Shale Drilling Increases Ohio Gas And Oil Output
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced natural gas and oil output increased substantially
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Special Coverage
On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, WOUB’s Director and General Manager Tom Hodson talks with Abrahm Lustgarten, investigative reporter on energy and environmental issues for ProPublica.
Ten people arrested after four-hour incident
UPDATE: Youngstown man faces up to three years in prison
A Monroe County oil and gas company was also charged with the same offense
“Newswatch In-Depth: Fracking Frenzy” aired Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. on WOUB-TV/FM/Online. Panelists included:
Terry Fleming
Terry Fleming is Executive Director of the Ohio Petroleum Council. He joined the Council in December of 1985 as Associate Director and was appointed Executive Director in December of 1986. Prior to his joining the Council, Terry was Director of Legislative Affairs for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Natalie Kruse
Dr. Kruse is an assistant professor of Environmental Studies in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University. Kruse holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Geosciences from Newcastle University, and a B.C. in Civil Engineering with a minor in Geological Sciences from Ohio University. Kruse has 15 years of experience in characterization and mitigation of post-mining and post-industrial water quality impacts.
Dr. Robert W. Chase
Dr. Chase has B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from Penn State. He is a professor and chair of the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geology at Marietta College. He has served in that position since 1978.
Dr. Bernhard Debatin
Dr. Debatin is professor at Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and director of the journalism honors tutorial program. He teaches multimedia/online journalism, media ethics, science and environmental journalism, media theory, and media and diversity. Dr. Debatin represents a citizen’s group “Slow Down Fracking in Athens County.”
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Council Proposes City Fracking Monitoring Program
The legislation will be introduced next week
New Project Maps Suspected Impacts To Well Water
Crowd-sourced map part of an initiative by environmental groups
Building A 21st Century Economy Through Sustainability
Tom Hodson talks with author Bob Deans of the National Resources Defense Council about building environmentally-friendly economies
Sierra Club Blasts Plan To Improve Fracking
Plan aims to complement current regulations
Citizens Gather To Protest Dumping Of Fracking Waste
Protest rally was held at the Athens County Courthouse this afternoon
Climate Change: The Role Of Expertise In Environmental Policymaking
Host Tom Hodson talks with Dr. Stacy VanDeVeer, associate professor of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire, about international environmental policymaking and its domestic impacts
Unpacking The Myths About Fracking
Host Tom Hodson talks with Abrahm Lustgarten, investigative reporter for ProPublica. Lustgarten specializes in issues of the environment and hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”
Anti-Fracking Protesters Disrupt Washington Co. Waste Storage Facility
Ten people arrested after four-hour incident
MWCD Signs Land Lease Deal
The deal would allow for horizontal fracturing in the Seneca Lake area