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Shale Development

144 published works

Energy & Environmental Law Blog July 28, 2011
Shale Development? Politics Matter.
By Greg Russell
The WSJ has a good article on the substantial impact environmental politics can have on a state's oil and gas - and job - development. Comparing Pennsylvania and New York,…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog June 18, 2011
“America Needs the Shale Revolution”
By Greg Russell
That's the title to an article in the WSJ: "The shale drilling boom now underway in Texas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and other states is already creating jobs, slashing natural-gas prices,…
Washington Energy Report June 3, 2011
New York Sues Over Shale Drilling
By Troutman Pepper
On May 31, 2011, New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, filed an action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York seeking declaratory and injunctive…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog April 18, 2011
French Shale Gas
By Greg Russell
The WSJ has an interesting article on the shale potential in France. "One option that has been fiercely debated is shale gas, whose emergence in the U.S. has helped the…
Mass Tort Defense April 12, 2011
Plaintiffs Bar Looking to Attack Exploration of Shale Gas
By Sean Wajert
Many of our readers may have seen the recent cover story in Time noting how natural gas from shale rock promises to provide cleaner, abundant energy f
Energy & Environmental Law Blog April 10, 2011
Inquirer Articles
By Greg Russell
The Philadelphia Inquirer has a couple of articles to note: Pa.'s Natural Gas Rush, and Shale-gas regulation near river divides Pa. You might take a look.
Energy & Environmental Law Blog April 10, 2011
The Promise of Shale Gas
By Greg Russell
The WSJ has a good article on the potential of shale gas. "What has become known as the "unconventional-natural-gas revolution" has turned a shortage into a large surplus and transformed…
Energy & Environmental Law Blog April 9, 2011
Shale Energy
By Greg Russell
From CNBC: "Energy Output From Shale Rock Could Match 20th Century Oil Boom." Best line - "You can't leave 160 billion barrels in the ground."
Energy & Environmental Law Blog March 27, 2011
Marcellus: The Origins
By Greg Russell
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an interesting article on the start of the Marcellus shale boom. "But a convergence of Wall Street interests, corporate money and academia helped transform Marcellus almost…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs March 10, 2011
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : March 10, 2011
By Colin O'Keefe
Without any real prominent themes to today's roundup, we have a smattering of everything from the 134 posts on The LexBlog Network today. As a highlight, Dale Tice has an…