Comments on: Energy Production and the Environment: When will the debate move to the 21st century? http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/energy-production-and-the-environment-when-will-the-debate-move-to-the-21st-century/ Join the energy conversation Fri, 18 May 2012 01:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Carlos Hernandez http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/energy-production-and-the-environment-when-will-the-debate-move-to-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Carlos Hernandez Tue, 20 Jan 2009 05:46:42 +0000 http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/?p=40#comment-24 The challenge is running since the all stakeholders decide to go ahead with the projects. I have seen too many cases where the control framework is so weak to keep the integrity of the operation. Be open and honest is quite hard to find now days, everybody is looking for their own profit and at the end of the day the environment, communities and workers will suffer the consequences. Keep a high level audit process as part of the normal operation and project philosophy will help the oil industry environment. The challenge is running since the all stakeholders decide to go ahead with the projects. I have seen too many cases where the control framework is so weak to keep the integrity of the operation. Be open and honest is quite hard to find now days, everybody is looking for their own profit and at the end of the day the environment, communities and workers will suffer the consequences.
Keep a high level audit process as part of the normal operation and project philosophy will help the oil industry environment.

]]> By: Chris McGill http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/energy-production-and-the-environment-when-will-the-debate-move-to-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Chris McGill Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:50:53 +0000 http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/?p=40#comment-20 Victoria: I may surprise you here a little bit -- but I agree with your concerns about oil and gas exploration and production activities and any infrastructure project for that matter. A blog is a way to get a conversation started and I appreciate your comments. I couldn't agree more that energy development should be done by the rules. It should be honest and all stakeholders should be involved. I appreciate your recognition that energy development can be important and useful if done correctly. AGA is a national trade association that represents distributors of natural gas. Even our companies have rules, regulatory requirements, safety initiatives and many remediation strategies that you probably can't imagine. When they propose pipeline projects or continue the challenge of updating old systems it is done under many guidelines imposed by local, state and federal regulators. You are right. The challenge of meeting our future energy needs should be open, honest and should follow the rules and guidelines that are in place to protect the public, the environment and other needs of the people that it is going to impact. Chris McGill Victoria:
I may surprise you here a little bit — but I agree with your concerns about oil and gas exploration and production activities and any infrastructure project for that matter. A blog is a way to get a conversation started and I appreciate your comments. I couldn’t agree more that energy development should be done by the rules. It should be honest and all stakeholders should be involved. I appreciate your recognition that energy development can be important and useful if done correctly. AGA is a national trade association that represents distributors of natural gas. Even our companies have rules, regulatory requirements, safety initiatives and many remediation strategies that you probably can’t imagine. When they propose pipeline projects or continue the challenge of updating old systems it is done under many guidelines imposed by local, state and federal regulators.

You are right. The challenge of meeting our future energy needs should be open, honest and should follow the rules and guidelines that are in place to protect the public, the environment and other needs of the people that it is going to impact.

Chris McGill

]]> By: Victoria Switzer http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/energy-production-and-the-environment-when-will-the-debate-move-to-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Victoria Switzer Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:33:21 +0000 http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/?p=40#comment-19 You fail to talk about the great misinformation and deception used by your hired landmen and then the company employees. Clean only if it is extracted from the shale carefully and responsibly. Waste material and water must be dealth with safely. People should have been given the facts by the gas companies so we could make informed decisions. We did not have a public hearing or any kind of information seminar prior to the land man's arrival in our once peaceful valley. I am not opposed to drilling if done properly with an interest in the citizens and their environment. The big issue-lack of honesty by your industry. Sincerely, a concerned resident of Dimock PA. You fail to talk about the great misinformation and deception used by your hired landmen and then the company employees. Clean only if it is extracted from the shale carefully and responsibly. Waste material and water must be dealth with safely. People should have been given the facts by the gas companies so we could make informed decisions. We did not have a public hearing or any kind of information seminar prior to the land man’s arrival in our once peaceful valley. I am not opposed to drilling if done properly with an interest in the citizens and their environment. The big issue-lack of honesty by your industry. Sincerely, a concerned resident of Dimock PA.

]]> By: Dan Gibson http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/energy-production-and-the-environment-when-will-the-debate-move-to-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Dan Gibson Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:58:22 +0000 http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/?p=40#comment-18 Hey Fred, Thanks for joining the conversation but I'm told the AGA labs ceased operations in 1997. The labs you visited may have been CSA International. Thanks, Dan Hey Fred,

Thanks for joining the conversation but I’m told the AGA labs ceased operations in 1997. The labs you visited may have been CSA International.

Thanks,

Dan

]]> By: Fred Westberg http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/energy-production-and-the-environment-when-will-the-debate-move-to-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Fred Westberg Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:05:06 +0000 http://www.truebluenaturalgas.org/?p=40#comment-11 I have been saving energy for most of my life. when I worked at AGA at East 62nd Street in Cleveland, Ohio I was designing electronid things like spark ignition to gas ranges. that was in the 60's and it was pattened in EJ Weber and my name as he was my boss in the research department. Presently I design Solar Electric Systems and suggest that the customer replaces their electric range with a gas unit. Also heating and cooling is a good thing for gas appliances. I have been to the new AGA Labs. in southern Cleveland and was thrilled to see the new facilities as compared with those near East Ohio Gas at East 55th street in Cleveland, Ohio I have been saving energy for most of my life. when I worked at AGA at East 62nd Street in Cleveland, Ohio I was designing electronid things like spark ignition to gas ranges. that was in the 60′s and it was pattened in EJ Weber and my name as he was my boss in the research department. Presently I design Solar Electric Systems and suggest that the customer replaces their electric range with a gas unit. Also heating and cooling is a good thing for gas appliances. I have been to the new AGA Labs. in southern Cleveland and was thrilled to see the new facilities as compared with those near East Ohio Gas at East 55th street in Cleveland, Ohio

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