
Ohio needs to take steps to make sure the state benefits from the shale energy boom in both the short- and long-term, a new policy brief from Ohio State University suggests. Without action, regions of the Buckeye state could enter a boom/bust cycle that would likely have long-lasting negative effects. Michael Farren, doctoral candidate, co-authored the brief, "Making Shale Development Work for Ohio," with Amanda Weinstein, a doctoral candidate in the same program, and Mark Partridge, chair of the program and professor in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics. The full policy brief, along with the program's previous analyses, can be downloaded from the program's website, go.osu.edu
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Truthland - Trailer [HD]
Truthland - Trailer [HD]
Truthland: Dispatches from the Real Gasland - Trailer [HD] - For more Truthland news and information, visit www.truthlandmovie.com In the HBO movie "Gasland," New York City filmmaker Josh Fox tried to scare people into thinking that natural gas development and hydraulic fracturing are new, unregulated and dangerous. It made one Pennsylvania mom living atop the Marcellus Shale wonder what she was getting into. She asked environmentalists, academics and everyday people what they think. Nobody got paid to talk — all they were asked was to tell the truth.
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Shale Oil - The Rush for Black Gold - 11.20.2011
Shale Oil - The Rush for Black Gold - 11.20.2011
One of America's biggest energy challenges is foreign oil dependency. The US imports about half the oil it uses, putting the nation's energy security at risk and costing hundreds of billions of dollars per year. New drilling innovations are unlocking vast new reserves and boosting local economies. But is the new drilling also forcing a tough choice between oil and water in drought-stricken Texas? This week, energyNOW! explores the latest US oil boom. Black Gold From Shale Rock The combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing in shale rock formations is opening up previously unrecoverable oil, just as those technologies did for natural gas. It's driving a boom in US energy production and creating bright spots in a tough economy across America. Correspondent Patty Kim visits Williston, North Dakota, the site of America's largest shale oil field and heart of the new oil rush, to check out life in an oil boom town. Is The Oil Boom Worsening The Texas Drought? Texas is home to America's second largest shale oil field, and business is booming - production has skyrocketed from under 1000 barrels a day in 2004 to more than 8 million so far in 2011. But hydraulic fracturing in shale rock requires millions of gallons of water, a precious resource during one of the worst droughts in the state's history. Anchor Thalia Assuras visits the Eagle Ford shale in Texas to see how rapidly expanding water use by energy companies is impacting the state. Interview: EPA <b>...</b>
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Shale Wagman - Improv'd Solo
Shale Wagman - Improv'd Solo
Improv Solo Age 11 Follow Shale & YDC on twitter! @ShaleWagman @YourDanceChanne Disclaimer: This video was sent for upload with permission.
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Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Part 1
Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Part 1
A video by Scott Cannon gdacoalition.org On July 31st, 2011, a group of Democrat and Republican community leaders boarded a bus to travel an hour north to see, hear, and feel the negative effects of gas drilling. This is the tour the gas companies don't want you to see. Sure, there are a few millionaires made from gas drilling, but for every millionaire, there are countless other who are lied to, have their rights stripped away, and are inconvenienced beyond reason, all for the sake of a "bridge" fossil fuel that will eventually run out. We encourage everyone to take a trip through gasland. Talk to people, notice the traffic, look at the once beautiful landscape, and ask yourself, "Is this what I want? Is this what I want for my children and grandchildren?"
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Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Part 2 - Dimock Day Trip
Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Part 2 - Dimock Day Trip
A video by Scott Cannon On January 10, 2012, I drove to Dimock Pennsylvania to find out what's going on with the DEP and the EPA's investigation on the water well contamination alleged by Cabot Oil & Gas Methane in three private water wells in Lenox Twp. seeped there from a flawed natural gas well drilled by Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., state environmental regulators have found. An investigation by the Department of Environmental Protection determined that the gas migrated from at least one of three Marcellus Shale wells on the Stalter well pad about a half-mile west of Interstate 81 in Susquehanna County. Read the notice of violation HERE The gas was found seeping into three water supplies in August. A fourth water well for a hunting cabin is still being evaluated, DEP spokesman Daniel Spadoni said. Video from inside one of Cabot's gas wells showed that a string of steel casing meant to seal off the aquifer from contaminants was improperly constructed, according to a notice of violation sent by DEP in September. Methane was also found between the cemented strings of casing in all three gas wells on the Stalter pad, a sign state regulators view as evidence of flaws in a well's construction. The dissolved methane in one nearby water supply jumped from 0.3 milligrams per liter before drilling began to 49 milligrams per liter on Aug. 16 and 57 milligrams per liter on Aug. 18, according to the violation notice. Cabot installed methane detection alarms in three homes and vented the <b>...</b>
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US Shale Gas
US Shale Gas
(January 20, 2010) John Curtis, Professor of Geochemistry and Director of the Potential Gas Agency at the Colorado School of Mines, discusses a broad range of perspectives on the state of US shale gas reserves and resources along with the industries and technologies that are involved in extracting and bringing these energy resources to market. Stanford University www.stanford.edu Potential Gas Agency http Stanford Energy Seminar energyseminar.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on YouTube http
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The International Shale Gas Industry (Portfolio)
The International Shale Gas Industry (Portfolio)
Stratfor examines the future of the international shale gas industry and discusses the burgeoning market for US and Australian natural gas exports. For more, visit: www.stratfor.com
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Shale Fracking Process
Shale Fracking Process
This animation shows how a well is prepared and how the hydraulic fracturing process works.
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Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Part 5 Erupting Water Well
Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Part 5 Erupting Water Well
A video by Scott Cannon gdacoalition.org State regulators are investigating the cause of high methane levels in three Susquehanna County water wells after residents reported gray or black sludgy water, and one home's well began to erupt water through its cap. The Department of Environmental Protection has not yet determined if natural sources, nearby natural gas drilling operations or some other cause has mobilized methane and metals into drinking water supplies. Inspectors were in the township hamlet of Franklin Forks on Wednesday to take a second round of samples from water wells. DEP officials originally indicated to residents in January that the likely source of the gas was a natural methane seep documented for over a century in nearby Salt Springs State Park. But the chemical markers of the Salt Springs methane have been well characterized by scientists and the department is just now in the process of determining the signature of the gas found in the water wells to compare to the seep. Analyzing the stable carbon isotopes - a form of chemical fingerprinting of the gas - "could prove fruitful" in this case because Salt Springs is so well documented, DEP spokeswoman Colleen Connolly said. The department also is considering the potential impact of nearby Marcellus Shale drilling on the water supplies. "Everything is still part of the investigation," she said. "We're not ruling anything out." DEP cited WPX Energy for defective casing or cement in two of the natural gas <b>...</b>
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Marcellus Shale's Deadly Secrets-PA Just Powers Radio Ad
Marcellus Shale's Deadly Secrets-PA Just Powers Radio Ad
A radio add that will be running on KDKA radio by Pa Just Powers. They are giving it away for free to anyone in the state who want to air on their own station. Contact them at kenweir629@yahoo.com Please consider a contribution to keep the ad on the air, visit pajustpowers.org
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Shale Wagman - The Matador
Shale Wagman - The Matador
Ballet Solo Age 11 Choreographed by Vlad Disclaimer: This video was sent for upload with permission.
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euronews U talk - Shale gas: fracking the Earth?
euronews U talk - Shale gas: fracking the Earth?
www.euronews.com Georgi, from Bulgaria, asks: Taking into account that in France, Ireland and Bulgaria the extraction of shale gas has been prohibited and in England and Germany there are earthquake and pollution problems after shale gas drilling, what is the European institutional position about this? Françoise Elbaz-Poulichet, a CNRS researcher, responds: What is shale gas? It is natural gas which is trapped in deep geological formations, quite spread out. Therefore, it seems that some European countries could have quite a lot of gas, especially France and Poland." The near-term interest is that we know how to get at it, and some countries consider their energy independence important, for instance from Russia in the case of Poland. From an environmental point of view, in my opinion, and especially when it's about water resources, there are risks. At least there are if we look at the Americans' experience. This is fossil fuel, so it's an energy source that generates CO2, which will contribute to warming of the climate, contrary to renewable energies. This is methane gas, and methane has a much more powerful effect as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. The bit worry is leakage at the beginning of exploitation, and when the wells are dismantled. There are also accident risks, that are qualified as probable. We know they're going to happen, it's statistical: with a certain number of wells there has to be an accident. We don't know where it'll happen, or when. Afterwards <b>...</b>
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Horizontal Shale Oil Drilling
Horizontal Shale Oil Drilling
Take a tour of one of Breitling's drill sites as we show you step by step how we drill a horizontal oil well. • From the start of the rig-move in until the well is tied into paid sales, learn the Breitling drilling process. • Learn fundamentals of horizontal drilling and multi-stage hydraulic fracture stimulation. • Discover why the Bakken Shale and other shale oil plays are the future.
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SHALE GAS - A controversial fuel
SHALE GAS - A controversial fuel
Shale is a sedimentary rock, derived from clay, the most common on Earth, some forms of which contain methane gas.Huge shale deposits can be found across the world, and reserves are estimated at 448000 billion cubic metres, the equivalent of 140 years of gas consumption at current levels. Half of the deposits are to be found in Asia and North America. But harnessing the gas is technically complex because unlike pockets of natural gas, it is impossible to pump directly as it is embedded in the rock.But it can be extracted using a process known as hydrofracturing or "hydrofracking". VIDEOGRAPHIC
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Barnett Shale: Supporting Local Communities
Barnett Shale: Supporting Local Communities
Production in the Barnett Shale has helped the local economies thrive and grow. Learn more at www.energyfromshale.org.
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Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Part 6 Eviction Notice
Marcellus Shale Reality Tour Part 6 Eviction Notice
www.saveriverdale.com A video by Scott Cannon gdacoalition.com Riverdale Mobile Home Village, Jersey Shore, PA Residents of an area mobile home park have been given a bit more time to move to make way for a proposed water withdrawal facility in Piatt Township. Bryn Mawr-based Aqua PVR LLC has decided it will give most residents of Riverdale Mobile Home Village until June 1 to move, according to Donna P. Alston, director of communication for Aqua America, Aqua PVR's parent company. The company plans to build a pump station on the site it recently purchased, withdraw up to 3 million gallons of water per day from the West Branch of the Susquehanna River and pipe the water to natural gas drilling sites north of the township. It originally wanted all 37 units in the park moved out by May 1 so work could begin on the project. The company offered a financial incentive for park residents. Originally, residents who moved by April 1 would be given $2500. Those who moved by May 1 would receive $1500. Some residents of the park protested that the former deadline did not give them enough time to move. Others said they could not afford to move or could not find a mobile home park that would take their mobile homes, many of which are older models and do not meet park or local code standards. "We revisited the site plan for the project and figured out a way to displace fewer people initially than before," Alston said, adding, "The park will eventually need to be (completely) vacated to <b>...</b>
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Shale's Story
Shale's Story
If you're all for kids doing what they want to do, please share this. It's the story of my nephew Shale. PS. Stick with it until the end (all the good stuff comes then).
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White: Shale Bill a Sham
White: Shale Bill a Sham
Pa. state Rep. Jesse White blasts HB 1950, the Marcellus Shale bill, as a one-sided giveaway to billion-dollar drilling conglomerates that strips local governments of reasonable controls. More at www.pahouse.com
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Ex-oil worker blasts shale gas industry / Ex-oil worker's concerns
Ex-oil worker blasts shale gas industry / Ex-oil worker's concerns
Maxime Daigle worked in the oil industry for seven years but is now protesting against further development of the shale gas sector See also "Say No to Shale Gas June 30, 2011, Rexton, New Brunswick, Part 2"- www.youtube.com www.cbc.ca Ex-oil worker blasts shale gas industry CBC News Posted: Dec 2, 2011 7:00 AM AT Last Updated: Dec 2, 2011 2:36 PM AT Maxime Daigle worked on oil and gas rigs for seven years before quitting to devote his life to protesting what he believes are the perils of shale gas drilling. Daigle spent his career in the oil and gas sector working in operations located in Alberta, British Columbia and across the United States. He started as a roughneck and worked his way up to drilling foreman. But he soon concluded the world's dependency on oil was killing the planet and he left the industry. "We all have our hands dirty on it. It's just an awakening I went through that made me realize what I was doing was wrong and that I needed to try and make a difference," he said. So Daigle moved back home to New Brunswick and went back to school to study electrical engineering with a focus on renewable energy. Daigle is one of the many citizens that are speaking out over fears about the shale gas industry. There are nine companies that currently have 71 different leases to explore for shale gas. While the industry is in its infancy, it has turned into a high-profile political issue for Premier David Alward's government. The Progressive Conservative government <b>...</b>