The purpose of the this website is to serve as an educational forum for landowners so they can make wise decisions about their property and maximize economic benefits, while minimizing negative impacts.
While New York State has a rich history of natural gas exploration, there has been a resurgence and interest beginning in the early 2000s with the results of drilling in the Trenton-Black River formation and especially during 2007-2008 with news of substantial amount of natural gas reserves locked away in the Marcellus Shale formation in New York’s Southern Tier.
Southern Tier Landowners Coalition, Groups, and Associations. Includes online petition to support natural gas exploration.
“Southern Tier landowners are encouraged to join a Southern Tier Landowners Coalition, Group, or Association to negotiate better gas leases, obtain higher signing bonuses and royalties, and protection of your property and the environment.
…there has been a siginificant amount of information (and misinformation) published in relation to natural gas exploration.”
See: PA Gas Rush
See: New York Well Watch Forum
See: Christopherson to study economic impact of gas drilling in Marcellus Shale
See: Gasland Trailer 2010
See: Gasland – The Debate
See: Affirming Gasland
See: Environmental Integrity Project (EIP)
See: Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE): Landowner Information
See: PA Gas Rush
See: Property Rights and Drilling
