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Gas deposit up for grabs Sat Feb 6, 2010

Recently several acres of mineral leases have been purchased just south of New York state. The price paid for these leases was huge. But if the energy companies can drill wells in Pennsylvania and ... more...
SV students put spotlight on gas drilling Sat Feb 6, 2010

CONKLIN - Economics, the environment, the nation's energy needs and government regulation: The Marcellus Shale has all the hallmarks of a good story.Natural Gas Drilling: Where Do You Stand? from J... more...
Town of Maine landowners sign $18 million natural gas deal Wed Feb 3, 2010

In a vote of confidence for the future of natural gas production in New York, a Denver company has signed a deal with landowners worth up to $18 million plus royalties for rights to 3,000 acres in ... more...
Thrown the Lobby Out the Door Wed Feb 3, 2010

Throw the Lobby Out the Door Gas lease landholders forming a non-profit lobby. Now there is the all time oxymoron if ever there was one. The bottom line, actually the only line, on drilling for gas... more...
Frac Flack Mon Feb 1, 2010

To frac or not to frac. That is the question that is dividing our county. Whether it is nobler to stand on the side of the "environmentalists" or with the land owners who want to see their land "wo... more...

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Landowners form nonprofit drilling advocacy group Tue Feb 2, 2010

Landowners in Broome County, looking to strengthen their standing to challenge energy companies and lobby lawmakers in Albany, are forming a nonprofit organization called the Joint Landowners Coali... more...
Keuka Lake town of Pulteney could be next natural gas battleground Thu Jan 14, 2010

The Steuben County town of Pulteney could be the next battleground in the ongoing natural gas exploration debate. Chesapeake Energy has approached the town about converting a former natural gas wel... more...
MARCELLUS SHALE-Gas firms poised to drill in N.Y. Mon Jan 11, 2010

As Pa. wells multiply, plans continue developing north of the border By Tom Wilber twilber@gannett.com Staff Writer If the Marcellus Shale were a target, the bull's-eye would encompass northern Pen... more...