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Results: 10 Publications found
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Agricultural Water Use in the Allegheny/Monongahela/Ohio River Basins
2002 agricultural water use regulations in the Allegheny, Monongahela, and/or Ohio River basins. Note: Available in PDF only; not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Catalog Number:
F-201
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Marcellus Education Fact Sheet: Avoiding and Mitigating Soil Compaction Associated with Natural Gas Development
Natural gas well development is an increasingly common sight across Pennsylvania’s farms and forests. While the landowner may receive potentially lucrative financial returns in terms of lease and royalty payments, understanding the short- and long-term impact of well drilling and pipeline installation activities on your soils and their future productivity is important. This fact sheet provides strategies for dealing with previously compacted areas on existing well and pipeline sites.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA457
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Marcellus Education Fact Sheet: Gas Leasing Scams and Rip-Offs: Ways to Separate You from Your Property Rights and Money
Understanding who is trying to lease your natural gas rights important. This 2-page fact sheet provides brief information about land brokers, lease agreements, and compensation.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA453
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Marcellus Education Fact Sheet: Questions Citizens and Local Leaders Should Be Asking
Predicting the specific long-term social, economic, environmental,
and policy impacts of natural gas drilling and development associated with the Marcellus shale deposit is difficult. This 6-page publication provides ideas and steps that can provide a foundation for taking actions to assist local citizens and leaders with assessing, monitoring, and planning for potentially positive and negative impacts of natural gas development.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA459
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Marcellus Education Fact Sheet: Water Withdrawals for Development of Marcellus Shale Gas in Pennsylvania
This 12-page publication, part of the Marcellus Education Fact Sheet series, is an introduction to Pennsylvania's water resources and the impact of deep well drilling on those resources. Information presented includes the basics of Marcellus shale and its development for natural gas, institutions governing interstate waters in Pennsylvania, and water quality issues related to gas drilling.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA460
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Natural Gas Exploration: A Landowners Guide to Financial Management
If you are a property owner in northern, southwestern, or central Pennsylvania, there’s a chance that you are leasing your property, or considering leasing your property, for natural gas exploration and drilling. This 16-page publication is meant to be a financial management tool for property owners, covering the basics of what you need to know, how to manage your income from natural gas leasing, and what to consider when making financial decisions.
Department:
Agricultural & Extension Education
Catalog Number:
UI394
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Renewable and Alternative Energy Fact Sheet: Alternative Energy Credits and the Renewable Energy Marketplace in Pennsylvania
The passing of Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act (Act 213) set in motion a series of events that are helping spur on a renewable
electrical energy and energy conservation industry in Pennsylvania. Understanding these developments is important in taking advantage of the opportunities now available for renewable and alternative energy production. This fact sheet describes the purpose and background of the bill, including
a discussion of the bill’s central provision: the Alternative
Energy Credit.
Department:
Crop & Soil Sciences
Catalog Number:
UC202
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Renewable and Alternative Energy Fact Sheet: Manufacturing Fuel Pellets from Biomass
The demand for fuel pellets has grown exponentially during recent years. This fact sheet explores the different types of fuel pellets that can be made from biomass and discusses the process and equipment needed to take on such a venture.
Department:
Crop & Soil Sciences
Catalog Number:
UC203
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Renewable and Alternative Energy Fact Sheet: Using Biodiesel Fuel in Your Engine
This fact sheet discusses the pros and cons of using biodiesel fuel in your diesel engines, covering engine performance, fuel quality, and potential problems.
Department:
Crop & Soil Sciences
Catalog Number:
UC204
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Renewable and Alternative Energy Fact Sheet: What's So Different about Biodiesel?
This fact sheet compares biodiesel with traditional petroleum diesel fuel, discussing properties, quality, blends ,and enhancement additives.
Department:
Crop & Soil Sciences
Catalog Number:
UC205
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