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PA Marcellus Digest - April 15, 2013

PA Marcellus Digest – April 15, 2013

Drilling's impact
Pittsburgh-Post Gazette
April 15, 2013
Gas industry shills, as witnessed in the April 9 letter by Dan Garcia, "Media Leap to Assumptions About Marcellus Health Impacts," are desperate to squash any news of sick families being created by Marcellus Shale gas production.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/opinion/letters/drillings-impact-683503/#ixzz2QYyAOcV1

Pa. House bills back natural gas as automotive fuel of the future
York Dispatch
Christina Kauffman
April 15, 2013
Local legislators are among those pushing a series of bills to increase consumption of the state's abundant supply of natural gas, with York representatives authoring components of the Marcellus Works package.

Roundup: Gas rigs near 14-year low; PNC shareholder wants “climate risk” study; moreTribLive
April 6, 2013
Gas rigs near fewest in 14 years with price at 20-month high
http://triblive.com/business/businessbriefs/3788247-74/gas-bank-rigs#ixzz2QYzTlT1x 
EIA Projects Flatlining Of Natural Gas Consumption Through 2014
John Hanger
April 9, 2013
Natural gas usage is flatlining, according to the latest EIA data.  EIA projects demand of 70.1 Bcf/d in 2013 and 70.3 Bcf/d in 2014. Increases for heating and industry are being offset by sharp reductions in gas used to make electricity.  EIA projects an 8% decline in gas used for power in 2013.

Reversal Of Fortune: Coal Generation Surges 7% and Gas Slumps 3% In January 2013
John Hanger
April 9, 2013
The intense competition for generation market share continues and the latest available EIA data shows a reversal of fortune for coal and gas in the power markets took place in January 2013.

Renewable Energy & Gas Supply 100% Of New Generation Capacity In First Quarter
John Hanger
April 8, 2013
Get used to this fact. It is going to be repeated time and again for the next 20 years in the USA.
Renewable energy and gas provided 100% of all new capacity in the USA during the first quarter of 2013.

Total Carbon Emissions From Natural Gas May Exceed Coal By 2016
John Hanger
April 8, 2013
Within the next 4 years, total carbon emissions from natural gas probably will exceed emissions from coal, but America's total carbon emissions will likely fall further as a consequence.  Here is why.

Corbett Signs Joint Declaration With Brazil to Promote Energy Investments
State Impact
Marie Cusick
April 10, 2013
Governor Corbett signed a joint declaration with the governor of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro today to promote collaboration and investments in energy, particularly in oil and natural gas development.

Construction of frack water treatment plant starts in Standing Stone Twp.
The Daily Review
James Lowenstein
April 10, 2013
Eureka Resources LLC's planned waste water treatment plant in Standing Stone Township for the gas industry will not cause problems for the environment, company officials said a recent informational meeting for the public.

Hydraulic Fracturing: Beyond Name Calling to Real Environmental Protection
Water World
April 15, 2013
After the drilling, fracturing, and producing of water and gas cease, what happens next? What steps should be taken to ensure the watershed is restored to previous condition, public health is protected, and community relations are maintained or improved?  Experts will describe well closure and site reclamation, highlighting issues, opportunities, and special considerations in different areas throughout the U.S.

Dueling Fracking Films Battle for Pennsylvanian’s Hearts and Minds
State Impact
Susan Phillips
The pro-fracking answer to “Gasland” is on the road in Pennsylvania and will be screened in hostile territory tonight — the Philadelphia suburbs. “Fracknation,” a film by Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney, has already been shown in several theaters in Northeast Pennsylvania, including astanding-room only crowd in Montrose, Susquehanna County. The Scranton Times-Tribune reported a handful of protestors outside the theater engaged Irish journalist and filmmaker Phelim McAleer in a lively debate. But inside, the crowd was supportive.

Protesters Criticize DEP’s Oversight of Gas Industry
State Impact
Marie Cusick
April 10, 2013
A small group of protesters gathered outside the Harrisburg headquarters of the state Department of Environmental Protection today. They say the agency is failing to protect the public from the risks associated with natural gas development.

Lawyer tells audience at pipeline workshop: Don't roll over
Reading Eagle
Ford Turner
April 10, 2013
"Act in haste, repent at leisure."  Those words, which appeared as the final image in a video presentation Tuesday night by lawyer John A. Shoemaker, captured the heart of his message to Berks County residents on dealing with pipeline companies.

House panel approves Marcellus tax credits
The Times Tribune
Robert Swift
April 10, 2013
Bills to provide millions of dollars of state tax credits to develop natural gas markets were approved by a House committee Tuesday after a debate over favoritism to Marcellus Shale companies and job creation strategies. The bills advanced by the Finance Committee are part of the "Marcellus Works" package to develop more uses in Pennsylvania for in-state natural gas production, a top priority of House Republicans.

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