Wednesday, April 24, 2013

PA Marcellus Digest - April 24, 2013

PA Marcellus Digest – April 24, 2013

 

Possible Explosive Devices Found At Two Gas Drilling Sites

State Impact

Marie Cusick

April 19, 2013

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the possible remains of small explosive devices at two natural gas drilling sites in northeastern Pennsylvania.

http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2013/04/19/possible-explosive-devices-found-at-two-gas-drilling-sites/

 

Pa. firm opens new plant to treat Marcellus waste

The Wall Street Journal

April 18, 2013

A Pennsylvania firm has opened a new plant to treat and recycle wastewater generated by Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.

http://online.wsj.com/article/AP1210b59c44af411cad561c9046498235.html

 

Rise in U.S. Gas Production Fuels Unexpected Plunge in Emissions

Wall Street Journal

Russell Gold

April 18, 2013

U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions have fallen dramatically in recent years, in large part because the country is making more electricity with natural gas instead of coal.

http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887324763404578430751849503848-lMyQjAxMTAzMDEwOTExNDkyWj.html?mod=wsj_valettop_email

 

DEP Proposes Increasing Gas Well Permit Fees

State Impact

Marie Cusick

April 22, 2013

The Scranton Times-Tribune reports the state Department of Environmental Protection is looking into raising the fees drillers pay for shale gas well permits, to keep up with the demands on the department:

http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2013/04/22/dep-proposes-increasing-gas-well-permit-fees/

 

Protesters to rally outside DEP office

Citizen’s Voice

Elizabeth Skrapits

April 22, 2013

To mark Earth Day, various environmental organizations led by the Pennsylvania Green Party are scheduling demonstrations in front of Department of Environmental Protection regional offices throughout Pennsylvania today to protest the agency's oil and natural gas drilling policies.

http://citizensvoice.com/news/protesters-to-rally-outside-dep-office-1.1476847

 

Pa. legislative package would boost funding for natural-gas vehicle conversions
Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Erich Schwartzel

April 22, 2013

Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's Act 13 legislation defined the state's approach to shale gas development when it was passed in 2012. The hundreds of pages of law introduced an impact fee levied against drillers, outlined what communities could regulate and promoted the use of natural gas in everyday vehicles.
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/pa-legislative-package-would-boost-funding-for-natural-gas-vehicle-conversions-684524/#ixzz2RPlgWrk9

 

PUC, Energy Association Host Workshop on Natural Gas Vehicle Market Development

Wallaby

April 18, 2013

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Energy Association of Pennsylvania (EAP) today hosted a workshop focusing on the natural gas distribution company (NGDC) and Commission roles in fostering the economic development and the expansion of the necessary infrastructure for natural gas vehicles (NGVs).

http://wallaby.telicon.com/PA/library/2013/2013041836.HTM

 

Pa. Governor Corbett Cuts Ribbon at Waste Management's Compressed Natural Gas Refueling Facility in Bucks County

Wallaby

April 19, 2013

Governor Tom Corbett today attended a ribbon cutting for Waste Management's new compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling facility in Bristol, Bucks County.

http://wallaby.telicon.com/PA/library/2013/2013041966.HTM

 

U.S. Energy companies work to turn gas into liquid motor fuels
TribLive

Timothy Puko

April 20, 2013

When Roy Lipski went to Houston last month to pitch his business at one of the world's largest meetings of energy executives, he went armed with photos of a little town in Butler County.

He's one in a growing group of businessmen trying to make Pennsylvania the lab for an experiment of global importance.

http://triblive.com/business/headlines/3818064-74/gas-oil-calumet#ixzz2RPmPbnF2 

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