It's no surprise that concerns about fracking began to really rise in 2009, when the practice migrated from states like Texas and Louisiana, where oil and gas development is commonplace, to Pennsylvania, where oil production peaked in 1891.
One thing is certain: the natural gas industry must be forthcoming and honest about the risks that unconventional oil and gas development create, proactive in taking the steps necessary to minimize those risks, and willing to collect and publicly disclose the data necessary to enable communities to evaluate for themselves whether their health and environment are being fully protected.
Mr. SIEGLER: Today, however, there are potentially new threats for the ferrets, especially in Colorado where oil and gas development is booming.
China also has significant contracts for oil and gas development in Iran.
The funding will be provided by revenues from federal oil and gas development, and will not add any additional costs to the federal budget.
Brazil has been a extraordinary leader in biofuels and obviously is also becoming a world player when it comes to oil and gas development.
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For example, both plans, to some extent, embrace shale oil and gas development, which has already helped create 1.8 million U.S. jobs over the past few years.
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Now that their populations are booming, thanks to the economic draw of oil and gas development, their innovative solutions from decades past are now reaching the breaking point.
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In the near term, as we transition to cleaner energy sources, we're going to have to make some tough decisions about opening up new offshore areas for oil and gas development.
Another impact of U.S. unconventional oil and gas development will be increased in electricity demand (occurring more dramatically in various localized pockets), directly resulting from investment in waves one and two.
They are trying to get their message across that they are ready for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call a vote on opening up the U.S. coast to offshore oil and gas development.
According to a report released by the Wood Mackenzie firm in early January, Eagle Ford is now the largest oil and gas development on the face of the earth based on total capital expenditures.
Texas, for example, which has permitted more wells than any other state, has more real knowledge about the geology, hydrology, and impacts of oil and gas development than the federal government will ever gain.
"The results seen today demonstrate that collaborative science based initiatives like this panel process can succeed - even on issues as complex as oil and gas development, " said Aleksey Knizhnikov from WWF-Russia in a statement.
There is only one way to make sure the federal agencies and the oil and gas industry remain vigilant and operate as safely as possible -- local communities must have a voice in decisions regarding oil and gas development.
The folks in Boulder County, Colorado were unfortunately able to see this phenomenon play out first hand on December 4 at a public hearing regarding proposed land use regulations for oil and gas development that are under consideration by the Boulder County Board of Commissioners.
The truth is that the opposition to hydraulic fracturing and the oil and gas industry in general is increasingly led by people on the fringes of the political spectrum, and the tactics they use to oppose oil and gas development are becoming more extreme over time.
The big balance in the Rainy Day Fund might also be tapped to help counties in the Eagle Ford and elsewhere in the state to fund the repair and improvement of county roads that are being impacted by the high volume of heavy truck traffic that comes along with rapid oil and gas development.
Geldhof added that Palin, for the most part, ignored natural resource issues as governor, instead giving higher priority to oil taxation and gas development.
This constant smokescreen of hyperbolic nonsense distracts the public and policymakers from dealing with the real issues that everyone agrees come along with the highly positive aspects of oil and natural gas development.
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With the Philippines, China does seem to be taking a somewhat softer line, pushing the possibility of joint oil-and-gas development.
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Perhaps the most formidable competitor is Compact GTL. This UK-based company is focused largely on addressing the problem of what to do with associated gas resulting from oil development that would otherwise be flared or reinjected.
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He talked about how his administration is pursuing new domestic energy sources, expanding oil and gas production, and reducing our overall reliance on oil through development of renewable energy.
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