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By HILARY BENTMAN
The Intelligencer
Although questions still remain over how much natural gas lies
beneath the soil of Nockamixon, scientists are fairly certain how
it got there decomposing plants and animals from a time when the
dinosaur was king.
This story starts more than 200 million years ago, and it calls
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Officials hoped Kathy Gorman would
help stabilize the township.
By Pervaiz Shallwani
Of The Morning Call
March 29, 2006
Just when there seemed to be some
stability at the helm in Nockamixon Township, another leader has
decided to leave.
A little more than 18 months after being hired as township
secretary-treasurer, Kathy Gorman is leaving the post Friday for
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March 23, 2006
By Kelly Madsen
Special to The Morning Call
A Nockamixon Township event designed to bring the community
together seems to be pulling it apart.
The news that a husband and wife were removed from the
Nockamixon Community Day ad-hoc committee last month set off an
hour long sniping session during Tuesday's township supervisors
meeting that saw volunteers and supervisors criticizing one
another.
However, the supervisors later reinstated the couple and took
steps they hope will put the committee onto surer footing to
pull off the third annual festival in September.
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By HILARY BENTMAN
The Intelligencer
The prospect of a Michigan company drilling for natural gas
in Nockamixon has created a clear divide among residents in the
township.
Perhaps this was most evident Tuesday night when 50 people
supporters and opponents of the idea crammed into the small
Nockamixon meeting room to have their voices heard.
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... and then they moved!
Some worry that gas exploration or discovery would have a
negative impact on the quiet natural beauty of the township.
They're not willing to trade that in for possible future gains.
After all, it's not a sure thing.
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By HILARY BENTMAN
The Intelligencer
April 2, 2006 5:42 AM
I don't want to see pipeline cutting
across the middle of my pasture, Reid said. People around here
are counting on setting property aside for retirement. If they
have pipelines going across them it compromises their value.
Questions have been raised about Arbor Resources' business
record and permission to do work in Nockamixon.
Locally, township Supervisor Nancy
Janyszeski said Arbor Resources did not have a permit to solicit
in Nockamixon and could have faced a $1,000 fine.
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Thursday, March 02, 2006
By Kevin J. Guhl
A company prospecting for gas in Nockamixon and northern
Tinicum townships expects to have enough properties signed up
within a few weeks to begin drilling. Meanwhile, a Tinicum-based
land preservation group is warning people that they can't
preserve their properties if they sign contracts with the oil
and gas drilling company.
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Nockamixon Faces possible Oil Drilling Bucks County Herald
March 09, 2006
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http://wfmz.com/cgi-bin/tt.cgi?action=viewstory;storyid=4706Plane Crash in Bucks County
Story posted on 2005-06-24 22:59:00
THERE HAVE BEEN TWO PLANE CRASHES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY IN TWO
DAYS. TODAY'S CRASH HAPPENED JUST AFTER 6 IN NOCKAMIXON TOWNSHIP,
BUCKS COUNTY. POLICE TELL US AN ULTRALIGHT PLANE CRASHED IN A
BRUSH FIELD NEAR NOCKAMIXON AND TRAUGERS CROSSING ROAD. THE PILOT
OF THE PLANE APPARENTLY LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR THERE LAST NIGHT
WHEN HE RAN OUT OF FUEL. HE CAME BACK TODAY, ATTEMPTED TO TAKE
OFF, BUT HAD TROUBLE.
"Witnesses attempted to take off, nose diving into the ground."
THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL WITH MODERATE
INJURIES. THE FAA WAS CALLED, BUT THERE IS NO WORD IF THEY
WILL BE INVESTIGATING THE CRASH. |
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Posted on Sun, Apr. 02, 2006
Michigan company to drill for natural gas in Philadelphia
suburbs
Associated Press
FERNDALE, Pa. - Drilling rigs will soon be on their way to the
bucolic countryside of northern Bucks County.
A Michigan company is leasing mineral rights to
properties in the township of Nockamixon, about 35 miles north
of Philadelphia, and plans to begin drilling the first of up to
a dozen wells in the next few months.
Its target is a natural-gas reservoir 8,000 feet underground
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By HILARY BENTMAN
The Intelligencer
Nockamixon residents hoping to strike it rich off natural gas
drilling better not quit their day jobs.
That's what industry experts and attorneys say about the
prospects any natural gas well in the Upper Bucks town will
produce a millionaire or even enough money for someone to retire
comfortably.
Based on experiences in western Pennsylvania, where oil and
gas are more abundant and drilling is commonplace, the most
anyone makes being part of a lease is a few thousand dollars a
year.
I don't think you'll run into Jed Clampett stories, said
Sean Cassidy, a Westmoreland County attorney, whose firm only
deals with oil and gas issues. Cassidy said initially wells in
his area can earn landowners about $8,000 a year. But production
tends to drop over time and then level off. A really good well,
maybe one out of a hundred, might pay $20,000 a year, he said.
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