Tuesday, March 4, 2014

PA Marcellus Digest - March 4, 2014

 

PA Marcellus Digest - March 4, 2014

 

Natural gas industry buoyed by advancing technology

Trib Live

Timothy Puko

March 1, 2014

From the office computer to the drill site, to the wells that can stretch more than three miles underground, nearly everything in Pennsylvania's natural gas industry is different from just a few years ago.

 

Report sees 15K new Pa. jobs from Marcellus boom

Philadelphia Inquirer

Linda Loyd

March 2, 2014

A federal labor report released this week says Marcellus Shale gas drilling has added about 15,000 direct jobs in the oil and natural gas industry in Pennsylvania in recent years.

 

UGI PNG announces natural gas rate hike

Times Leader

Jerry Lynott

February 28, 2014

UGI Penn Natural Gas customers will pay more for natural gas today as the utility passes on its cost to purchase the commodity.

 

Pa. Democrats vying for Lt. Gov. clash on drilling

Lancaster Online

March 1, 2014

Six Democrats running for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania clashed during a debate Saturday in front of the party's liberal activists over whether the state should stop, at least temporarily, drilling in the Marcellus Shale natural gas formation.

 

Colorado first state to clamp down on fracking pollution

Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Jennifer Oldham

March 1, 2014

Colorado regulators approved groundbreaking controls on emissions from oil and natural gas operations after an unusual coalition of energy companies and environmentalists agreed on measures to counter worsening smog.

 

Scores testified at local oil and gas regs hearings

Times Observer

Ben Klein

March 1, 2014

The state Department of Environmental Protection added a public hearing at the Warren County Courthouse earlier this month about proposed changes to conventional and unconventional oil and gas regulations to increase public participation.

 

Deal announced to sell PGW for $1.86 billion

Philadelphia Inquirer

Andrew Maykuth

March 3, 2014

Mayor Nutter announced Monday that Connecticut energy company UIL Holdings Corp., has agreed to buy Philadelphia Gas Works for $1.86 billion.

 

Cawley talks liquor, fracking, saving Pa. military bases

The Intelligencer

Natasha Lindstrom

March 2, 2014

Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley has a busy agenda to tackle this year, from renewing talks to privatize the state’s Prohibition-Era liquor system, to squashing claims that Marcellus Shale drillers aren’t the responsible job creators his administration claims they are.

 

Campaign blather

Williamsport Sun Gazette

March 2, 2014

Recently I have been reading articles in the paper about good job growth, Gov. Corbett putting money into education and how great the Marcellus Shale experience has been for our state.

 

Oil, gas leases bring county $1.2 million

The Sharon Herald

Sandy Scarmack

March 1, 2014

The “gravel pit” area at Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 19 in East Lackawannock Township remains a hot topic in nearly any discussion of county business, running the gamut between a point of contention between elected officials and the public who thought the purchase was a mistake, to business leaders who envision the site as a jumping-off point for an explosion in economic development.

 

Trying to save Act 13 is reckless

Observer Reporter

March 2, 2014

The tragic well explosion in Dunkard Township, and the comments made about it by Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Chris Abruzzo, demonstrate that the DEP’s continued fight to save Act 13 is nothing short of reckless.

 

Hundreds of Keystone XL pipeline opponents arrested at White House

Washington Post

Deneen Brown

March 2, 2014

More than 500 protesters chanting, “Hey, Obama! We don’t want no pipeline drama,” marched to the White HouseSunday, demanding that President Obama stop construction of the Keystone XL pipeline extension that would daily carry 830,000 barrels of crude oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast.

 

Act 13 impact fees, plunge in natural gas prices led to more plugged wells

Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Anya Litvak

Sometime in 2012, Bruce Jankura, an oil and gas inspector supervisor with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, began receiving unusually large batches of requests for his plugging services from Marcellus Shale companies.

 

Range Resources appeals Mt. Pleasant’s decision

Observer Reporter

Emily Petsko

March 3, 2014

Nearly nine months after Mt. Pleasant Township Zoning Hearing Board issued notices of violation related to four Marcellus Shale water impoundments, the matter will head to court for deliberation.

 

Chevron finishes installing new wellheads at Greene County explosion site

Trib Live

March 3, 2014

Chevron over the weekend finished installing new wellheads at a Greene County site but continues to investigate what caused a recent explosion and subsequent days-long fire that killed a worker.

 

Wellheads secure at Lanco site

Observer Reporter

March 3, 2014

Now that Wild Well Control and Chevron successfully replaced the wellhead Saturday on the third well at the Lanco site in Dunkard Township, work will shift to installing plugs about 8,000 feet below the surface in all three wells as an extra layer of protection to relieve any pressure on the wellheads.

 

Frack-water site developers open to discussion

Times Leader

Jon O'Connell

March 3, 2014

A town hall meeting between Lake Township residents and developers might not change any hearts, but one real estate investor said he believes he can at least answer any questions about a proposed waste-water treatment center.

 

Joanne Kilgour

Chapter Director

Sierra Club PA Chapter

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Sierra Club Opposes Governor Corbett's Plans to Lease More State Forests and State Parks for New Drilling

February 19, 2014

By Joanne Kilgour, Director of the Sierra Club PA Chapter,   

Over the past several years, the landscape of Pennsylvania has been permanently altered by natural gas development. Now, Governor Corbett plans to open up state forest and parklands to additional gas leases, even before the release of DCNR’s overdue report on the impacts of past drilling in state forests. By including state parks, Corbett will be breaking what has been a permanent policy against leasing ANY state park lands for gas.  This is a bad precedent for state parks that, up until now, were considered sacred.

Both Governor Corbett and DCNR Secretary Ferretti contend that no surface activity or surface impacts will result from this proposed new leasing. These statements may sound comforting, but we cannot rest easy. In fact, Secretary Ferretti in her own testimony earlier this morning admitted that additional wells may be constructed on well pads within the boundaries of state forests. Not only will this kind of direct, incremental surface activity occur, but the very idea that there can be non-surface impact leasing is misleading.

Surface impacts are not limited to new wells, well pads, pipelines, compressor stations, access roads, or open pits, but rather they include loss of critical habitat, changes to the local hydrology and geology, loss of valuable ecosystem services such as flood control, noise and light disturbances, and increased air pollution.

Further, there will be impacts to recreation and the economic benefit to the state from tourism driven by the natural beauty of the state forest and park system. Increased light and noise disturbances paired with forest fragmentation and habitat loss are also likely to result in fewer game animals and a reduction in hunting.

And these are only the certain impacts – in addition, as we have seen recently with the tragic fire at the gas wells in Greene County, there will be risks of leaks, spills, blowouts, and fires – none of which respect the artificial boundary between private land and the lands held in trust by the Commonwealth.

The thousands of Pennsylvanians who have been struggling with the on-the-ground realities of natural gas development can attest to the fact that there is no such as thing as non-surface impact drilling. To suggest otherwise is a misrepresentation of reality, and an insult to those who have lived with wells on or near their property

Joanne Kilgour
Chapter Director
Sierra Club PA Chapter
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Friday, February 7, 2014

PA Marcellus Digest - February 5, 2014

PA Marcellus Digest - February 5, 2014

 

Corbett hopes to raise $75M through natural gas leases in state forests, parks

Trib Live

Timothy Puko

February 4, 2014

Gov. Tom Corbett wants to end a three-year ban on new leases for natural gas drilling beneath state forests to be able to raise $75 million, a proposal in his budget on Tuesday that angers some critics who say it endangers sensitive wilderness.

 

Corbett to OK gas extraction from under state land

Centre Daily Times

Mark Levy

February 4, 2014

Gov. Tom Corbett plans to issue a new executive order that would allow natural gas to be extracted from below state parks and forests only when exploration companies drill on adjacent, privately owned land, his administration saidTuesday.

 

Corbett's fourth budget reopens drilling issue

Citizens' Voice

Robert Swift

February 5, 2014 

The state budget unveiled by Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday would generate new revenue by leasing more state forest and park land for gas drilling, create a new state block grant for school districts, delay the full impact of a public pension cost spike and keep state income and sales taxes at current rates while continuing the phaseout of a business tax.

 

The great outdoors get $245 million boost in state budget

Lancaster Online

Karen Shuey

February 4, 2014

That’s because the governor unveiled an initiative in his spending plan that will pump more than $200 million into repairing and upgrading Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests.

 

An Overview of the Governor's 2014-15 Budget

PBPC

Governor Tom Corbett proposed a 2014-15 state General Fund budget that would spend $29.4 billion, $927 million, or 3.3%, more than the current fiscal year.

 

Corbett wants to lift ban on new gas drilling in state forests

Philadelphia Inquirer

Andrew Maykuth

February 5, 2014

Gov. Corbett on Tuesday proposed lifting a 2010 moratorium on leasing additional state forests for Marcellus Shale natural-gas development, to generate $75 million for state coffers.

 

Jobless rate falls in Pittsburgh region because some people stopped looking for work, state agency says

Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Ann Belser

February 2, 2014

Unemployment in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area fell from 6.6 percent in November to 6.3 percent in December as thousands of job seekers gave up looking for work, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reported Tuesday.

 

Range Resources adds $10K to Day of Giving pool

Observer Reporter

Scott Beveridge

February 4, 2014

A Marcellus Shale natural gas exploration company has become the newest sponsor of a one-day fundraiser linked to a Web-based platform allowing donors to select the Washington County charities they want to offer financial support.

 

Marcellus drilling company hires former Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment

Patriot News

Donald Gilliland

February 4, 2014

One of the leading companies drilling in the Marcellus Shale has named a former federal environmental prosecutor and state environmental secretary to its legal team.

 

PennFuture: Lifting of leasing moratorium removes protections on Pennsylvania's natural resources

Wallaby

February 4, 2014

he 2014-2015 budget proposed today by Governor Tom Corbett factors in $75 million in drilling revenue to be accrued via the lifting of a moratorium on further leasing of state park and forest lands for gas development.

 

Corbett budget proposal expands drilling in state parks and forests

State Impact

Marie cusick

February 4, 2014

Governor Corbett is seeking to overturn a Rendell-era executive order that placed a moratorium on new gas leases in state parks and forests.

 

President Obama Touts Shale-Fueled Growth in Manufacturing

Northcentral PA

January 30, 2014

Yesterday, President Obama traveled to the Marcellus Shale region and spoke at the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant in West Mifflin, just outside of Pittsburgh.  The president touted the resurgence of manufacturing jobs in the area, which has been fueled by abundant natural gas production.  Mario Langhi, President and CEO of U.S. Steel Corporation, introduced President Obama and provided some much-needed context into how the steel manufactured there is used in our daily lives.

 

Billions Needed To Meet Demand

Wheeling News Register

Casey Junkins

January 31, 2014

The $10 billion worth of natural gas processing infrastructure already built in the Marcellus and Utica shale region is only a fraction of what Blue Racer Midstream CEO Jack Lafield believes is needed in the coming years.

 

Penn Virginia Corporation Announces Closing of Sale of Eagle Ford Shale Natural Gas Midstream Assets

Wall Street Journal

February 3, 2014

Penn Virginia Corporation (NYSE:PVA) today announced that it has closed the previously announced sale of substantially all of its Eagle Ford Shale natural gas midstream assets to American Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE:AMID). The gross cash proceeds of the sale were $100 million. 

 

Elk County well to take fracking wastewater

Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Don Hopey 

February 2, 2014

Seneca Resources Corp. has received federal approval to operate a new drilling wastewater injection well in Elk County, and more of those deep injection wells for the disposal of Marcellus and Utica shale gas drilling wastewater are on tap for Pennsylvania.

 

House committee to hold hearing on gas royalty bill

The Daily Review

James Loewenstein

February 3, 2014

A committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will hold a hearing this week on House Bill 1684, which is intended to address the complaints of many landowners that large deductions for post-production costs are being taken out of their royalty checks.

 

Communities looking into natural gas extensions

Republican Herald

John E. Usalis

February 2, 2014

The lower cost of natural gas to heat homes and commercial buildings has been creating increased interest from homeowners in the past few years, but now the challenge is dealing with the infrastructure costs of adding new distribution lines and customer connections.

 

Municipalities, county support ag preservation

Lebanon Daily News

John Latimer

February 1, 2014

The $42,500 pledge the Lebanon County commissioners recently made for farmland preservation came from its share of the Marcellus Shale drilling fees the state collects.

 

Approving the Keystone XL could be the Obama administration's biggest mistake: Michael Mann

Patriot News

February 3, 2014

I have made my position on the Keystone XL pipeline quite clear. Approving this hotly debated pipeline would send America down the wrong path. The science tells us now is the time that we should be throwing everything we have into creating a clean 21st century energy economy, not doubling down on the dirty energy that is imperiling our planet.

 

Dominion Announces 2013 Earnings

Wallaby

January 31, 2014

 Dominion (NYSE: D) today announced unaudited reported earnings determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2013, of $1.70 billion ($2.93 per share), compared with earnings of $302 million ($0.53 per share) for the same period in 2012.

 

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Governor Corbett’s Budget Will Sacrifice State Forests

For Immediate Release

Governor Corbett’s Budget Will Sacrifice State Forests

Contact: Joanne Kilgour, Director, Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter, 717-232-0101

Harrisburg, PA – Just days after the release of a public opinion poll[1] which uncovered that more than two-thirds of Pennsylvanians oppose more drilling on state lands, Governor Corbett released his plan to do the opposite. The Governor’s 2014-2015 budget includes projected Oil and Gas Lease Fund revenue of $75 million from new leases of state forest land.
“Governor Corbett plans to sacrifice state lands to an under-regulated and under-taxed industry despite the wishes of his constituents,” said Joanne Kilgour, Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter Director. “Lifting the moratorium on leasing state forest lands adds insult to injury in this administration’s mismanagement of our natural resources.”
“The Oil and Gas Lease Fund should be used for acquiring mineral rights under our existing state parks and forests to protect them from future development, not to further the exploitation of these lands,” continued Kilgour.
“We must see the study DCNR has been promising that shows the impacts of drilling before any new leasing could even be considered,” add Gary Thornbloom, “Gas drillers already have 700,000 acres of state forest land available to them – how much is enough?”


[1] See http://www.fandm.edu/uploads/media_items/january-2014-franklin-marshall-college-poll-release.original.pdf.
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Thursday, January 30, 2014

PA Marcellus Digest - January 30, 2014

PA Marcellus Digest - January 30, 2014

Majority of Pennsylvania voters support natural gas drilling, but want it done safely, poll says
PennLive
Donald Gilliand 
January 30, 2014
A Franklin & Marshall public opinion poll released today shows 64 percent of Pennsylvanians have a favorable view of the natural gas industry, but opinion is split on whether or not the economic benefits outweigh potential environmental damage, with 40 percent saying they do, 37 percent saying they don't and 22 percent unsure.

New York ‘extremely unlikely’ to allow fracking before 2015
State Impact
Marie Cusick
January 29, 2014
It appears the state of New York plans to continue its moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for at least another year. Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal does not contain any new funds to regulate the gas industry.

Need for pipelines cited at Marcellus-Utica Midstream Conference & Exhibition
Trib Live
Timothy Puko
January 30, 2014
Marcellus shale drillers need more pipelines to get their bountiful supply of gas to market, but improving the delivery infrastructure could cause them growing pains.

Making headway for use of liquefied natural gas on rivers
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Anya Litvak
January 29, 2014
The idea of using liquefied natural gas to power vessels coming through the Port of Pittsburgh hasn't advanced much since it popped up on the radar three years ago. But things should start moving quickly from here on, said Jim McCarville, executive director of the Port of Pittsburgh Commission.

Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb. 21-22 In State College
PA Environment Digest
January 27, 2014
The 2014 Keystone Coldwater Conference will be held on February 21-22 at the Ramada Inn Conference Center in State College.  The last day to register is February 14.

PennFuture Lauds Extension Of Comment Period On Chapter 78 Drilling Regulations
PA Environment Digest
January 28, 2014
PennFuture Tuesday applauded the decision by the state Department of Environmental Protection to extend the public comment period on proposed new regulations for oil and gas development – Chapter 78 of the DEP's regulations – for 30 days. 

DEP Gives Update On Trainer Crude Oil Spill In Delaware River
PA Environment Digest
January 28, 2014
DEP emergency responders reacted immediately when notified yesterday afternoon of a crude oil spill at the Monroe Energy refinery in Trainer, Delaware County. 

Doing our part on the environment
Intelligencer Journal
January 28, 2014
Last month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overruled key provisions of the law regulating natural gas drilling in the state. In its 4-2 decision, the court determined that Act 13 unconstitutionally stripped local governments of the right to regulate where drilling could take place within municipal boundaries.

Winter of our content: Natural gas drilling warms consumers’ wallets
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
January 28, 2014
Baby, it’s cold outside. But inside most people are fortunate enough to be toasty warm — and those who heat their houses with natural gas also have the luxury of knowing that their utility bills will not rise like heat up a chimney.

Pro- and anti-drilling factions state views
Times Leader
Jon O'Connell
January 27, 2014
Those on either side of the Marcellus Shale drilling argument quizzed the state Department of Environmental Protection on Monday night at an Environmental Quality Board (EQB) hearing for a set of regulations the department proposes to enforce on drillers operating in Pennsylvania.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

PA Marcellus Digest - January 28, 2014

PA Marcellus Digest - January 28, 2014

Range Resources Spokesman Matt Pitzarella Misrepresented Education Credentials, Never Received Business Ethics Degree
Desmog blog
Amanda Gillooly
January 13, 2014
Range Resources Director of Corporate Communications Matt Pitzarella has long listed a master of science degree in leadership and business ethics from Duquesne University as one of his educational accomplishments – one he claimed to have earned in 2005. 


Report: 2,500 miles of waterway across Pa. pollution-impaired
Ellwood City Ledger
Eric Poole
January 27, 2014
A report issued last week by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation indicated that nearly 2,500 miles of the state’s waterways are polluted, but even though those streams and rivers throughout the state have the same statuses, the sources of pollution are different.

Act 13 ruling could change drilling case law
Times Leader
Jon O'Connell
January 26, 2014
With the state Supreme Court’s decision last month to strike down Act 13 provisions that set statewide zoning rules for natural gas development, experts are questioning whether the ruling will affect future litigation.

Act 13 saga goes on
Courier Times
January 27, 2014
The Corbett administration and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection would seem to be entertaining the longest of long shots in their appeal of last month’s state Supreme Court ruling striking down portions of Act 13, the controversial oil and natural gas drilling law.

Nockamixon is asking state supremes to reject appeal of Act 13
The Intelligencer
Amanda Creegan
January 23, 2014
Nockamixon wants Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court to reject the state’s appeal of the Act 13 decision on oil and natural gas drilling.

What happened to DCNR’s $6 million Marcellus monitoring report?
State Impact
Marie Cusick
January 26, 2014
After spending more than three years and $6 million to monitor how gas drilling is affecting public forests, the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has yet to release the information, and environmental groups are beginning to raise questions.

Finding right home for oil and gas revenue
Citizens Voice
January 26, 2014
When the revenue collected from oil and gas wells on state park and forest lands amounted to $4 million annually, few paid attention to how the money was spent.

Pipeline Fight Lifts Environmental Movement
New York Times
Sarah Wheaton
January 24, 2014
Environmentalists have spent the past two years fighting the Keystone XL pipeline: They have built a human chain around the White House, clogged the State Department’s public comment system with more than a million emails and letters, and gotten themselves arrested at protests across the country.

DEP plans hearing on proposed oil/gas regs
Times Observer
Ben Klein
January 25, 2014
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on proposed oil and gas surface activities for conventional and unconventional operators at the Warren County Courthouse at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12.

Will officials revisit local drilling regs?
The Express
Jim Runkle
January 24, 2014
A reversal of fortunes for the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court doesn't necessarily mean a change in direction for the Clinton County Planning Commission.

Tax gas companies to fund transportation
The Intelligencer
January 24, 2014
The Gov. Tom Corbett transportation funding plan stinks. Middle- and lower-class people are left with the burden of paying for it. How about the companies digging for gas? Tax them.

A ‘rural lifestyle’ no more?
Observer Reporter
January 26, 2014
The tranquility of rural living in Greene County is being disrupted by encroaching industrialization. At least that’s the impression we came away with following a hearing last week on a plan by Equitrans, LP to expand its Jefferson compressor station.

City Council told plugging of well missed deadline
Times Observer
Josh Cotton
January 25, 2014
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) may have ordered Timothy Koebley to plug a well drilled on Warren's south side.

Battle Over DEP Oil, Gas Regs Continues
Bradford Era
Chuck Abraham
January 27, 2014
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection published its list of possible revisions to Chapter 78 of the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Act, and conventional well drillers are left with many questions and doubts about their future.

PUC Urges Consumers to Conserve Energy During Frigid Temps
January 27, 2014
The extreme cold has significantly increased the demand for electricity, leading the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to call on consumers to conserve electricity.

Train derailments have Delco reps scrutinizing safety
Daily Times
Tim Logue
January 26, 2014
As CSX workers continued to remove derailed tank cars from a bridge above the Schuylkill River Thursday, state representatives from Delaware County were getting closer to setting a date for an emergency hearing on rail safety.

Milford Township residents raise concerns about compressor station fumes
Pocono Record
Jessica Cohen
January 26, 2014
At the Milford Township supervisors' first meeting of 2014, Justin Snyder said he always wanted to be on television, but not with his house burning in the background.

Ohio EPA, health officials dismiss radioactive threat from fracking
The Columbus Dispatch
Spencer Hunt
January 27, 2014
When Pennsylvania environmental officials tested creek mud near a fracking wastewater-treatment plant last year, they found radiation at levels 45 times higher than federal drinking-water standards.

Pa. shirks duty on climate change plan
Times Leader
Rep. Greg Vitali
January 25, 2014
It fails to set greenhouse gas reduction goals, fails to provide clear, quantifiable recommendations to meet those goals, and fails to sufficiently incentivize renewable energy. Regrettably, this plan, recently released by the state Department of Environmental Protection, is consistent with Gov. Tom Corbett’s total lack of leadership on climate change.

Wildlife notebook: Groups take sides on endangered species bills
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
John Hayes
January 25, 2014
Businesses have long complained that state policies protecting at-risk species are too restrictive, redundant with federal protections and interfere with legitimate efforts to develop lands or harvest resources. Bipartisan bills in the state House and Senate would strip the independent Game and Fish and Boat commissions of oversight of threatened and endangered species.

DEP issued Wayne County lake community violation after 10,000 fish killed
Times Tribune
Rebekah Brown
January 25, 2014
An improper application of lake treatment chemicals killed about 10,000 fish in a Wayne County lake last summer, the state Department of Environmental Protection determined.

State agency fast tracks permits for fracking, raising concerns
Columbus Dispatch
Spencer Hunt
January 26, 2014
The shale-gas company wanted a pollution permit in less than four months. To help it meet that goal, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency officials had to do two things: avoid a public hearing and make sure the feds didn’t get involved.

Don't sacrifice conservation to balance the budget 
January 24, 2014
Less than a week before Gov. Tom Corbett will give his annual budget address, state Rep. Greg Vitali and environmentalists will urge him not to tap a fund intended for conservation to balance the budget.

Gas Division Produces Record 48.5 Bcfe in Quarter; Marcellus Production Volumes Increase 56% from Year-Earlier Quarter; BMX Mine On-Track to Begin Operations in Q1 2014
January 24, 2014
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) is providing an operations update for the quarter ended December 31, 2013.

Corbett vision for natural gas drilling in state unchanged
Williamsport Sun Gazette
January 26, 2014
Gov. Tom Corbett was in the area Monday and the centerpiece of his visit was a sort of energy pep talk at the Pennsylvania College of Technology's Earth Science Center.

Opinion: Shale helping boost Pa. recovery
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mike Butler
January 27, 2014
Many people have become so frustrated that they've stopped looking for work. The one bright spot has been Marcellus Shale development, which has offset this larger trend by providing hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians with meaningful work and newfound hope for their financial future.

Ample supplies of gas stabilize prices
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Michael Sanserino
January 25, 2014
A bitter cold snap has furnaces working overtime and heating bills climbing, but Western Pennsylvania residents will pay less than they would have five or 10 years ago as Marcellus Shale production has fortified natural gas supplies.

Joanne Kilgour
Chapter Director
Sierra Club PA Chapter
717-232-0101

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