Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania

A discussion about Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and implications for natural gas development. Guest Tom Murphy, host Dave Messersmith, both Penn State Extension Educators.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• marcellus
• shale
• natural
• gas
• exploration
• leasing
• penn
• state
• cooperative
• extension
• tom
• murphy
• dave
• messersmith

[hythloth70]

What is sad is that most of the gas is being liquified and sold to China. I am amazed at how many people think America is benefiting from this drilling. You are being used and maybe you will wake up before its too late.

[PSUWayneCounty]

Do you have a reference for this information? The last available information from the US Energy Information Administration indicated the US was shipping no natural gas to China.

[DaMav]

good info; hope you can work on the audio quality in the future

[PSUWayneCounty]

Thank you. We've been busy but hope to add more material (with better audio) shortly.

[PlanetThoughts]

This is a horrible deception. I have seen the photos. Giant pools of toxic water with almost 250 chemicals - which the drilling companies refuse to reveal - are left in pools on the surface. Fresh water becomes toxic water, many billions of gallons worth. The land is damaged with roads, diesel equipment, trucks, and toxic emissions. The PA Extension has been complicit in "selling" landowners on the purity of the process. This is a terrible disservice to PA citizens.

[PSUWayneCounty]

I think the record shows that PSU Extension has provided accurate, fact based information about the process of natural gas exploration. We've presented the facts about the issues you mention during our educational programs.

[aztiff]

Fools to allow this. The downside far outlasts the fast money

[queerplanet]

What about the poisonous chemicals leaking into water supplies, and the fractures causing gas to leak into home water supplies?

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People aren't making this stuff up.

Water is being poisoned in this process.

[Sekryonero]

if its being sold, then we are making money for our economy. therefore, we ARE benefitting

[eastrockaway11518]

N.Y.S. says

“We’re the crown jewel here,” said Marchie Diffendorf, chairman of the landowners group and a Broome County legislator. “You hear a lot of stories (from Pennsylvania) about people putting in new kitchens and new bathrooms and buying new trucks and tractors. When I sign a lease I’m going to do some remodeling on the house.” WTF this Guy needs a new Kitchen!

[Harleyman440]

These gas companys should be stopped. All this is doing is destroying our enviroment

[saljesraf]

We MUST stop the destruction of our water quality in Pennsylvania!

[wisconsintricker]

we are all being fooled here this is not a great thing but our world is being ruined by greedy people. we need water clean water to live and fracking is destroying drinking water natural gas will ruin your well water and don,t think you can filter your water and make it safe. WATCH GASLAND BY JOSH FOX get the truth and please don't be foolish and sign a lease to allow for natural gas drilling on your property and beg your neighbors not to for all our sakes and our children LOVE your FAMILY

[jmecrg]

if ya`ll dont wont the oil company`s on your land...... DONT LEASE IT TO THEM!!!!!!!!! and can anyone show me a solid proof video of contamination not a video of someone complaining about what they THINK is wrong . i`m not saying there arent any i just cant find them

[magicallyenchanting]

This is terrible biased information about the industry. Do your homework. I promise you won't have to dig that deep. Gas drilling is dangerous.