Governor’s Commission Split on How to Proceed

Yesterday (5/15/13), CitizenShale joined with a coalition of state and national organizations to send a  letter to Maryland’s Secretaries at Department of Environment (MDE) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR), asking that this week’s MSAC meeting be postponed due to concerns about the … More

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Upcoming Events, May 2013

Three programs of interest: May 17 MD Governor’s Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission will meet, public input welcomed.  May 21-23, Educate Federal Legislators in Washington, DC.  May 22 (Following your afternoon in DC) take a ride down the river to the … More

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Canada’s Leading Geoscientist to Speak in Frostburg, MD

The Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science presents a free public lecture, “The Energy Sustainability Dilemma: Powering the Future in a Finite World,” by Canadian geoscientist and unconventional natural gas expert David Hughes. The lecture … More

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Closer to Fracking in Maryland?

Both a proposed moratorium on fracking permitting that allowed time for study and regulatory review, and a proposed ban on hydraulic fracturing were defeated by Maryland’s Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs committee this week.   Although similar bills have … More

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