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News of note: 8/19/09
Quote of the day:
West Virginia is rich in oil and gas, but poor in its number of oil and gas regulators. There are 50,000 active oil and gas wells in West Virginia but only 16 state inspectors. -- from Wetzl county residents face drilling concerns
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Snowbird Owner Threatens Own Resort, All Skiing, With Alaska Coal Mine Proposal
By Morey Burnham
August 18, 2009
A huge coal strip-mining operation proposed on Alaska s Chuitna River by the owner of the Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Utah has drawn the ire of groups concerned about the mine s contribution to global warming.
Richard Bass, who owns the prominent Utah resort, has partnered with William H. Hunt to form PacRim Coal LLC, which has submitted permit applications to build a coal mine directly on top of 11 miles of prime salmon fisheries feeding the Cook Inlet.
Tagged with: climate change, salmon, coal, richard bass, snowbird, chuitna, william h. hunt, ski area citizen's coalition
Should we drill for gas in our state parks?
The AP reports today that states, seeking new sources of revenue, are allowing or considering allowing drilling for gas inside state parks. Has it really come to this?
Tagged with: fracking, state parks
Frackers acknowledge they cause earthquakes
Chesapeake Energy told state regulators they "may have" caused a series of minor earthquakes in North Texas, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Tagged with: hydraulic fracturing, barnett shale, earthquakes
News of note: 8/13/09
Quote of the day:
"It doesn't matter to me who the president is. What matters to me is these sites get cleaned up." -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) in EPA plans fewer toxic cleanups
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