April 2013, Vol. 240 No. 4

Editor's Notebook

Editor's Notebook: Setting Standards

Some important news broke March 20 likely to have major implications for the oil and gas industry going forward. In Pittsburgh, which has become the business hub for the Marcellus Shale, a consortium of environmental organizations, energy companies and philanthropic foundations have formed the Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD). The goal is to provide producers with certification of performance standards for shale development. The CSSD has established 15 initial performance standards that it says are “designed to ensure safe and environmentally responsible development of the Appalachian Basin’s abundant shale gas resources.” The standards will form

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