Has New York missed the gas-drilling boom?

Falling natural gas prices may leave New York’s portion of the Marcellus Shale formation untapped. In today’s Poughkeepsie Journal Jon Campbell wrote, Close to four years of regulatory review and a de facto moratorium later, New York’s portion of the Marcellus remains u
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Remote gas well monitoring technology applied to Marcellus Shale site

Peter Gardette of AOL.com discusses how new technology is allowing gas companies to remotely monitor at Marcellus Shale gas wells.  It would help insure compliance with environmental requirements.  You can read Gardett’s piece here.
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Hydrofracking: Getting the facts right

The following comes from a letter to the editor: Natural Gas can be safe to develop in New York To the Editor: The Feb. 6 letter “Reasons for the president to oppose hydrofracking,” contains several inaccuracies about the hydraulic fracturing process used in the development of nat
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Destiny USA strikes “green” gold

Destiny USA has announced it has achieved official LEED® Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its efforts while constructing a 1.3 million square foot expansion of Carousel Center in Syracuse.  That award was verified by the Green Building Certification Instit
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Business and Labor tell NYS assembly to keep Indian Point open

New York Business and Labor Leaders Tell New York State Assembly Energy and Corporations Chairmen: “Preliminary Findings” on Indian Point ring false and contradict expert testimony; Urge Chairmen and members to take “a deliberate and careful look at the extensive information p
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Myths and realities on Marcellus Shale development

Plentiful oil, natural gas can be extracted safely In a guest column on NKY.com Dr. Robert W. Chas, Chair and Professor in the Department of Petroleum Engineering & Geology at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio writes – “During the national debate on the utilization o
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Democrats counter GOP’s push to approve Keystone Pipeline

The Hill (2/5, Restuccia) reported that in order to counter the Republican push to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, Democrats in both the House and the Senate “revived long-standing concerns this week that oil from the project will be exported to other countries.” The Hil
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Business Council: SolarRECs would cost New York jobs, increase rates

Jon Campbell, on the Democrat and Chronicle blog, wrote about the debate between business and environmental groups over a proposal that would require utilities to purchase solar renewable energy credits. A recent report by the New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSE
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Study determines that a solar mandate will have a net negative effect on the economy

The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA), in consultation with the Public Service Commission (PSC), completed a benefit-cost study (including job creation and economic development impacts) of installing 2,500 MW of PV by 2020, and/or 5,000 MW by 2025. “
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Retail price for electricity in NY third highest in the nation

The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released new data that shows NY ranks third (behind Hawaii and Connecticut) in average retail price for electricity. The national average is 9.83 cents/kWh; New York’s average for 2010 was 16.41 cents/kWh. To view data for all state
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