In 2016, Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania created a new training center in Monaca (Beaver County), PA, to train its workers to handle things that can go wrong with natural gas piped into homes (see the Post-Gazette story, Columbia Gas’ new training site a place where anything can go wrong). The small model neighborhood created by…
Read More...With buckets of money being thrown at hydrogen energy as the next great savior of humankind (so we don’t toast ourselves to death), it’s no wonder that power generation and local gas utility companies are looking at and experimenting with mixing hydrogen with natural gas to reduce carbon dioxide (and methane) emissions. NiSource, owner and…
Read More...New shale permits issued for Sep 11 – 17 in the Marcellus/Utica rebounded. There were 22 new permits issued last week, up from 14 issued two weeks ago. But the increase came from an unlikely source. Last week’s permit tally included 9 new permits in Pennsylvania, 1 new permit in Ohio, and 12 new permits…
Read More...Although Shell maintains flaring and accidental emissions from its new multi-billion-dollar ethane cracker in Beaver County, PA, have not violated state and federal air standards, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) says they have–on numerous occasions. Shell didn’t argue the point, and in May, the company agreed to pay nearly $10 million in fines…
Read More...Although Shell maintains flaring and accidental emissions from its new multi-billion-dollar ethane cracker in Beaver County, PA, have not violated state and federal air standards, the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) says they have–on numerous occasions. Shell didn’t argue the point, and in May, the company agreed to pay nearly $10 million in fines…
Read More...Yesterday around 30-40 environmental activists (anti-fossil fuelers), along with a handful of local residents, rallied in Beaver, PA, before showing up for the Beaver County Commission regular meeting. The protesters, who want the Shell ethane cracker plant shut down, vented their concerns about the plant to county commissioners. The three county commissioners listened while antis
Read More...In March, Shell said its Pennsylvania ethane cracker facility had not–using new, more accurate methods of measuring emissions–violated emissions limits… Continue reading The post Shell Cracker Agrees to $10M Shakedown from PA, Restarting Now first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...The Shell ethane cracker plant in Beaver County, PA (near Pittsburgh) has experienced a number of problems over the past… Continue reading The post Shell PA Cracker Plant Remains Shut Down for “Few Weeks” at Least first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Yesterday two radicalized Big Green groups–the Environmental Integrity Project (based in D.C.) and the Clean Air Council (based in Philadelphia)–filed… Continue reading The post Radical Antis File Lawsuit Aiming to Shut Down Shell PA Cracker first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...The Shell ethane cracker plant in Beaver County, PA (near Pittsburgh) has experienced a number of problems over the past… Continue reading The post Shell CEO Calls PA Cracker Plant Problems “Technical Niggles” first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...The Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) continues its delay, deny, and defend strategy with a PennEnergy Resources to draw… Continue reading The post Antis Use Wild Claims to Oppose PennEnergy Creek Water Request first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Air monitors at Shell’s ethane cracker plant detected elevated levels of benzene (which can cause cancer in humans) following an… Continue reading The post Air Monitors Detect Benzene at Fenceline of Shell Cracker in Monaca first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...Last night, Shell hosted a virtual community meeting to address air monitoring and recent problems experienced at the company’s ethane… Continue reading The post Shell Hosts Virtual Meeting with Community re Cracker Problems first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...The mighty Shell ethane cracker in Beaver County, PA (called Shell Polymers Monaca) has had “issues” getting and staying fully… Continue reading The post PA DEP Investigates Bad Odor Coming from Shell Cracker Plant first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Read More...The mighty Shell ethane cracker has had “issues” getting and staying fully up to speed. Since it officially went online… Continue reading The post PA DEP Issues Three More Air Pollution NOVs to Shell Cracker first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
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