Ardent Resources, Inc.

Ardent is a privately held, independent oil and gas company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ardent is mentioned in Item 11 of an online petition, “Remove Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis and Director of the Division of Mineral Resources Bradley J. Field”. In the form of a letter to New York’s Governor Patterson, this petition is found at the website Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy.

Although Ardent addressed a problem caused by their drilling, residents questioned how they could afford the annual maintenance costs for the high-tech purification systems, which improved the quality of their water supply at a cost of between $10,000 and $14,000.

See: Walter Hang’s Letter to DEC Commissioner Grannis Regarding Additional Natural Gas Hazards | Toxics Targeting

See: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Comment on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) sent to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) during the public comment period closing 12/31/09

See: State Decision Blocks Drilling for Gas in Catskills

See: Catskill Citizens | More Damning Evidence About Fracking

See: Hydraulic Fracturing Applicability of the Safe Drinking Water Act and Clean Water Act Science Advisory Board Discussion

See: EPA Findings on Hydraulic Fracturing Deemed “Unsupportable”

See: Coalbed Methane Development: The Costs and Benefits of an Emerging Energy Resource

See: Energy & Commerce Committee Investigates Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing

See: Hydraulic Fracturing: History of an Enduring Technology

See: This Website is a Crash Course In Fracking

See: Affirming Gasland