From a press release from the Bucknell Environmental Center: Presentation - “Guinea Pigs Atop the Marcellus Shale” 8 – 9:30 pm on Monday, May 2nd at the Union County Government Center, 155 North 15th Street in Lewisburg. The event is free and open to the public. Barbara Jarmoska, who serves on the Board of Directors of the Responsible Drilling Alliance (RDA), a … [Read more...]
TNC Presentation on Marcellus Shale – Monday, April 4 @ 4:30pm
What: Presentation by The Nature Conservancy on Marcellus Shale/PA Energy Impacts When: Monday, April 4th at 4:30pm Where: Bertrand Library, Traditional Reading Room Refreshments will be served. Come and hear Tamara Gagnolet, GIS Analyst and Conservation Data Manager for the Pennsylvania chapter of the Nature Conservancy, discuss her work in using GIS to analyze … [Read more...]
NYT map graphic on toxic contamination from natural gas wells
The New York Times has put out a new interactive map graphic that visualizes toxic contamination found in the wastewater from natural gas wells in PA. The data - from 149 wells - is visualized by the type of contaminant (radium, uranium, gross alpha and benzene) and the amount by which each well exceeded the federal drinking water standard. Below are some screenshots from the … [Read more...]
New conservation and Marcellus Shale-related data available on Xanthus GIS Server
Several new datasets from Platts (an energy consulting firm) and the Nature Conservancy were added to the GIS Data folder on Xanthus last night. The data includes gas compressor stations for PA, NY and WV along with current and projected locations of Marcellus Shale wells and wind turbines in PA. Forest patches and landscape blocks are also included in the data from the … [Read more...]
Presentation by the Nature Conservancy – Monday, April 4th at 4:30pm
Save the date - April 4th at 4:30pm. Tamara Gagnolet, GIS Analyst and Conservation Data Manager for the Pennsylvania chapter of the Nature Conservancy, will be at Bucknell on April 4th, 2011 to discuss her work in using GIS to analyze potential impacts of Marcellus Shale gas drilling in Pennsylvania. The Nature Conservancy recently released part 1 of its 'Pennsylvania Energy … [Read more...]