PA Marcellus News Digest
December 21, 2012
Note: Thank you to everyone working on drilling issues. This is our last Digest of 2012. We wish you a happy and peaceful holiday season!
Jeff and Lindsay
Special: Attachment: Delaware Riverkeeper map of planned pipelines in the Delaware River Basin
Special: Video: The latest Marcellus Shale Reality Tour video about the Chapin PA Dehydration Station
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myzGaZfeyYI&feature=share&list=PL062539BFB8A2B2D4
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myzGaZfeyYI&feature=share&list=PL062539BFB8A2B2D4
Articles
Updated Corbett ethics filing shows donor trip
Post-Gazette
Laura Olson
Dec 20
Gov. Tom Corbett says there's no legal issues with flights that were provided to him at no cost by a friend and businessman who has ties to the drilling industry.
Link: http://earlyreturns.post-gazette.com/home/early-returns-posts/5120-updated-corbett-ethics-filing-shows-donor-trip?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EarlyReturns+%28Early+Returns%29
Post-Gazette
Laura Olson
Dec 20
Gov. Tom Corbett says there's no legal issues with flights that were provided to him at no cost by a friend and businessman who has ties to the drilling industry.
Link: http://earlyreturns.post-gazette.com/home/early-returns-posts/5120-updated-corbett-ethics-filing-shows-donor-trip?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EarlyReturns+%28Early+Returns%29
Corbett took weekend away on bizman's dime
Inquirer
Dec 21
GOV. CORBETT and his wife accepted a Rhode Island vacation last year from a businessman even as regulators from the state Department of Environmental Conservation were looking into his firm's operation of a natural-gas waste transfer station without a permit.
Link: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20121221_Corbett_took_weekend_away_on_bizman_s_dime.html
Inquirer
Dec 21
GOV. CORBETT and his wife accepted a Rhode Island vacation last year from a businessman even as regulators from the state Department of Environmental Conservation were looking into his firm's operation of a natural-gas waste transfer station without a permit.
Link: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20121221_Corbett_took_weekend_away_on_bizman_s_dime.html
Electronics blamed for facility shutdown
DEP alerted Wednesday to problem at gas compressor station in Wyoming County.
Times Leader
Matt Hughe
Dec 21
A failed circuit board appears to have caused an emergency shutdown of a PVR Partners natural gas compressor station in Washington Township, Wyoming County, Wednesday evening, a company spokesman said.
Link: http://www.timesleader.com/stories/Electronics-blamed-for-facility-shutdown,243359
DEP alerted Wednesday to problem at gas compressor station in Wyoming County.
Times Leader
Matt Hughe
Dec 21
A failed circuit board appears to have caused an emergency shutdown of a PVR Partners natural gas compressor station in Washington Township, Wyoming County, Wednesday evening, a company spokesman said.
Link: http://www.timesleader.com/stories/Electronics-blamed-for-facility-shutdown,243359
Corbett defends trips he accepted for free
Inquirer
Amy Worden and Angela Couloumbis
Dec 21
HARRISBURG - Just months into taking office, Gov. Corbett was traveling gratis, courtesy of a major campaign donor. He flew in the donor's private plane. He rode in his helicopter. He spent a long weekend on his yacht in Newport.
Link: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20121221_Corbett_defends_trips_he_accepted_for_free.html
Inquirer
Amy Worden and Angela Couloumbis
Dec 21
HARRISBURG - Just months into taking office, Gov. Corbett was traveling gratis, courtesy of a major campaign donor. He flew in the donor's private plane. He rode in his helicopter. He spent a long weekend on his yacht in Newport.
Link: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20121221_Corbett_defends_trips_he_accepted_for_free.html
Corbett: Watsontown businessman paid for 2 trips worth $2,300
Sun-Gazette
Marc Levy, AP
Dec 21
HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Corbett has recently disclosed that he took trips in 2011 worth more than $2,300 that were paid for by a Pennsylvania businessman who gave generously to Corbett's campaign and serves on Corbett's privatization council.
Link: http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/587108/Corbett--Watsontown-businessman-paid-for-2-trips-worth--2-300.html?nav=5011
Sun-Gazette
Marc Levy, AP
Dec 21
HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Corbett has recently disclosed that he took trips in 2011 worth more than $2,300 that were paid for by a Pennsylvania businessman who gave generously to Corbett's campaign and serves on Corbett's privatization council.
Link: http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/587108/Corbett--Watsontown-businessman-paid-for-2-trips-worth--2-300.html?nav=5011
Natural-gas exec paid for Corbett 2011 vacation
Inquirer
Will Bunch
Attytood
Blog
Dec 20
Gov. Tom Corbett and his wife accepted a Rhode Island vacation last year from a businessman even as regulators from the state Department of Environmental Conservation were looking into his firm's operation of a natural-gas waste transfer station without a permit.
Link: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/attytood/Natural-gas-exec-paid-for-Corbett-2011-vacation.html
Inquirer
Will Bunch
Attytood
Blog
Dec 20
Gov. Tom Corbett and his wife accepted a Rhode Island vacation last year from a businessman even as regulators from the state Department of Environmental Conservation were looking into his firm's operation of a natural-gas waste transfer station without a permit.
Link: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/attytood/Natural-gas-exec-paid-for-Corbett-2011-vacation.html
WATCHBLOG: Corbett defends free vacation to Rhode Island in 2011
PA Independent
Eric Boehm
Dec 20
HARRISBURG – They say Rhode Island is beautiful in the summer.
And Gov. Tom Corbett and First Lady Susan Corbett got to see it firsthand this summer – and for free. According to an updated statement of financial interest filed with the State Ethics Commission, the governor and his wife spent five days in July 2011 on vacation in Rhode Island with the hotel and airfare paid for by John Moran, president of Moran Industries, a Pennsylvania based company that specializes in trucking, rail and warehousing.
Link: http://paindependent.com/2012/12/watchblog-corbett-defends-free-vacation-to-rhode-island-in-2011/
PA Independent
Eric Boehm
Dec 20
HARRISBURG – They say Rhode Island is beautiful in the summer.
And Gov. Tom Corbett and First Lady Susan Corbett got to see it firsthand this summer – and for free. According to an updated statement of financial interest filed with the State Ethics Commission, the governor and his wife spent five days in July 2011 on vacation in Rhode Island with the hotel and airfare paid for by John Moran, president of Moran Industries, a Pennsylvania based company that specializes in trucking, rail and warehousing.
Link: http://paindependent.com/2012/12/watchblog-corbett-defends-free-vacation-to-rhode-island-in-2011/
Corbett defends donor-funded vacation to Rhode Island.
Morning Call
John L. Micek
Dec 20
Gov. Tom Corbett on Thursday defended his decision to let a businessman and campaign donor with ties to the Marcellus shale industry cover his and First Lady Susan Corbett's travel costs on a vacation to Rhode Island last year.
Link: http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2012/12/corbett-defends-donor-funded-vacation-to-rhode-island.html
Morning Call
John L. Micek
Dec 20
Gov. Tom Corbett on Thursday defended his decision to let a businessman and campaign donor with ties to the Marcellus shale industry cover his and First Lady Susan Corbett's travel costs on a vacation to Rhode Island last year.
Link: http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2012/12/corbett-defends-donor-funded-vacation-to-rhode-island.html
While Touting Transparency, Corbett Declines to Explain Free Vacation
NPR State Impact
Marie Cusick
Dec 20
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/12/20/while-touting-transparency-corbett-declines-to-explain-free-vacation/
NPR State Impact
Marie Cusick
Dec 20
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/12/20/while-touting-transparency-corbett-declines-to-explain-free-vacation/
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