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Pennsylvania Fracking Bill Sent To Governor Tom Corbett

HARRISBURG, Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to sign a sweeping bill that could force Pennsylvania's booming natural gas industry to help pay for a wide range of state and local government programs, toughen safety standards and limit the ability of local officials to keep drilling out of their towns.

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Rocky Kistner: Fracking With a Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On

Take millions of gallons of natural gas hydro-fracking waste water then pour it down a hole dug thousands of feet down into the bedrock and what do you get?

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GOP Lawmakers Seek Vote On PA Natural Gas Drilling Bill

HARRISBURG, Pa. A final framework is at hand on sweeping legislation to impose an impact fee and update safety regulations on Pennsylvania's booming natural gas industry, top Republican state lawmakers say.

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Obama Unveils Energy Initiatives In Las Vegas

President Barack Obama began laying out his "all-of-the-above" energy strategies in a campaign-styled stop in Las Vegas on Thursday, expanding on the energy blueprint he first described in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.

natural gas News From the Web

02/10/12 Russia Behind Bulgarian Anti-Fracking Protests? Source: FXStreet.com Fifty years under the domination of their massive Soviet eastern neighbor then the collapse of Communism there two decades ago offered undreamed of opportunities to join both the European Union and NATO.
02/10/12 Pa. House sends gas-drilling bill to Corbett Source: The Daily Collegian - Penn State Univ - University Park PA If passed, the bill could require companies to pay to drill for natural gas in Marcellus Shale.
02/10/12 RFTA board deadlocked over gas-drilling policy Source: The Aspen Times - Aspen CO But the bus agency's board of directors is divided over what exactly to say in an environmental policy statement about gas production.
02/10/12 Rock Energy Announces Sale of Natural Gas Assets,... Source: Sys-Con Media CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/10/12 -- Rock Energy Inc. (TSX:RE) ("Rock") is pleased to announce that today it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement and closed the sale of some of its Montney natural gas assets at Elmworth to a Canadian oil and gas producer for gross proceeds of $36 million.
02/10/12 Official: Antero won't drill on Silt Mesa this year Source: Post Independent - Glenwood Springs CO Antero Resources will not be drilling gas wells north of Highway 6 in the Silt Mesa area in 2012, according to company vice president Kevin Kilstrom.

Background on natural gas

Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, with up to 20 percent concentration of other hydrocarbons (usually ethane) as well as small amounts of impurities such as carbon dioxide.

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