Pennsylvania environmental regulators claim they will sue Houston-based Cabot Oil & Gas Co. if it does not pay for a water pipeline needed to provide for the homes whose well water has been allegedly contaminated by the company's natural gas drilling operations. Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger says he and the local water company will build the water line to serve the homes suffering from water contamination, and that they will bill the oil company for the $12 million pipeline. Company CEO Dan Dinges responded with the company's case, denying that their drilling operations have anything to do with the people's water contamination.
This article was written Friday, October 1, 2010 at 6:45 AM by Tom Fowler, a member of the Houston Chronicle energy team.
There are two sides to this case, and it is hard to tell which side the writer is biased towards.
The article says, "The company has admitted its natural gas drilling operations have caused some problems with water wells and spent more than $8 million to comply with state demands." This statement would lean toward the pro environmentalist side of the argument because it is proving that the oil company has already caused environmental damages. But the article also says, "[Dan Dinges] noted that area residents had been igniting their drinking water for years before Cabot started drilling in the area because methane naturally seeped into the aquifer. Several residents provided signed affidavits confirming that." This statement would disprove Hanger's pro environmental argument and reason for building the pipeline, making this statement con environmentalist.
This article refers to I. Earth Systems and Resources, C. Global Water Resources and Use, surface and groundwater issues. It also refers to V. Energy Resources and Consumption, C. Fossil Fuel Resources and Use, formation of oil and natural gas and the disadvantages of sources.
Erika Evanoff
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