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Fracking: The Music Video
Have you been curious what all the hubbub on "fracking" is about?
Chesapeake Energy's $5 Billion Shuffle
The energy giant raised the cash it needed to survive by slashing royalties it paid property owners to drill on their land. More »
Buried Secrets: Is Natural Gas Drilling Endangering U.S. Water Supplies?
A series of contamination incidents have raised questions about an EPA study finding hydraulic fracturing safe and ignited a debate over whether the chemicals used in fracking may threaten the nation's increasingly precious drinking water supply.
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Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated
Natural gas drilling is exempt from restrictions of the Safe Drinking Water Act, but congressional Democrats are working on legislation to change that. More »
Natural Gas Drilling: What We Don't Know
More than a year of investigation by ProPublica, however, shows that the issues are far less settled than the industry contends, and that hidden environmental costs could cut deeply into the anticipated benefits. More »
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New York State of Fracking: A ProPublica Explainer
Court cases. A governor's moratorium. Pending health study. A quick guide to the state of fracking in New York.
California Halts Injection of Fracking Waste, Warning it May Be Contaminating Aquifers
State's drought has forced farmers to rely on groundwater, even as California aquifers have been intentionally polluted due to exemptions for oil industry.
Aggressive Tactic on the Fracking Front
A Pennsylvania gas company offers residents cash to buy protection from any claims of harm.
In Fracking Hotbed, a Muted Approach to Regulation
In Ohio, where gas drilling is booming and toxic waste abundant, legislators acted modestly to address concerns about public safety.
In Fracking Fight, a Worry About How Best to Measure Health Threats
In Pennsylvania, opponents of gas drilling say regulators are slow and unprepared in responding to air quality complaints.
Chesapeake Energy's $5 Billion Shuffle
The energy giant raised the cash it needed to survive by slashing royalties it paid property owners to drill on their land.
Drilling for Certainty: The Latest in Fracking Health Studies
ProPublica surveys some recent research on potential health implications of hydro fracking.
Unfair Share: How Oil and Gas Drillers Avoid Paying Royalties
Income from oil and gas production doesn't always trickle down to landowners, as companies find ways to minimize the share they pay in royalties.
New Study Finds High Levels of Arsenic in Groundwater Near Fracking Sites
A Q&A with Brian Fontenot, whose research gives the latest indication that fracking may be tied to arsenic contamination.
EPA's Abandoned Wyoming Fracking Study One Retreat of Many
When the Environmental Protection Agency abruptly retreated on its investigation into water contamination in a central Wyoming natural gas field recently, it shocked environmentalists and energy industry supporters alike.
Another Layer to Rendell's Fracking Connections
Ed Rendell, the former Pennsylvania governor who oversaw a boom in the state's natural gas business, is special counsel to a Philadelphia firm deeply involved in the controversial fracking trade.
More Than a Matter of Opinion: Ed Rendell's Plea for Fracking Fails to Disclose Industry Ties
Rendell, who supported fracking when he was governor of Pennsylvania, urged Andrew Cuomo of New York to get behind the industry in a strongly worded newspaper piece. He left a few details out.
Land Grab Cheats North Dakota Tribes Out of $1 Billion, Suits Allege
Native Americans on an oil-rich reservation have been cheated out of more than $1 billion by schemes to buy drilling rights for lowball prices — and the federal government failed in its legal obligation to ensure a fair deal, lawsuits claim.
Update: State Oil and Gas Regulators Still Spread Thin
ProPublica updates its database of regulatory oversight in oil and gas producing states, adding data on agency budgets and wells used to inject waste.
Updated: State Gas Drilling Regulatory Staff Tracker
How big is the natural gas drilling regulatory staff in your state?
New Study: Fluids From Marcellus Shale Likely Seeping Into PA Drinking Water
Researchers show natural fluids are migrating from thousands of feet underground and reaching drinking water supplies, raising concerns that man-made chemicals and waste could do the same.
The New 'Dallas': Sex, Scandal and U.S. Energy Policy!
There's plenty of cheesy drama in the revamped soap. There's also fracking and frank discussion about energy.
North Dakota's Oil Boom Brings Damage Along With Prosperity
Booming oil production has brought a flood of toxic waste to North Dakota. Energy companies reported more than 1,000 releases of oil and wastewater last year alone.
New Study Predicts Frack Fluids Can Migrate to Aquifers Within Years
A new study has raised fresh concerns about the safety of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, concluding that fracking chemicals injected into the ground could migrate toward drinking water supplies far more quickly than experts have previously predicted.
ALEC and ExxonMobil Push Loopholes in Fracking Chemical Disclosure Rules
The conservative nonprofit group ALEC has pushed industry-backed model legislation that lets oil and gas companies muddy the waters on disclosure of fracking chemicals.
Four Big Takeaways From This Week's Fracking Talk
In case you couldn't make it, or don't have time to watch the hour-plus recording, we pulled out the highlights.
The Best Watchdog Journalism On Fracking
A special edition of Top #Muckreads in advance of a ProPublica Tenement Talk on "The Perils and Promise of Fracking."
So, Is Dimock's Water Really Safe to Drink?
Preliminary test data appears to complicate the Environmental Protection Agency's assurances that the water is safe to drink in a Pennsylvania town (EPA said nothing about cause).
What the Frack is in That Water?
Environmentalists have repeatedly pressed regulators to compel oil and gas companies to report what chemicals they use in the drilling and fracking process. No one knows the exact makeup of the frack mixture or drilling muds, but this list breaks down the main ingredients revealed so far.
What the Frack is in That Water?
Environmentalists have repeatedly pressed regulators to compel oil and gas companies to report what chemicals they use in the drilling and fracking process. No one knows the exact makeup of the frack mixture or drilling muds, but this list breaks down the main ingredients revealed so far.
New York Court Affirms Towns' Powers to Ban Fracking
New York communities gain new authority to determine who can frack in their town.
Federal Rules to Disclose Fracking Chemicals Could Come with Exceptions
New proposed federal regulations would require drillers to disclose the names and concentrations of the chemicals they use, but would allow exemptions for substances deemed trade secrets.
From Gung-Ho to Uh-Oh: Charting the Government's Moves on Fracking
Fracking has only recently become a household word, but government involvement with the drilling technique goes back decades. We trace officials' moves -- and levels of caution -- over time. over time.
From Gung-Ho to Uh-Oh: Charting the Government's Moves on Fracking
The government's involvement with fracking actually goes back decades, and includes a nuclear blast. But calls for regulation are increasing.
Years After Evidence of Fracking Contamination, EPA to Supply Drinking Water to Homes in Pa. Town
The federal agency announced it would bring tanks of drinking water to four homes in Dimock, Pa.
EPA Sees Risks to Water, Workers In New York Fracking Rules
In 47 pages of comments, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency weighs in on New York's potentially precedent-setting regulations for natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale.
Fracking Cracks the Public Consciousness in 2011
The year brings a bumper crop of studies, intensifying health concerns, and a landmark development when environmental regulators conclude hydraulic fracturing likely caused groundwater contamination for the first time.
Oh, Canada's Become a Home for Record Fracking
While furious debate over fracking rages in the U.S., the controversial practice has been embraced across the border. British Columbia and Alberta have offered incentives and loosened regulations to attract drilling.
Feds Link Water Contamination to Fracking for the First Time
The EPA's investigation into water pollution near Pavillion, Wyo., produces landmark findings that could erode arguments used to defend safety of the gas drilling process.
Energy Dept. Panel Warns of Environmental Toll of Current Gas Drilling Practices
A report from a federal panel on shale gas said that without urgent action to improve drilling practices, regulators and the energy industry risk a public backlash that could slow development.
EPA Finds Compound Used in Fracking in Wyoming Aquifer
After years of complaints from residents about foul water and health concerns, government investigators have found chemical compounds consistent with those used in natural gas fracking.
EPA Plans to Issue Rules Covering Fracking Wastewater
The federal government had left it to states to decide how to regulate wastewater that was discharged from wells to streams, but now says it will develop national standards.
Doctors Ask New York to Study Health Impacts Before Allowing Fracking
Medical professionals and environmentalists sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying the state should study the health effects of gas drilling before allowing more of it .
Pennsylvania Governor Proposes Fee on Gas Drillers
Pennsylvania is the only major oil-and-gas producing state without a drilling tax. The state's governor has promised not to raise taxes so he's proposing a fee instead, angering environmentalists.
Science Lags as Health Problems Emerge Near Gas Fields
People who live close to natural gas drilling in four states complain of similar health symptoms, ranging from respiratory infections to lesions and neurological problems, but there is little science or study to get at the cause of their ailments.
Who Are America's Top 10 Gas Drillers?
Though the industry sometimes touts natural gas drilling as dominated by small businesses, the 10 largest drillers account for one-third of all domestic production.
Report for Obama Questions Effectiveness of Gas Drilling Regulations
An Energy Department panel said there are serious environmental consequences of drilling for gas in deep shale formations. Without action, the panel said, those problems will worsen.
N.Y. Enviro Commissioner Expects Little From EPA Fracking Study
In an interview, the commissioner of New York's Department of Environmental Conservation says he is confident underground contamination from hydraulic fracturing is not a risk, and that the Environmental Protection Agency's study of fracking won't yield new information.
Does an Old EPA Fracking Study Provide Proof of Contamination?
A 24-year-old EPA report uncovered this week adds to a list of examples of how water supplies are polluted in natural gas drilling areas and provides the strongest articulation yet by federal officials that fracking has caused the contamination.
EPA Proposes New Rules on Emissions Released by Fracking
New federal regulations would require companies to reduce the amount of smog-forming and toxic pollutants emitted in many stages of the production, transmission and storage of natural gas.
State Fracking Rules Could Allow Drilling Near New York City Water Supply Tunnels
City officials had advocated for a seven-mile buffer. Instead, the state is proposing to allow drilling within 1,000 feet of tunnels that carry water to New York City.
Lawsuits Predicted as New York Towns Ponder Whether to Block Fracking
Drilling is still months away, but talk has already begun about legal challenges from energy companies and landowners in the areas where hydraulic fracturing would be prohibited.
Oil and Gas Drilling Surges Despite Increased Oversight
The pace of domestic oil and gas drilling is nearing the 20-year high reached before the recession. The growth undermines claims that increased regulation slows drilling.
EPA Fracking Study to Focus on Five States—But Not Wyoming
The EPA has picked 7 sites in 5 states that it will focus on for its national study of the effects of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water.
Critics Find Gaps in State Laws to Disclose Hydrofracking Chemicals
Five states have adopted rules requiring drilling companies to disclose what's in hydraulic fracturing fluids, but critics say they don't go far enough to protect public health and the environment.
Exxon Ad Makes Gas Drilling Seem Simpler—and Safer—Than It Really Is
Exxon's full-page ad illustrates how well pipes are protected with casings of steel and cement. But the picture's not as pretty as the company paints it.
Forced Pooling: When Landowners Can't Say No to Drilling
Gas drillers are using a powerful legal tool to force reluctant landowners to cooperate.
PA Officials Issue Largest Fine Ever to Gas Driller
Chesapeake Energy is fined more than $1 million after contaminating water supplies in Bradford County.
Gas Drilling Companies Hold Data Needed by Researchers to Assess Risk to Water Quality
The drilling industry complained about a lack of data related to methane in water wells that it has been collecting for years.
Fracking: The Music Video
A great video explaining fracking.
Scientific Study Links Flammable Drinking Water to Fracking
For the first time, a peer-reviewed scientific study has linked natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing with a pattern of drinking water contamination so severe that some faucets can be lit on fire.
PA Oil and Gas Inspectors Free to Issue Violations Without Approval From Top, Enviro Chief Says
Officials say oil and gas inspectors do not need approval from DEP Secretary Michael Krancer to issue violations to companies drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale, contradicting earlier reports and leaked emails.
Response to Pa. Gas Well Accident Took 13 Hours Despite State Plan for Quick Action
A Texas emergency response team was flown in to deal with a recent Pennsylvania gas well accident, even though the state arranged last year for a local team to be available.
Natural Gas Drilling Is at a Crucial Turning Point
The natural gas industry must develop regulations that scale up drilling safely and learn from the mistakes made in the United States.
PA Senate Confirms Controversial Job Czar Nominee
C. Alan Walker, a former coal baron and prominent Republican donor, gained unanimous support to oversee the PA's Department of Community and Economic Development.
More Reasons to Question Whether Gas Is Cleaner Than Coal
Evidence continues to mount saying that natural gas is not be as clean as we like to think.
Pa.'s New Jobs Czar Fought Enviro Regs for Years
Pennsylvania's governor has asked C. Alan Walker to promote job growth by helping companies get the permits that they need. But Walker's personal business history raises a crucial question: How might an anti-regulation coal mogul affect the state's environmental regulations for the Marcellus Shale?
Deteriorating Oil and Gas Wells Threaten Drinking Water, Homes Across the Country
Oil, gas and tainted water can seep through abandoned gas and oil wells into drinking water sources and sometimes into septic systems. But most states don't have enough money to plug them.
Pennsylvania Limits Authority of Oil and Gas Inspectors
A leaked memo says oil and gas inspectors can no longer issue violations to drilling companies in the Marcellus Shale without first getting the approval of top officials.
PA Governor Gives Energy Executive Supreme Authority Over Environmental Permitting
Pennsylvania's governor has appointed an energy industry executive to oversee the state's job creation effort and wants to give him unusual authority to streamline state permits, including for gas drilling.
Former Bush EPA Official Says Fracking Exemption Went Too Far; Congress Should Revisit
Benjamin Grumbles, assistant administrator for water at the Environmental Protection Agency in the George W. Bush administration, ponders criticism leveled at a 2004 study on hydraulic fracturing and suggests that it's now time for Congress and the EPA to take another look at the practice.
Natural Gas Drilling Debate Heats Up: Read Our Guide
The possible dangers of gas drilling, including the process known as hydraulic fracturing, are drawing more attention from the media as gas drilling expands across the United States. Here's a quick breakdown of the key issues, drawn from ProPublica's reporting.
Hydrofracked? One Man's Mystery Leads to a Backlash Against Natural Gas Drilling
When the well water on Louis Meeks' ranch turned brown and oily, he suspected that the thousands of natural gas wells dotting the once-empty Wyoming landscape were somehow to blame. The hard part was proving it.
John Hanger, PA's Former Environmental Chief, Talks About Challenges of Keeping Gas Drilling Safe
The former head of Pennsylvania's environmental agency defends his department, but says more work is needed to protect the state's natural resources from gas drilling.
EPA Wants to Look at Full Lifecycle of Fracking in New Study
An EPA study would be the most comprehensive investigation yet of whether hydraulic fracturing risks polluting drinking water near oil and gas wells across the nation.
Anatomy of a Gas Well: What Happened When a Well Was Drilled in a National Forest
A U.S. Forest Service report chronicles the damage done by a gas well in the Monongahela National Forest, deep in the mountains of West Virginia.
Many PA Gas Wells Go Unreported for Months
With Pennsylvania not enforcing reporting rules, regulators may lack details on some wells until months after they are drilled.
Drilling Industry Says Diesel Use Was Legal
After three members of Congress found that drilling companies used more than 32 million gallons of diesel fuel to hydraulically fracture oil and gas wells between 2005 and 2009, the industry is fighting back.
Clearing the Air on ProPublica's Drilling Pollution Story
ProPublica responds to a pro-drilling industry group that questioned the veracity of its story on greenhouse gas emissions from gas fields
In Symbolic Move, Philadelphia Calls for Gas Drilling Ban
Philadelphia officials recommended holding off on drilling in the watershed that provides the city's drinking water until an EPA fracking study is finished. The city is the latest of several local governments to call for drilling bans.
Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated
New emissions estimates by the Environmental Protection Agency cast doubt on the assumption that gas offers a quick and easy solution to climate change.
As Pennsylvania Implements New Wastewater Rules, Some State Waterways Still Face Problems
Many of Pennsylvania's waterways suffer from high levels of contaminants found in gas drilling wastewater. New state regulations are supposed to help, but their immediate effects are hard to gauge.
Opponents to Fracking Disclosure Take Big Money From Industry
The Interior Department wades into controversy as it mulls whether to require drilling companies to disclose the chemicals they use to frack wells drilled on public lands.
Pennsylvania's Governor-Elect Nominates Insiders for Top Environmental Posts
New faces will oversee the expanding gas drilling industry in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale.
Pennsylvania's Drilling Wastewater Released to Streams, Some Unaccounted For
As gas-drilling operations proliferated in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale over the past couple of years, most of the hundreds of millions of gallons of briny wastewater they produced was eventually dumped into the state's rivers. Much of the rest is unaccounted for.
Regulation and Disclosure of Fracking at the Center of Gas Drilling Debate
The use of a mix of water and chemicals, known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has generated controversy and a series of studies, orders and regulations in 2010 from the federal government and a number of states on the topic of gas drilling.
Residents Divided About PA's Agreement With Gas Drilling Company Over Water Contamination
Residents of Dimock, Pa., are surprised -- and in some cases upset -- by a settlement that state environmental regulators reached last week with Cabot Oil & Gas, which the Department of Environmental Protection says contaminated local water from its gas drilling operations.
Executive Order Suspending Fracking Brings Little Change
Gov. David Paterson recently issued an executive order suspending the approval of certain types of gas drilling permits. But his action did little to change the status quo, because the DEC had already stopped issuing such permits.
Some Appointees to Oil and Gas Commission Are Industry Execs, Lobbyists
Industry executives and lobbyists hold positions on an interstate oil and gas commission that espouses the safety of hydraulic fracturing.
Beyond Fracking: Experts Challenge Safety of Exploratory Wells, Vertical Drilling
Expert testimony for an administrative hearing disputes the safety of exploratory wells and vertical drilling.
NY Assembly Approves Hydraulic Fracturing Moratorium
The New York state legislature gave its final approval to a bill that would, if signed by the governor, place a hold on new fracking until May 2011.
Pittsburgh Bans Natural Gas Drilling
Citing health and environmental concerns, Pittsburgh's city council unanimously passes a ban on natural gas drilling within city limits.
Halliburton's Stonewalling Works in Pa., but Sparks Subpoena at EPA
Halliburton's refusal to give the EPA a list of its fracking chemicals may seem risky, but its anti-disclosure campaign appears to be working in Pennsylvania.
Interview: Former NY Environmental Commissioner Pete Grannis on Gas Drilling
Recently ousted New York environmental commissioner Pete Grannis talks to ProPublica about hydraulic fracturing, his time as a regulator and the future of natural gas drilling in America.
Science Says Methane in PA. Water Is from Drilling, Not Natural Causes
Testing has shown that methane gas in water wells across the country matches the methane being drilled for natural gas supplies. But a woman quoted in a New York Times report hinted that in Pennsylvania -- despite state official's conclusions to the contrary -- that may not be the case.
Two Companies Seek Trade Secret Status for Fracking Fluids in Wyoming
New rules in Wyoming require natural gas drilling companies to disclose the makeup of their hydraulic fracturing fluids, but two chemical manufacturers don't want to share their formulas with the public.
Leaked Memo Depicts Bare-Bones Regulatory Environment for NY Gas Drilling
Memo from fired New York environmental chief says Paterson budget cuts would make it harder to clean up spills, respond to natural gas drilling in New York state.
Pa. Environmental Agency Butts Heads With Gas Drilling Company Over Town's Water Woes
Environmental regulators in Pennsylvania say they'll likely end up in court with a gas drilling company they say has contaminated the drinking water supply for families living in Dimock, Pa.
Wyoming Fracking Rules Would Disclose Drilling Chemicals
New rules place Wyoming at the forefront of the national push to disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing.
Do 'Environmental Extremists' Pose Criminal Threat to Gas Drilling?
A state bulletin warns that environmental "extremists" may target public hearings and other events for criminal activity to protest natural gas drilling in rural parts of Pennsylvania, but drilling opponents say the threat is exaggerated.
Feds Warn Residents Near Wyoming Gas Drilling Sites Not to Drink Their Water
The federal government is warning residents in a small Wyoming town with extensive natural gas development not to drink their water.
What You Need to Know About Hydrofracking
PBS "Need to Know" Focuses on hydraulic fracturing.
Drilling Industry and Gubernatorial Candidates Move to Weaken Some State Regulations
The drilling industry is seeking to weaken state regulations, especially in Colorado and New Mexico.
New York Senate Passes Temporary Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing
New York senate passes a bill that could effectively ban most gas and oil drilling until May 15.
Why Gas Leaks Matter in the Hydraulic Fracturing Debate
Why methane contamination is a bellwether issue in discussion of the safety of hydraulic fracturing.
Drilling Accountability Bill Would Regulate Fracturing Too
A Senate bill to crack down on oil drillers includes a measure to protect groundwater from natural gas drilling.
Information From Gas-Drilling Companies Isn't Coming Easily, Congressmen Say
A congressional committee has been trying -- without success -- to get some answers from gas companies involved in hydraulic fracturing.
Drilling Company Says It Will List Hazardous Chemicals Used in Fracking
Range Resources plans to disclose details of the chemicals it uses to drill for natural gas in Pennsylvania.
For Gas-Drilling Data, There's a New Place to Dig
A new website lets users post and find information about natural gas drilling and where it is happening.
A Fracking First in Pennsylvania: Cattle Quarantine
After contaminated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing leaks into a nearby pasture, Pennsylvania agriculture officials issue a quarantine to keep 28 beef cattle off the market.
Broad Scope of EPA's Fracturing Study Raises Ire of Gas Industry
A new EPA study of hydraulic fracturing is expected to provide a broad look at the natural gas drilling process, including injection spills, leaks and water contamination incidents.
EPA Launches National Study of Hydraulic Fracturing
The U.S. EPA plans a nationwide study to see if reported water contamination in gas drilling areas is caused by the practice of injecting chemicals and water underground to fracture the gas-bearing rock.
Gas Drillers Plead Guilty to Felony Dumping Violations
Two men face possible prison time and steep fines for dumping wastewater into an abandoned oil well in Pennsylvania.
Congress Launches Investigation Into Gas Drilling Practices
A House committee is investigating potential environmental impacts from hydraulic fracturing, as two companies acknowledge using diesel-based fluids in their wells.
Natural Gas Drilling: What We Don't Know
The issues surrounding the production of natural gas are far less settled than the industry contends.
State Oil and Gas Regulators Are Spread Too Thin to Do Their Jobs
As the gas drilling industry has boomed nationwide, the number of inspectors looking for violations has not kept pace, with some wells going uninspected for years.
Drilling Wastewater Disposal Options in N.Y. Report Have Problems of Their Own
A New York report on drilling in the Marcellus Shale lists options for disposing of the wastewater, but the operators of those facilities say those options aren't feasible.
In New Gas Wells, More Drilling Chemicals Remain Underground
Hydraulic fracturing is exempted from regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act, but new information raises questions about that exemption.
New York City Calls for Drilling Ban in Watershed, Rejects State Study
New York City officials have called for a ban on natural gas drilling within the city's 2,000-square-mile upstate watershed.
Colorado Towns Take Extra Measures to Protect Their Water From Gas Drilling
With federal land opened for drilling, two wary communities helped to set the terms.
Underused Drilling Practices Could Avoid Pollution
Innovative industry solutions that may make it easier to exploit U.S. gas reserves with less water and air pollution have not played a prominent role in the national debate over how to drill safely.
Pa. Residents Sue Gas Driller for Contamination, Health Concerns
Dimock residents seek to stop Cabot Oil and Gas from drilling in the Marcellus Shale, and want a trust fund for medical treatments.
New Yorkers Tell State Enviro Department: 'No Fracking Way'
Opponents of gas drilling in the New York City watershed speak out strongly at a hearing in Manhattan.
Congress Tells EPA to Study Hydraulic Fracturing
Legislation calls for a new review of a 2004 report in which the Environmental Protection Agency gave its blessing to the controversial drilling method.
Is New York's Marcellus Shale Too Hot to Handle?
Wastewater from gas drilling sites is found to be radioactive, leaving big questions about its treatment and disposal.
Pennsylvania Tells Drilling Company to Clean Up Its Act
Cabot Oil and Gas is fined $120,000 and faces stricter regulations after a series of spills and accidents.
Public Gets More Time to Comment on New York's Gas Drilling Plans
An extra month is allotted for people to study an environmental assessment of drilling in the Marcellus Shale.
Does Chesapeake's No-Drilling Pledge Do Enough to Protect NYC's Watershed?
An energy company sends mixed messages on drilling, and some lawmakers and environmentalists continue to push for a ban.
Feisty Audience Tackles Natural Gas Drilling Report
At a hearing in Sullivan County, N.Y., anxious residents complain that they will have little control over drilling while directly feeling its effects.
Company Won't Drill in NYC Watershed
Chesapeake Energy says it will not drill for natural gas in New York City's upstate watershed.
New York City Hints at Anti-Drilling Stance
A top environmental official makes strong comments about protecting the city's water supply, but the Bloomberg administration isn't taking a firm stance yet.
New York Drilling Study a Step Forward
New York's review of the environmental risks posed by natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale offers the clearest picture yet of the chemicals used in the drilling process called hydraulic fracturing.
Gas Drilling Vs. Drinking Water: New York City Consultant's Report Sets Stage for Fight With Albany
Reports done for the state and the city differ in their assessments of the environmental risks posed by drilling.
With Natural Gas Drilling Boom, Pennsylvania Faces an Onslaught of Wastewater
Contamination in the Monongahela River has raised questions about how Pennsylvania will handle the volume of wastewater produced by oil and gas wells.
Gas Execs Call for Disclosure of Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing
Because of growing concern about water contamination, some in the gas industry say companies should be more open about the chemicals used in drilling.
New York State Paves Way for Gas Drilling With Release of Environmental Review
A new review by a state agency proposes guidelines for hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale, but would not ban drilling within the New York City watershed.
Pennsylvania Orders Cabot Oil and Gas to Stop Fracturing in Troubled County
The shutdown of natural-gas drilling operations follows three recent chemical spills in Susquehanna County.
DEP Issues Citation to Pennsylvania Driller as a Third Spill Occurs
Cabot Oil and Gas is charged with five violations, and a state official expresses "great concern" over problems at a well near Dimock.
Frack Fluid Spill in Dimock Contaminates Stream, Killing Fish
Another contamination incident adds to the list of problems involving natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania.
EPA: Chemicals Found in Wyo. Drinking Water Might Be From Fracking
Contaminated wells in Wyoming could become the first to be scientifically linked to a gas-drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing.
More Gas Contamination Affects Pennsylvania Residents
Pennsylvania officials are investigating another natural gas well leak in Lycoming County.
Water Problems From Drilling Are More Frequent Than PA Officials Said
Methane related to the natural gas industry has contaminated water wells in at least seven Pennsylvania counties since 2004.
Inhofe Defends Hydraulic Fracturing on Senate Floor
The Oklahoma senator warned that legislation regulating the natural gas drilling process would be a "disaster."
Democrats Call for Studies as Industry Assails Proposals to Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing
Legislators who've been pushing a bill to regulate a controversial natural gas drilling process are now calling for further scientific study, a change in tack made under intense lobbying pressure and after a personal request from Colorado's Democratic governor.
Energy Industry Sways Congress With Misleading Data
The two key arguments that the oil and gas industry is using to fight federal regulation of the natural gas drilling process called hydraulic fracturing are challenged by the same data and reports the industry is using to bolster its position.
FRAC Act—Congress Introduces Twin Bills to Control Drilling and Protect Drinking Water
Legislation would give the EPA oversight of a drilling process that is suspected of contaminating aquifers.
Industry Defends Federal Loophole for Drilling Before Packed Congressional Hearing
An oil and gas process called hydraulic fracturing is exempt from federal oversight, but Congress may change that.
Natural Gas Drilling Debate Heats Up
With growing evidence of water contamination, the gas industry tries to head off new rules from Congress.
Natural Gas Politics
Natural gas drilling is exempt from restrictions of the Safe Drinking Water Act, but congressional Democrats are working on legislation to change that.
EPA Administrator Forecasts Potential Shift on Bush-Era Drilling Loophole
Environmentalists want the government to start regulating the drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing.
16 Cattle Drop Dead Near Mysterious Fluid at Gas Drilling Site
The chemicals that companies use to develop natural gas reserves remain closely guarded -- and unregulated -- secrets.
Officials in Three States Pin Water Woes on Gas Drilling
Methane has been seeping into aquifers across North America, raising questions about the risks of natural gas production..
Colorado Study Links Methane in Water to Drilling
Gas wells are the focus of a contamination investigation outside Denver, the latest in a series of such cases that have popped up around the country .
Setting the Record Straight on Hydraulic Fracturing
Details of the drilling process remain unknown, but the cases of water contamination are beyond dispute.
Where Things Stand: Environmental Pitfalls of Drilling for Natural Gas in the U.S.
The discovery of contaminated water has brought calls to slow down the unbridled production of natural gas across the country.
How the West's Energy Boom Could Threaten Drinking Water for 1 in 12 Americans
The Colorado River, vital but in trouble, now faces growing danger from drilling.
NYC: Gas Drilling Will Raise the Cost of Water by 30 Percent
If reservoirs in the Catskills are tainted, the city may need to build a water treatment plant.
NYC Wants Consultants to Probe Effect of Gas Drilling on Drinking Water
Officials worry that upstate drilling will taint reservoirs that the city depends on.
New Mexico Battles Feds to Stop Gas Drilling Near an Aquifer
The Bureau of Land Management approved energy exploration in a federal wilderness area, but state officials say the agency ignored big risks.
Graphic: Hydraulic Fracturing
What is hydraulic fracturing?
Buried Secrets: Is Natural Gas Drilling Endangering U.S. Water Supplies?
Contamination cases have followed the EPA's blessing of a widely used drilling process.
N.Y. Plans to Consider Law Limiting Natural Gas Drilling
State and local lawmakers are seeking to permanently ban drilling in the New York City watershed.
Fractured Relations—New York City Sees Drilling as Threat to Its Water Supply
The state says gas production in the Marcellus Shale won't hurt the environment, but city officials aren't satisfied.
Despite New York's Order for Environmental Review, Gas Drilling May Proceed
The governor moves to bring the state up to date with drilling technology, while the gas industry moves ahead.
Governor Signs Drilling Bill But Orders Environmental Update
A state review will examine the impact of new drilling techniques on water quality.
New York State Tightens Drilling Controls
A new requirement will force natural gas companies to disclose the chemicals they use in production.
New York's Gas Rush Poses Environmental Threat
State regulators are struggling to keep up with complicated efforts to extract natural gas.


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03/13/2009 14:57:41jim Vegas,NV-Giving Sharon A Bed
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03/13/2009 12:07:22jim (Reply)VoTech Hill - 2009/03/13
03/13/2009 06:35:10jim I just read an article about stocks
It explained that the value of a stock is based on what people think it is worth, so when it goes from $10 to $5, $5 hasn't dissappeared.
People aren't willing to pay $10 a share anymore. They think it is worth $5.
My problem with this analogy is this, if those shareholders who own most of those $10 shares sell high, then buy back the stock at $5,
they've created the perception of the stock both not being worth $10 a share, then being worth more than $5 a share.
The stock market isn't a car. Its perception of what that car is worth.
If you bought your Ford at $10,000, but now they sell it at $5,000, then you've lost $5,000 (if you try to sell it).
If it really was always worth $10,000, then its value will appreciate when it sells for what it is worth ($10,000).
The real question that needs to be asked is, why was it selling for $10,000, then for only $5,000.
Its the buyers. In the case of the stock market, the car is the same car...but it doesn't get devalued until people quit buying it.
With the stock market, the perception of what a stock is worth is created by the brokers, the news, and what has been going on with the stock.
If people are selling major shares of corporations for top dollar, the perception will be the stock isn't worth as much as what seemed to be.
I believe that is what happened to the stock market. I believe the perception of a failing economy has created one.
This is an except: Much of the talk this past week has been around Microsoft's drop in share price since they made public their acquisition offer for Yahoo. SAI has a nifty calculator and tonight Techcrunch Editor Mike Arrington calls the deal a "$80 billion Headache". TC notes that the share price of Microsoft has dropped from $32.60 per share on January 31 to $28.56, a ~13% drop. I agree with Mike that the Yahoo deal might be a factor in the decrease in stock price, but I am not sold that it's the only factor. I am certainly no stock guy (go read Howard Lindzon for that) and will never give stock advice, but I took a look at some other technology companies to see potentially what the market did as a whole during the same time (January 31st - February 8th). Also, check Ashkan's coverage of the deal, it's very thorough.
03/12/2009 17:01:01jim Vegas,NV-Luxor
03/12/2009 17:00:14jim Vegas Luxor - 2009/03/12
03/12/2009 08:31:12jim Too all of you out there losing everything
You are not alone.
Last year, I lost a fortune in stocks, I lost a fortune of equity in my home, and I too have a bad loan on my house.
Eventually I may lose everything I have.
But I have hope, that by not being alone, things will turn around.
There's a good chance I'll have to start all over again.
If I do, this time, I'll do everything better than I did the last time.
I'm not sure what happened to the stock market and the housing market.
But I have faith.
Kids will get their higher education somehow, houses will be sold, and people will somehow be able to retire, even though most of us have lost our savings.
03/11/2009 20:00:55jim Vegas,NV-Cannery-Becky,Jim
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03/10/2009 19:59:08jim Cannery w/Emily,Amy,Becky,Sonny,Robert
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03/07/2009 06:11:40jim There is no place like Vegas!
I think I've been around a lot now, and Vegas is the NY Times Square on steroids.
Coming in last night, and just driving down the strip, we must have passed at least 20,000 people, and we just drove a few blocks.
Some business have died, but most are BOOMING! Vegas has grown tremendously in the last 6 months.
I don't understand the stock market.
Why would stock prices in Las Vegas casinos fall. All the parking lots are full. Its more crowded than New York City.
THEY ARE MAKING A KILLING HERE! And its all for partying and having fun.
It seems to me, if a business is obviously turning hugh profits and are expanding, their stock prices shouldn't fall. It makes no sense to me, at all.
I heard Boyd Properties (whose stock fell from $40 to $4 a share) is buying the Station Casino's.
That would make it one of the 5 largest casino corporations in town.
And The Cannery East, that casino that's about 5 blocks away from our house, is BEAUTIFUL.
They did a great job on it.
We are now next to the "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign on Boulder Highway.
03/06/2009 21:18:01jim Vegas,NV-McCarrenAirport-Becky
03/06/2009 15:30:19jim PA to NV, a 6 hour flight
03/06/2009 15:06:20jim Driving home from work - headed for Vegas
It felt funny. It felt like it was the last time I'd see this stretch of road to the apartment.
All vacations are exciting.
All flights are boredom filled with anticipation.
I guess what I'm saying is, maybe I won't be back. Life has been full of surprises.
The way this life has been going the last 7 years, its all been a crap shoot.
I'm hoping this trip will be full of adventure and my return to Pittsburgh will be warmly welcomed.
But what I'd like to say the most of all is live each day of your life like it was your last.
Live like us! Live it, and love it.
03/06/2009 15:06:20SAE (Reply).Driving home from work - headed for Vegas
Good flight back, to Lost Wages, Jimmy?
Why won't your job be there after your vacation? Vacations are legal and acceptable in PA. Specially in Pittstown.
How does Sonny and the house look? Intact?
I am sure Jeff will hold down the fort at work while you're gone.
Let's IM some time. When you aren't "Mobile".....
02/28/2009 07:12:29jim Another rainy week has gone by
It's been raining a lot, and the snow finally melted away. The trees look like they're ready for spring in a couple of weeks.
My new job location takes 30 to 40 minutes to get too, so I haven't been watching the news that much.
It seems like all my time has been revolving around work.
Its the same old thing. Get up at 6, get home at 5, then try to muster enough energy to enjoy the rest of the night.
Usually that involves having a harmless beer at a local bar (I like Blue Moon with an orange in it), or coming home, and watching a movie or playing Wii with Becky.
I guess, at this time of the year, life can't really be described as being depressing, it's more like just plain ol' boring. Its too cold to go out and play.
It takes 10 minutes to put on my t-shirt, shirt, sweater, overcoat, scarf and of coarse, the pants and stuff.
We went to New Jersey and New York.
Every place is starting to look the same to me. Unless there's something that is unusually beautiful, its just another sight. Houses strewn together, factories, shipyards, bridges, tall buildings, and lots of people. The Statue of Liberty and the ferry to and from there was, well, just not that exciting.
On the other hand, the taxi drivers in New York made the trip worthwhile for me.
Those guys are the best racers I have ever seen.
They come within inches of other cars, and don't even sweat it. Most of the roads don't bother with lines to mark the lanes.
Driving in New York is more like a free-for-all. I enjoyed driving there, but when we finally decided to take cabs, those guys made me feel like a beginner.
On the other plus sides of the week
I talked to Robert and Rod this week. Its nice to reaffirm we have friends out there.
Soon, we'll be headed back to Vegas for a short stay. I can't imagine what the economy has done to it.
Our friend Jeff is picking dropping us off at the airport and picking us up.
I keeping hearing about local layoffs in large proportions
Its funny though, I don't see much about it in the news. I really think the big things that are happening aren't being reported to the public.
Once again, I really feel lucky to be working at this time.
Its odd though, I'm working in a large building complex where maybe only 1 in 5 cubes are being used.
I guess most of the people at work think it is life as usual, but I can't help myself from seeing things in a different way.
Welp...that's my babble for a cold Saturday morning.
Love to all, and may happiness fill your days.
02/25/2009 08:04:35jim Wednesday Blues
You know, I was thinking about that 19 year old that posed for the Statue of Liberty. What a sight!!! She's in a sheet, holding a torche, and a book, wearing sandles. Doesn't that make you wonder what was on her mind.
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Syria met the first deadline of its pledge to surrender its chemical weapons arsenal on Friday, delivering its initial disclosure to the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague, Netherlands, by the time limit that Russia and the United States had set last weekend.
In a statement on its website, the organization said it had received the filing but it revealed nothing else, except that the disclosure "is now being examined by the Technical Secretariat," the group's experts.
Reaction from the U.S. State Department, which has voiced skepticism that Syria would abide by the U.S.-Russia deal, was muted. When she was asked whether it was an encouraging sign that Syria had submitted the document on time, spokeswoman Marie Harf said she didn't want "to get ahead of the process."
"But you are right that there has been a document submitted," she said, adding, "We've said all along that we need to see forward momentum within these timelines that we've set up in the framework."
By the book, once Syria is accepted as a member of the organization, it would have 10 years to destroy its arsenal, with the chance of a five-year extension. In Syria's case, the timeline is expected to be closer to a single year, a task that Ahmet Uzumcu, the head of the organization, said in a statement this week was an "onerous responsibility that the world is placing on our shoulders."
Other experts said that while the timeline was too short for the task being undertaken, the beginning of the process was a good sign.
"The most important thing is that this job is started, and that progress is made," said Ralf Trapp, a chemical weapons consultant who was an original member of the preparatory commission that became the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in 1997 and who worked for the body until 2006. "If you can't be optimistic about this job in Syria now, you've lost before you begin. So I choose to believe."
Experts agree that the organization has had difficult tasks before. It was overseeing the destruction of Libya's chemical arsenal when the revolt against Moammar Gadhafi broke out. After Gadhafi's regime collapsed, the new Libyan government found and declared a previously unknown stash of mustard gas, which has yet to be fully destroyed.
Since its formation under the Chemical Weapons Convention, the organization has overseen the whittling of the world's store of chemical weapons and ingredients from 71,196 metric tons to 13,456 metric tons, as of July 31. Stockpiles have been identified and destroyed or are being destroyed in Albania, India, Iraq, Libya, Russia and the United States.
The organization's usual role – inspect, advise and verify the voluntary destruction of an arsenal during peacetime – can be complicated. But Syria is particularly so, because of the civil war raging there. Experts see a list of complications that is daunting.
To start with, the Syrian arsenal was just announced, and it represents about 7 percent of the global arsenal. It's large and deadly.
It's under the control of what's considered an untrustworthy regime, and the Western world thinks poorly of its leader, President Bashar Assad. Much of the world thinks he's used chemical weapons against the rebels in the two-and-a-half-year-old civil war.
That mistrust is multiplied by a rebel opposition that in part is at least as untrustworthy. Recent reports place the number of al Qaida members or sympathizers in the rebellion at up to 40 percent of its fighters. While experts note that categorizing this rebellion is a difficult business, no one denies that the substantial percentage of fighters with anti-Western perspectives is worrying.
"The war will go on while the destruction of this arsenal is undertaken," said David Butter, a Syria expert at the British research center Chatham House. "While it's fair to say the greatest hurdles are likely to be placed by the regime, there are growing concerns even among the rebels about the more radical elements, which have recently been targeting aid workers and journalists, and see any Western target as fair game. Security will have to be considered at every step."
The Syrian arsenal is scattered around a large and dangerous country. A U.S. official familiar with the Syrian program, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss it publicly, estimated that Assad has spread his weapons and production facilities to 45 sites.
That presents unique challenges, Trapp said. One of them is the sheer number of experienced and qualified people who'll be needed to go into a very dangerous situation to make this work.
Trapp estimated that the group will need 10 inspectors to examine smaller Syrian facilities and that larger facilities could require as many as 20. To get the job done in a year, he said, "It's obvious that these efforts will have to run parallel to each other."
If the U.S. estimate is correct, that would require a minimum of 450 inspectors.
"I can't imagine that this effort will require hundreds of inspectors," Trapp said. "But it will require a lot of qualified people from a great variety of places."
The costs also are expected to be high, especially as the world is insisting that the process be quick. In an interview this week with Fox News, Assad said the cost would be $1 billion. That's far more than the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has available. Its 2012 budget was $95 million, and the largest donor nation is the United States, at $19 million.
Stephen Long, an international security expert at the University of Richmond, said the expectation that Syria's disarmament could be completed by the middle of next year, as the U.S. and Russia agreed, made it difficult to see how it could be done.
"The shape of this investigation is being driven by politics, more than the end goal or the safety of the inspectors or what is realistic," he said. "On one hand, we don't know how cooperative Assad will be. On the other, the rebels see this deal as legitimizing Assad in the international community, and therefore as the West having sold them out. I have a hard time seeing this being a successful process."
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"For those looking for security, be forewarned that there's nothing more insecure than a political promise." ~ Harry Browne
How the Patriot Act stripped me of my free-speech rights
"Sometime in 2012, I will begin the ninth year of my life under an FBI gag order, which began when I received what is known as a national security letter at the small Internet service provider I owned. On that day in 2004 (the exact date is redacted from court papers, so I can't reveal it), an FBI agent came to my office and handed me a letter. It demanded that I turn over information about one of my clients and forbade me from telling "any person" that the government had approached me."
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I don't believe that it was the Patriot Acts that stripped "citizens" of their "free-speech rights".
- "Citizens" are members of a political community who, in their associated capacity, have established or submitted themselves to the dominion of a government for the promotion of their general welfare and the protection of their individual as well as collective rights. ~ Herriot v. City of Seattle, 81 Wash.2d 48, 5000 P.2d 101, 109 ~ Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition (c.1991), page 244
- Dominion. Generally accepted definition of "dominion" is perfect control in right of ownership. The word implies both title and possession and appears to require a complete retention of control over disposition. Eastex Aviation, Inc. v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co., C.A.Tex., 522 F.2d 1299, 1307 ~ Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition (c.1991), page 486
Conclusion, if you are a member of a political community, you have, most times ignorantly, submitted yourself to the dominion of a government. If you happen to be one of those who claim that this "social contract" doesn't meet all the criteria of a contract, you very well may be right.
- Contract. ...Express or implied. ...An implied contract is one not created or evidenced by the explicit agreement of the parties, but inferred by the law [government], as a matter of reason and justice from their [your] acts or conduct, the circumstances indicating that he expects [you expect] to be paid therefor, and defendant, knowing such circumstances, avails himself of benefits of those services. Chem-Tronix Laboratories, Inc. v. Solocast Co., A.D., 5 Conn.Cir. 533 , 258 A.2d 110, 113. It is an agreement which legitimately can be inferred from intention of parties as evidenced by circumstances and ordinary course of dealing and common understanding of men. Martin v. Little, Brown & Co., 304 Pa.Super. 424, 450 A2d. 984, 987 Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition (c.1991), page 323
...if one fails to manifestly rebut that "rebuttable presumption[1]", once he discovers the "mistake" he has made, he will remain under this "implied contract", regardless of how much he may moan and groan about it.
- Mistake. Some unintentional act, omission, or error arising from ignorance, surprise, imposition, or misplaced confidence. A state of mind not in accord with reality. A mistake exists when a person, under some erroneous conviction of law or fact, does, or omits to do, some act which, but for the erroneous conviction, he would not have done or omitted. It may arise either from unconsciousness, ignorance, forgetfulness, imposition, or misplaced confidence. Salazar v. Steelman, 22 cal.App.2d 402, 71 P.2d 79, 82 See also Error; Ignorance. ~ Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition (c.1991), page 1001
And, instead of crying that there is no such thing as an "implied contract", why not simply rebut the presumption and be done with it.
But, I suspect that many of us here already know most of this.
[1] Rebuttable presumption. In the law of evidence, a presumption which may be rebutted by evidence. Otherwise called a "disputable" presumption. A species of legal presumption which holds good until evidence contrary to it is introduced. Beck v. Kansas City Public Service Co., Mo.App., 48 S.W.2d 213, 215. It shifts burden of proof. Heiner v. Donnan, 285 U.S. 312, 52 S.Ct. 358, 362, 76 L.Ed. 772. It gives particular effect to certain group of facts in absence of further evidence, and presumption provides prima facie case which shifts to defendant the burden to go forward with evidence to contradict or rebut fact presumed. Gulle v. Boggs, Fla., 174 So.2d 26, 28. And which standing alone will support a finding against contradictory evidence. Lieber v. Rigby, 34 Cal.App.2d 582, 94 P.2d 49, 50. ~ Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition (c.1991), page 1267
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Luke Chadwick scored twice as MK Dons thrashed 10-man Colchester 5-1 on Saturday to climb up to second place in League One.
The Dons coasted to a fifth win in six games thanks to Chadwick's brace and further goals from Shaun Williams, Jon Otsemobor and substitute Ryan Lowe at stadium:mk.
Substitute Gavin Massey was sent off after 67 minutes for the U's, who only had Ian Henderson's consolation goal to show for their efforts.
The hosts controlled the first half and Chadwick put them ahead after 28 minutes when he latched onto debutant Patrick Bamford's clever pass and slotted the ball past goalkeeper John Sullivan.
Williams doubled their lead nine minutes later, sending Sullivan the wrong way from the penalty spot after Bamford had been tripped by Tom Eastman. Otsemobor made it 3-0 early in the second half when he ghosted in unmarked to head home Dean Bowditch's corner.
Henderson gave Colchester a slither of hope when he seized upon some slack Dons defending to fire past David Martin from 12 yards. But Chadwick made it 4-1 when he intercepted Eastman's poor backpass and beat Sullivan.
Massey was then shown a straight red card for a tackle on Adam Chicksen before Lowe curled a sublime 22-yard shot into the top corner of the net to seal the rout late on.


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UBS Investment Bank To Exit Institutional Municipal Securities Business
UBS Wealth Management Americas Continues To Offer Municipal Securities Products To Clients.UBS announced today that it will close its Investment Bank's institutional municipal securities business through an orderly wind-down. UBS Wealth Management Americas will continue to be a leading provider of municipal securities products to private clients by assuming responsibility for secondary trading efforts, introducing an open architecture platform for new issues and expanding its municipal research team.
As previously announced, the exit of the institutional municipal securities business is part of UBS's ongoing efforts to reposition its Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (FICC) business to focus on core business areas. UBS explored a number of alternatives to exit the institutional municipals business and determined that because of the complexities of selling the business in the current market and limited market capacity for a business of this size, a sale of the business was unlikely in the near term.
Following the exit of the institutional municipals business, UBS will no longer offer underwriting and structuring services to municipal clients. The firm's municipal securities secondary market trading business will be transferred from UBS Investment Bank into UBS Wealth Management Americas in order to facilitate the trading of municipal securities for private clients.
"Municipal securities are an important part of many of our clients' portfolios," said Jim Hausmann, Head of Transaction Products, UBS Wealth Management Americas. "With this integration, our clients will benefit from an increased number of people dedicated specifically to their municipal securities needs. Through an open architecture platform, our clients will have access to a broad of supply of both new issues and secondary securities."
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I'm struggling with how to begin this post since my head has been a bit of a jumble this week. I'm trying to fathom certain things while feeling a surge of awe visiting me now and again from simple experiences–turning the volume up beyond reason in the car during twilight hour drives is a good example. Another one: this film in its entirety. One more: I loaded fresh batteries and film into a much-neglected old camera last weekend and whoa! The thing works.
All the while I'm forgetting things, trying to peel myself away from the news here and there, waking up SO early and maybe drinking a bit too much coffee most days. My mind is floating in and out of dreamy-spacey and obsessively interested. Daylight savings/the entire world has thrown me for a loop and I'm slow to admitting defeat.
I've been reading so much news in general and when you feel a distinct geographical separation from everything, your heart-mind seems to rise to the occasion as an appropriate response. There's a tendency to forget about your dependence on others and what they reflect back in your life. Beauty and goodness become cloudier concepts when you read about the trials of others that aren't so entirely other. They become questions with no answer, but a prevailing will to get back to a place of familiarity seems to rise.
A preoccupation with trying to eat as many healthy/immune boosting foods as possible has bubbled up. This concern is creating its own little foggy space up there, but proving to be a worthy detachment strategy. I'm going on a little trip soon and I'll be damned if I come down with something that has me sniffling on the beach. An hour doesn't pass without thoughts of what leaf, seed, herbal tincture-thingy, protein source I'm going to eat next, which is admittedly silly but on it goes. Green juices, this unbelievably restorative hot detox drink from Elenore, vegetables galore and herbal teas have been in constant rotation. I'm usually wholesome on the meal and snack choices tip, but this has become a rather sincere endeavor.
So eventually I got to tangling up some of my favourite vegetables in another effort to de-jangle myself on all fronts. I didn't totally plan on sharing this, but we loved it so much that I just felt compelled to. This fall vegetable slaw is lovely to lay eyes on with all of its fall colours, wispy shreds and crunchy bits. Cruciferous vegetables have always been some of my favourites. The light spiciness of raw cabbage and brussels sprouts is so pleasing here, their crinkly leaves soaking up an incredibly zippy and fresh ginger dressing. The idea was to kind of bathe a bunch of crunchy leaves and seeds in something that suggested the flavour of spicy ginger tea. There's shaved fennel and pears too, detectable shreds of parsley for a bitter peppery note and a big scatter of warm and toasty sunflower seeds.
An overflowing bowl of the spicy-sweet with rioting colours in the hands, big awe for the world at large in my heart. Hope you're all keeping well and taking care of each other.
fall vegetable slaw with hot + sweet ginger dressing
serves: 8-10
notes: I might veer towards thicker shreds if you need to hold the slaw for a bit. I went super thin (as you can see) and the dressing saturated the salad way quick so we ate it up. I use a Japanese mandoline (pro tip: a Benriner is the only one worth your hard-earned money) for all the slicing/shredding, but some good knife work will carry you through if need be.
1-2 inch piece of ginger, peeled and minced
juice of 1 lemon
2-3 tbsp honey or agave nectar
pinch of cayenne (as much as you want)
salt and pepper
1/2 cup grapeseed or other neutral oil
1/2 head red cabbage, cored and shredded
1/2 lb brussels sprouts, shredded
2 kale stalks, stems removed and finely sliced
2 green onions, thinly sliced
10 sprigs of parsely, leaves sliced
1 small fennel bulb, halved, cored and shaved thin
1 semi-ripe bosc pear, cored and thinly sliced
1/3 cup sunflower seeds, toasted
salt and pepper
Make the dressing: combine all of the ingredients in a blender and flip to high for 30 seconds. Taste for seasoning and set aside. If you don't have a blender, whisk the finely minced ginger, lemon juice, cayenne, salt and pepper together to combine. Slowly drizzle the grapeseed oil into the ginger mixture while whisking until thoroughly mixed.
Toss all of the slaw ingredients except for 2 tablespoons of sunflower seeds with a a good amount of salt and pepper. Pour the ginger dressing over top and mix with your hands to combine. Scatter remaining sunflower seeds over the top and serve.


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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a plane carrying a wing walker has crashed at an Ohio air show, killing the pilot and stunt walker.
Dayton International Airport spokeswoman Linda Hughes and Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Anne Ralston confirmed the deaths to The Associated Press on Saturday.
The crash happened early Saturday afternoon at the Vectren Air Show near Dayton. No spectators were injured.
The show has been canceled for the remainder of the day. The names of those killed weren't released immediately.
A schedule posted on the event's website had Jane Wicker scheduled to perform.
A video posted on WHIO-TV shows the plane turn upside-down as Wicker sits on top of the wing. The plane then tilts and crashes to the ground, exploding into flames as spectators scream.


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Springtime is here! And we know exactly how to celebrate the perfect weather—outdoor music and food festivals. New Orleans festivals celebrate all things New Orleanians love: music, food, drink and the outdoors. Here are some of our favorites that we recommend you visit the city for if you can. These festivals have to be experienced to be believed.
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Weekends of April 26 – May 5
The biggest of all the festivals, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival—otherwise known as Jazz Fest—is an enormous celebration of local and national music alike. There you'll find music of all types, from jazz and Cajun to traditional African and rock, plus a plethora of delicious local foods, including the fest's famous Crawfish Bread.
French Quarter Fest – April 11 – 14
French Quarter Fest is perhaps the second biggest festival in the spring and spans from the river to deep into the French Quarter. Stages are set up in the streets and on grassy spots throughout the area, and the entire scene is packed with people. And of course, food stands are lined up along various parts of the fest, showcasing the finest in local cuisine.
Wednesdays at the Square – Wednesdays from March 6 – May 22
As a fundraiser for the local chapter of the Young Leadership Council (YLC), Wednesdays at the Square is like a mini festival held each Wednesday in the spring in Lafayette Square in the middle of the New Orleans Central Business District. Restaurants and artists come out to show off their wares while patrons jam out to the musicians on stage, which are different every week.
Greek Fest – May 24 – 26
Every year on Memorial Day weekend, Greek Fest celebrates the local Greek heritage on the grounds of the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the Lakeview area of the city. Greek food, music, art and culture are found throughout the fest, and the experience is perfect for adults and children alike.
Bayou Boogaloo – May 17 – 19
On the banks of Bayou St. John, Bayou Boogaloo is an annual festival that combines the quintessential festival attributes of music, food, art and local business. The setting is perfect, and you can often find residents in rafts and kayaks enjoying the fest from the waters of the bayou itself.
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Millions of Americans are drowning in debt. If you believe the ads — with their bold claims of success — a debt relief company will help you pay off your bills for pennies on the dollar.
The ads are everywhere:
- "Be debt free in as little as 24-48 months!"
- "Erase debts 50 to 70 percent or more!"
- "Legally get debt down to zero."
Congress may also take action. The Debt Settlement Act of 2010 (S.3264 and H.R. 5387), would go even further. It would limit the set-up fee to $50 and the overall fee to 5 percent of the difference between the debt at the time of enrollment and the time of settlement. The settlement fee could not be collected until the debt is discharged.
It sounds so easy. Consumer advocates and government fraud fighters say it's nothing like that. They see an industry where deceptive and abusive practices are common.
"These are for-profit companies and they are looking to profit off your vulnerability," warns Linda Sherry with Consumer Action.
"Desperate consumers are paying thousands of dollars with no guarantee that even one penny of their debts will ever be settled," says Susan Grant, director of consumer protection at the Consumer Federation of America.
The Federal Trade Commission says people who sign up with debt relief or debt settlement companies often end up with more debt than when they started.
"To be sure, some debt relief services do help consumers reduce their debt loads," FTC Commissioner Julie Brill told Congress recently. "In too many instances, however, consumers pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for these services but get nothing in return."
Commercial relief companies are very different from traditional nonprofit credit counseling agencies. While the non-profits work with people to better manage their money and pay off their debts over time, the commercial operators promise to dramatically reduce what you owe.
Also, with a nonprofit counseling service, the monthly fee is normally based on your ability to pay. Most debt relief companies want their money — or a good portion of it — up front. Their fees are often 14 to 18 percent of the total debt.
Debt relief companies often tell their clients to stop paying their bills. Instead, the customer is instructed to pay a certain amount each month into a separate bank account set up by the company. They promise that once there's enough money in the account, they will negotiate "lump sum" settlements with creditors. During this time, of course, the interest charges and penalty fees keep piling up on those unpaid accounts.
"You will definitely wind up in worse shape if you are paying your bills and then stop paying them," warns Gail Hillebrand, a financial services expert at Consumers Union. "Creditors get tired of waiting and they will give your account to a collection agency or sue you."
The debt relief industry claims the criticism is unjustified. The Association of Settlement Companies says its members saved consumers about $640 million in 2009.
In a recent letter to the FTC, the association's vice president, Robert Linderman, insisted his industry treats its clients "respectfully and responsibly while producing significant benefits for consumers that far outweigh the cost of realizing those benefits."
What's really going on here?
Marceline White, executive director of the Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, went secret shopping at some online debit relief companies. She tells me she didn't like what she heard. White says it was obvious the people who claimed to be financial counselors were sales people who just wanted her to sign up on the spot.
"When you ask them direct questions, they don't really respond with direct answers," she says. "They follow their script and they tell you things that sound great. They would often tell me that I could cut my debt in half, but they couldn't give me many detailed specifics about how the program would work or what a fee structure would look like."
In a report released in April, White concludes: "Instead of getting the promised services, consumers typically end up with less money, more debt, a worse credit score, and dwindling options."
Earlier this year, the U.S. Government Accountability Office had its investigators call 20 companies posing as potential customers. GAO reports it found "fraudulent, abusive and deceptive practices ... such as claiming unusually high success rates for their programs — as high as 100 percent." The report notes that FTC and state investigations have typically found that less than 10 percent of the clients successfully complete these programs.
What needs to be done?
Since 2003, the Federal Trade Commission has sued 20 debt relief companies. The settlements in these cases have helped more than 475,000 victims get some of their money back. The FTC says more investigations are underway.
The Federal Trade Commission plans to modify its Telemarketing Sales Rule to protect people who contact debt relief agencies. The proposed rule change would require salespeople to give potential customers more information and prohibit them from making misrepresentations. You would have to be told how long it will take to get relief, how much the service will cost and the company's true success rate.
Most importantly, the FTC is proposing to prohibit any debt relief service from getting paid up front. They could only charge a fee after the debt was settled as promised.
The industry opposes any attempt to ban advance fees. It claims such a ban would be unfair and would hurt consumers.
My two cents
I hate companies that prey on people who are down on their luck. Debt relief companies promise the moon, but all too often fail to deliver. Of course, clients pay, regardless of the results. That's just not fair.
If a debt settlement company can provide a real service, then they should get paid. If they can't do that, they don't deserve a dime.
I'm hopeful the Federal Trade Commission's final rule (expected in the next few months) targets the bad apples in this industry and puts them out of business.
Want to get real help?Contact a reputable nonprofit credit counseling agency. Look for one that belongs to the National Foundation for Consumer Credit Counseling or the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies.'
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Born in July of 1973 to Bob and Darla Wright, Cindy Unger was raised in Ridgway and graduated from Ridgway Area High School in 1991.In high school, Unger played on the basketball, volleyball and track teams and was even involved in the school musical, 'Anything Goes.'"Being part of that cast was truly one of my fondest memories of high school," Under said.Following high school, Unger attended Lock Haven University and received a B.S. in Biology."I have always enjoyed the outdoors and Biology was a field that I could find a career in that would allow me to work outdoors," Unger said. "It didn't happen right away, but when I did find that job, it couldn't have been more perfect."There isn't anything more true than the saying, 'Love what you do'."In June of 2003, Unger decided to move to Alaska to put her degree to use. The idea of moving to Alaska came in 2002 when she visited her brother, Neil, who worked with Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation at Main Bay Hatchery on Prince William Sound."It was then that I knew this was the work I was meant to do," Unger said. "So I went home and applied and in the summer of 2003 I made my move to Alaska to pursue a career with the hatcheries."It was there that she worked at Main Bay Hatchery for three years, then moving to a remote hatchery outside of Juneau."After a year and a half there, we knew the Prince William Sound was where we wanted to be," Unger said. "Thankfully, we were able to move back and begin work at Wally Noerenberg Hatchery (WNH) on Esther Island. We have been living here for three years and counting and loving the island life."WNH is a private non-profit hatchery that currently produces three species of Pacific salmon; 148 million pink, 165 million chum and four million coho. WNH has a permanent staff of eight on-site year-round and a seasonal staff of 20 during the summer.Every year, the adult fish of each species return and a certain number are collected for brood and the remainder are caught by subsistance, personal use, sport fishing and commercial fishermen. "The hatchery personnel collect the sperm and the eggs from the fish that were collected for brood," Unger said. "The eggs are fertilized and placed in incubators and cared for by the hatchery culturists for approximately seven months."At that time, the fry are out-migrated to pens in the ocean and fed for one to three months before being released into the wild."Depending on the species, they will return within one to three years and the cycle will repeat."There is always work to be done year round," Unger said. "Whether it's caring for the eggs, fry, cleaning up from a process or preparing for the next step in the cycle. "There is never a dull moment in hatchery life."In June of 2007, Cindy married Rob Unger. She has two daughters, Joslyn is 22 months and Laken who is six months old. Since becoming a mother Cindy has temporarily retired from the hatchery life to become a stay-at-home mom, but hopes to return to work in the future.Unger tries to return back to Ridgway every year."We haven't been back since May 2009, but we will be there for Thanksgiving and I can't wait," Unger said. "Even though there are always changes in town, Ridgway still seems the same and feels very much like home."Ridgway was a great place to grow up and I imagine it still is. Ridgway and Esther Island are similar in that the pace is laid back, the people are friendly and it seems like you know everyone."


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Having finally designed the invoice template, you will have to print it. Here, again, you have some options. For one, you may simply customize your invoice template and print the invoice within your office, and submit them to your customer. You may even electronically transmit your invoice, using the email. At times, you may need to provide blank invoices to your servicing staff, enabling them to prepare invoices on the spot and to hand them over to customers for collecting payments. You may also consider having a combination of all these.


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SendGrid Spotlight: Denise HulceCarly Brantz
In our second installment of our "SendGrid Spotlights" series, we are excited to feature Denise Hulce, SendGrid's VP of Sales and Business Development. The following is a guest post from Denise.
The Startup Sprint
No cab. No subway. Certainly no bus.
Sprinting. That was the only way we were going to make it to a crucial meeting in downtown San Francisco.
Sure, it was my very first day with SendGrid, and sure, when I arrived I'd be a sweaty, pulpy mess. But I was not alone. I was running with Isaac, one of the founders of the company. It seems like another era, but it was just three years ago.
So the two of us arrived for the meeting, and Isaac was his typical unflappable self and the meeting went well. Even though it was my first day, I was familiar with the company. I'd been a mentor to Isaac before joining the company full-time, so I knew SendGrid had a bright future.
I also knew it would be a sprint—it's one of the many reasons I love startups. That inaugural sprint in San Francisco was, of course, the first of many. And sometimes they are actual sprints, like making connections in airports around the world in cities like Sao Paulo, Mumbai, and Tokyo.
One time, it was the sprint to first base during a company softball game when my ankle twisted and I went down in a spectacular show of flailing limbs and a cloud of dust. My colleagues were confused: "Why were you sliding into first? And, by the way, you weren't close to the base." Yeah, thanks.
Three years ago, I was the first non-founder executive of the company. I was also the first non-technical employee. On that day, and every day since, Isaac and then later, Jim Franklin, have been two of the most caring and forward-thinking people I've worked for.
Three years later, instead of 5 employees, we have more than 130. We served email for dozens of customers back then. Now there are thousands of customers around the world who count on us. Back then we were all promise and hope. Now we send more than one percent of all the email in the world.
Back then I was constantly sprinting, helping with tasks little and big. First, there was the foundational stuff needed to build out an organization, like finding an office—Skype-ing from Starbucks loses its effectiveness at, oh, about employee number 5.
We needed to evaluate and purchase employee benefits and do all the other things that come with creating a company. And then there was my real job: defining our go-to-market strategy and recruiting an organization to execute on that vision.
Ready, get set, GO!
Actually, there wasn't much of a "get set."
All that sprinting has gotten us pretty far. With a great team and great customers we've now delivered more than 100 billion emails. Billion with a B. Hard to imagine.
Even though just typing these numbers makes me do a little happy dance in my chair, it's not the most motivational thing about working at SendGrid. First and foremost, our customers are awesome—just totally awesome. They are the cool kids—developing the newest, coolest, world-changing technologies, pushing and motivating us to create and deliver the best email infrastructure in the world to support their incredible businesses. And my colleagues are equally inspiring. I wake up everyday, my head full of ideas and excitement, anxious to get into the office and engage with the brilliant minds of those I work with.
I'd like to think that three years ago I anticipated what SendGrid would be today. I had big dreams, but the truth is that the magic of SendGrid has exceeded what I could dream about as I sprinted through the streets of San Francisco, and I'm looking forward to racing ahead even further and faster.
For more from Denise, follow her on Twitter. And for more on what it's like to work at SendGrid, visit our Careers Page.


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April 11, 1933 - September 24, 2013
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Anthony A. Colombo, of Newburgh, a retired logging contractor entered into rest Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital in Pougkeepsie, NY. He was 80.
The son of the late Michael and Concetta Manzo Colombo, Anthony was born April 11, 1933 in Maynard, Massachusetts.
Anthony is survived by his children: Anthony Colombo and his wife, Margery of the Town of Newburgh, John Colombo and his wife, Karen of Wallkill, and Ann Marie Czajkowski and her husband, Frank of Pahrump, NV; grandchildren: Alex Colombo and Jennifer Donnelly, great grandchildren; Avery, Noah and Ella; brothers, Victor Colombo of Framingham, MA and Joseph Colombo of Tyngsboro, MA; as well as nieces and nephews and cousins. Anthony was predeceased by his wife, Olga Rolon Colombo.
Visitation for family and friends will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 28th at White & Venuto Funeral Home, 188 North Plank Rd (Rte 32), Town of Newburgh. A prayer service will take place at the conclusion of visiting hours with Father John Jaume officiating. A Memorial Mass will take place in the near future. Cremation will take place Monday, September 30th at Cedar Hill Crematory.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions in Anthony's memory to American Diabetes Association, 110 Corporate Park, #104, White Plains, NY 10604 - www.diabetes.org
Funeral arrangements under the direction of White & Venuto Funeral Home, 845-562-6550, www.WhiteandVenutoFuneralHome.com