Scotland is Turning Pennsylvania Shale Gas into Plastic. But What Happens to It Next?

Reid FrazierDecember 17, 2019

Plastic in the form of pellets and single-use products are polluting the ocean. Efforts to clean it up are underway.

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Pittsburgh Mayor’s Comments Set Off Controversy Over Petrochemical Industry’s Impact to Western Pa

Reid FrazierNovember 26, 2019

Peduto's comments brought backlash from politicians and labor unions and praise from environmental groups.

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New Funding to Study Microplastic Pollution Effect on Delaware Bay Blue Crabs

WHYYNovember 22, 2019

Researchers will use the data to model how ocean currents and other environmental conditions might predict where high levels of microplastics can be found in the ocean.

EconomyWildlife

Uneasy State of Affairs: Scotland’s Use of American Shale Gas

Reid FrazierNovember 15, 2019

Despite a ban on fracking, Scotland imports shale gas from Pennsylvania for its plastics industry. This has some activists saying 'no fracking here, no fracking anywhere.'

EnergyFollowing Pennsylvania Gas to Scotland

How Much Plastic Waste is Ending up in Rivers? This Penn State Researcher Wants to Know.

Julie GrantNovember 1, 2019

Sherri Mason is calling on Coke, Pepsi and others to take responsibility for their plastic waste.

PollutionWater

Ethane from Pa.’s Fracking Boom Is Fueling Plastics Production Overseas

Reid FrazierOctober 2, 2019

The plastics industry relies on dirt-cheap American shale gas to feed its chemical plants and the globe’s growing hunger for plastics.

EnergyFollowing Pennsylvania Gas to Scotland

In Scotland, Residents Say The Local Refinery And U.S. Shale Gas Keep Their Town Afloat

Reid FrazierSeptember 24, 2019

They depend on the refinery for jobs and business, but they say their town is neglected.

Energy

There’s no fracking in the UK, so U.S. shale gas fuels plastics and more

Reid FrazierSeptember 19, 2019

A moratorium in Scotland, a lukewarm public and tricky geology have kept fracking out of the UK. U.S. gas fills the gap.

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At a refinery in Scotland, a plastics evangelist says U.S. shale gas is vital

Reid FrazierSeptember 16, 2019

Shale gas from Pennsylvania is fueling a plastics industry in Scotland.

EnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom

Why I’m following Pa’s Marcellus shale gas to Scotland

Reid FrazierSeptember 13, 2019

Here's a hint: plastics.

EnergyThe Coming Chemical Boom