Tuesday, October 23, 2012

PA Marcellus News Digest 10/23/12

PA Marcellus News Digest
October 23, 2012

Release

Binghamton New York Mayor Matt Ryan, Citizens and Affected Pennsylvania Residents Call for Stop to Constitution Pipeline
Gas Industry Must Stop Bullying Rural Communities with Eminent Domain, Endangering Public Health
Wallaby
Oct 23
Binghamton, New York—Mayor Matt Ryan, NY residents who stand to be affected by the Constitution Pipeline, and Pennsylvania residents who have been negatively affected by similar pipelines, detailed objections to the Constitution Pipeline. If built, the Constitution Pipeline would go from near Binghamton to near Albany in New York.  Speakers at the press conference raised concerns of eminent domain and public health endangerment.
Link:
http://wallaby.telicon.com/PA/library/2012/2012102382.HTM

Articles

Environmental groups ask governor to rescind water policy
Post-Gazette
Don Hopey
Oct 23
Fourteen environmental groups have asked Gov. Tom Corbett to reverse a recent policy change that puts decisions about water contamination complaints related to Marcellus Shale drilling in the hands of the department's top administrators instead of water scientists.
Link:
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/environmental-groups-ask-governor-to-rescind-water-policy-658786/

Meeting on wells planned in Bear Lake
Times Observer
Ben Klein
Oct 23
A public information meeting will be held on the proposed injection wells in Columbus Township at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Bear Lake Fire Hall.
Link:
http://www.timesobserver.com/page/content.detail/id/560462/Meeting-on-wells-planned-in-Bear-Lake.html?nav=5006

Latest Pennsylvania Senate Ad Highlights So-Called “War On Coal”
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
Oct 23
(includes video)
Link:
http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/10/23/latest-pennsylvania-senate-ad-highlights-so-called-war-on-coal/

Report: Drilling good for economy, as long as it's in your county
Times-Tribune
Elizabeth Skrapits
Oct 23
A report released Monday by a local think tank indicates Northeast Pennsylvania is seeing job creation and related benefits from natural gas drilling - but only in the counties where it's taking place.
Link:
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/report-drilling-good-for-economy-as-long-as-it-s-in-your-county-1.1392157

Tell leaders of natural gas worries
Post-Gazette
Mary Anne Heston
Opinion
Oct 22
I read with interest Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer's recent statement regarding the state's Air Quality program:
"We in Pennsylvania have a lengthy and successful history of regulating the oil and gas industry, and we are ensuring that this state and this country realize the full promise of abundant, domestic, cheap, clean-burning natural gas extracted and brought to market in an environmentally sensitive manner."
Link:
http://pipeline.post-gazette.com/news/archives/24870-opinion-tell-leaders-of-natural-gas-worries

State Supreme Court should preserve municipal autonomy, uphold Act 13 ruling
Daily Local
Opinion
Oct 21
There’s an inherent trade-off to Pennsylvania’s system of municipal government: We gain proximity and easy access to local decision makers, but sometimes pay for it with fiscal and operational inefficiencies.
Link:
http://www.dailylocal.com/article/20121021/OPINION03/121019526/state-supreme-court-should-preserve-municipal-autonomy-uphold-act-13-ruling

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