Wilkes University is hosting a panel discussion entitled “Gas Pipelines in Northeastern PA: Challenges and Solutions” on Thursday, 19 March between 7:30 P.M. – 9:30 P.M. The session will be held in Stark Learning Center, Room 101. The event is free. The purpose of the session will be to offer the public a balanced perspective… Read more
www.timesleader.com/news/New_fuel_for_coal_vs__gas_debate_12-27-2011.html December 27, 2011 By Steve Mocarsky smocarsky@timesleader.com Wilkes-based group finds natural gas has smaller greenhouse footprint. A research group based at Wilkes University recently revised its position on whether burning coal or natural gas has a worse impact on the environment and global warming. Based on several new studies, the Institute for Energy and… Read more
http://citizensvoice.com/news/panelists-will-discuss-marcellus-shale-development-at-wilkes-forum-1.1150635#axzz1NGoFQInA Published: May 23, 2011 Wilkes University will host a forum, “Consensus on Marcellus development: What would it look like, and how do we get there?” at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. The event, sponsored by the Wilkes University Alumni Association and the Institute for Energy and… Read more
Seminars will provide low interest loan information to rural households. Rural household owners using well water – pull out your calendars and red pens. Four seminars are planned to introduce a Household Water Well Assistance Program. The Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation and Development Council, a nonprofit organization, has acquired $130,000 in grant money and will… Read more
http://citizensvoice.com/news/wilkes-creates-water-quality-database-1.955949 Wilkes creates water quality database BY ELIZABETH SKRAPITS (STAFF WRITER) Published: August 18, 2010 WILKES-BARRE – Due to natural gas companies’ increasing interest in the Marcellus Shale, Wilkes University’s Center for Environmental Quality is establishing Northeastern Pennsylvania’s first water quality database to determine the condition of groundwater and surface water before drilling activity commences.… Read more
http://citizensvoice.com/news/wilkes-university-to-track-nepa-well-water-quality-1.946863 Published: August 14, 2010 Wilkes University to track NEPA well water quality Wilkes University will announce a major initiative to track water quality in residential wells in Northeastern Pennsylvania at a news conference Tuesday. Water quality has become a significant issue in the area with the advent of natural gas drilling related to the… Read more
