Tuesday, November 27, 2012

PA Marcellus News Digest 11/27/12

PA Marcellus News Digest 
November 27, 2012

Articles

Decreased Coal Value Hurts Greene County’s Tax Base
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
Nov 27
Link:
http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/11/27/decreased-coal-value-hurts-greene-countys-tax-base/

Estate planning follows gas boom
Post-Gazette
Zack Needles
Nov 26
Trusts and estates lawyers in Central and Western Pennsylvania said they've seen an uptick in inquiries from landowners with oil and gas interests who are interested in beginning the process of estate planning.
Link:
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/estate-planning-follows-gas-boom-663641/

Agency to make Marcellus housing aid decisions
Times-Tribune
Robert Swift
Nov 27
HARRISBURG - An initial outlay of revenue from gas drilling impact fees to address affordable housing needs in the Marcellus Shale region will be made next month by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.
Link:
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/agency-to-make-marcellus-housing-aid-decisions-1.1408598

Pennsylvania continues to benefit from Marcellus Shale
Patriot-News
Mike Krancer & Patrick Henderson
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Op-Ed
Nov 27
It is now unanimous: America’s potential domestic energy production is off the charts and Pennsylvania is the sweet spot. The International Energy Agency just issued its landmark annual World Energy Outl
ook report, forecasting that the United States will pass Saudi Arabia in energy production and that North America will be at the forefront of a sweeping transformation in oil and gas production that will affect the entire world.
Link:
http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/11/marcellus_shale_jobs_benefits.html

We're paying the price for natural gas drillers in Pennsylvania
Patriot-News
Bob Myers
Op-Ed
Nov 27
O
n Oct. 25, Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law Senate Bill 941 (sponsored by Jake Corman, R- Centre County), which increased the maximum fines for public drunkenness and underage drinking from $500 to $1,000.
Link:
http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/11/marcellus_shale_enironmental_effects.html

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