Pennsylvania’s Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force presents recommendations
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf asked his Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force to come up with ways to improve infrastructure development across the state.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PowerSource reports that this week, the group presented 184 recommendations for pipeline development, but some of these recommendations are unlikely to be enforced.
The thousands of miles of pipeline planned for Pennsylvania would carry Marcellus shale gas to market. The pipelines would likely affect farmers and landowners. Union workers see the pipelines as job opportunities. Both those in favor of the pipelines and those against the pipelines are obstructing development or enabling it, respectively.
Via: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PowerSource > Report from pipeline task force elicits comments from supporters, foes
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What is fracking?
Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
Is it safe?
What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
Will my water catch on fire?
Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.