PA Marcellus News Digest
January 2, 2013
Releases
Senators Yaw and Pileggi Seek to Expand Natural Gas Access in Pennsylvania
Wallaby
Dec 21
HARRISBURG – Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) and Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) announced today that they will introduce legislation designed to make natural gas available to more Pennsylvanians. The Pennsylvania Natural Gas Expansion and Development Initiative will promote the expansion, distribution and use of low-cost, energy-efficient, Pennsylvania-produced natural gas, thus developing an intrastate market for our own resources.
Link: http://wallaby.telicon.com/PA/library/2012/2012122185.HTM
Wallaby
Dec 21
HARRISBURG – Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) and Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) announced today that they will introduce legislation designed to make natural gas available to more Pennsylvanians. The Pennsylvania Natural Gas Expansion and Development Initiative will promote the expansion, distribution and use of low-cost, energy-efficient, Pennsylvania-produced natural gas, thus developing an intrastate market for our own resources.
Link: http://wallaby.telicon.com/PA/library/2012/2012122185.HTM
Proceed with Caution: Report on Pa.’s Energy Future Makes Unreliable Economic Claims
Wallaby
Dec 21
HARRISBURG, PA — Sharon Ward, Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, responded to the recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce/IHS report, America’s New Energy Future: The Unconventional Oil and Gas Revolution and the U.S. Economy[1]:
Link: http://wallaby.telicon.com/PA/library/2012/2012122143.HTM
Wallaby
Dec 21
HARRISBURG, PA — Sharon Ward, Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, responded to the recent U.S. Chamber of Commerce/IHS report, America’s New Energy Future: The Unconventional Oil and Gas Revolution and the U.S. Economy[1]:
Link: http://wallaby.telicon.com/PA/library/2012/2012122143.HTM
Articles
Water-quality project widens
Pitt Trib
Mary Ann Thomas
Dec 29
Bald eagles soaring above the Allegheny River watershed are an indication of cleaner water but a new study may determine just how clean it is.
Link: http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourallekiskivalley/yourallekiskivalleymore/3196485-74/quality-allegheny-rivers#axzz2GpgpfiNE
Pitt Trib
Mary Ann Thomas
Dec 29
Bald eagles soaring above the Allegheny River watershed are an indication of cleaner water but a new study may determine just how clean it is.
Link: http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourallekiskivalley/yourallekiskivalleymore/3196485-74/quality-allegheny-rivers#axzz2GpgpfiNE
Business Workshop: Landowners can terminate oil leases
Post-Gazette
Ryan James
Dec 31
Unknown to many Pennsylvania landowners who have signed contracts to allow drilling for oil and gas on their land is the fact that in some cases they can terminate the contract the exact moment that the well stops producing any oil or gas.
Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/business-workshop-landowners-can-terminate-oil-leases-668454/
Post-Gazette
Ryan James
Dec 31
Unknown to many Pennsylvania landowners who have signed contracts to allow drilling for oil and gas on their land is the fact that in some cases they can terminate the contract the exact moment that the well stops producing any oil or gas.
Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/business-workshop-landowners-can-terminate-oil-leases-668454/
Susquehanna County-based website mines Marcellus data
Times-Tribune
Laura Legere
Dec 31
Marcellus Shale exploration produces gas, money, controversy and happy statisticians.
Link: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/susquehanna-county-based-website-mines-marcellus-data-1.1423238
Times-Tribune
Laura Legere
Dec 31
Marcellus Shale exploration produces gas, money, controversy and happy statisticians.
Link: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/susquehanna-county-based-website-mines-marcellus-data-1.1423238
Marcellus Shale proves its worth, but production leads to more questions
Patriot-News
Dec 30
AP
PITTSBURGH— This year was one of records and new questions for the boom in Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/12/marcellus_shale_1.html
Patriot-News
Dec 30
AP
PITTSBURGH— This year was one of records and new questions for the boom in Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/12/marcellus_shale_1.html
Jackson’s Replacement Will Have To Focus On Fracking
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
Dec 31
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/12/31/jacksons-replacement-will-have-to-focus-on-fracking/
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
Dec 31
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/12/31/jacksons-replacement-will-have-to-focus-on-fracking/
Natural Gas Corporations Hires Community Peggys
ShaleShockMedia
Blog
Dory Hippauf
Dec 28
That person speaking at your local town meeting about the wondrous world of natural gas may look familiar. You may have seen him or her at a local business or even know them. Hey, it’s PEGGY!
Link: http://blog.shaleshockmedia.org/2012/12/28/natural-gas-corporations-hires-community-peggys/
ShaleShockMedia
Blog
Dory Hippauf
Dec 28
That person speaking at your local town meeting about the wondrous world of natural gas may look familiar. You may have seen him or her at a local business or even know them. Hey, it’s PEGGY!
Link: http://blog.shaleshockmedia.org/2012/12/28/natural-gas-corporations-hires-community-peggys/
Pa climate change strategy being updated
Times-Tribune
Robert Swift
Dec 27
HARRISBURG - With Superstorm Sandy's destruction reviving debate over global climate change, Pennsylvania's effort to fashion a response is nearing another milestone.
Link: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/pa-climate-change-strategy-being-updated-1.1421563
Times-Tribune
Robert Swift
Dec 27
HARRISBURG - With Superstorm Sandy's destruction reviving debate over global climate change, Pennsylvania's effort to fashion a response is nearing another milestone.
Link: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/pa-climate-change-strategy-being-updated-1.1421563
SPECIAL REPORT: Chesapeake, McClendon endure rocky year; more uncertainty ahead
Reuters
Dec 27
Aubrey McClendon, 53, endured a trying year running the second-largest natural gas producer in the United States, Chesapeake Energy Corp. But as corporate, state and federal probes into McClendon and the company continue, 2013 isn't looking much easier.
Link: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/27/chesapeake-mcclendon-idUKL1E8NQ2H720121227
Reuters
Dec 27
Aubrey McClendon, 53, endured a trying year running the second-largest natural gas producer in the United States, Chesapeake Energy Corp. But as corporate, state and federal probes into McClendon and the company continue, 2013 isn't looking much easier.
Link: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/27/chesapeake-mcclendon-idUKL1E8NQ2H720121227
“Energy In Depth” – A Reporters’ Guide to Its Founding, Funding, and Flacks
PRwatch
Lisa Graves
Dec 28
What is Energy In Depth, really? EID describes itself as "a research, education and public outreach campaign focused on getting the facts out" about hydraulic fracturing, widely known as "fracking." It's a website created by a trade group for the gas industry -- the "Independent Petroleum Association of America" (IPAA) -- and a public relations firm.
Link: http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/12/11921/%E2%80%9Cenergy-depth%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-reporters%E2%80%99-guide-its-founding-funding-and-flacks
PRwatch
Lisa Graves
Dec 28
What is Energy In Depth, really? EID describes itself as "a research, education and public outreach campaign focused on getting the facts out" about hydraulic fracturing, widely known as "fracking." It's a website created by a trade group for the gas industry -- the "Independent Petroleum Association of America" (IPAA) -- and a public relations firm.
Link: http://www.prwatch.org/news/2012/12/11921/%E2%80%9Cenergy-depth%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-reporters%E2%80%99-guide-its-founding-funding-and-flacks
Hollywood’s Matt Damon Takes on Fracking in ‘Promised Land’
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
Dec 28
Link: https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/12/28/matt-damons-promised-land/
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
Dec 28
Link: https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/12/28/matt-damons-promised-land/
Marcellus natural gas production expanded in 2012
Bloomberg Businessweek
Kevin Begos, AP
Dec 26
PITTSBURGH — This year was one of new records and new questions for the boom in Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-12-26/marcellus-natural-gas-production-expanded-in-2012
Bloomberg Businessweek
Kevin Begos, AP
Dec 26
PITTSBURGH — This year was one of new records and new questions for the boom in Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.
Link: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-12-26/marcellus-natural-gas-production-expanded-in-2012
Major EPA Fracking Study Will Tap Into Pennsylvania Data
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
Dec 26
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/12/26/major-epa-fracking-study-will-tap-into-pennsylvania-data/
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
Dec 26
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/12/26/major-epa-fracking-study-will-tap-into-pennsylvania-data/
Shell extends finalization of purchase agreement for ethane cracker land by six months
Post-Gazette
Erich Schwartzel
Dec 26
Royal Dutch Shell will have another six months to decide whether to locate a large petrochemical facility in Monaca.
Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/shell-extends-finalization-of-purchase-agreement-for-ethane-cracker-land-by-six-months-667877/
Post-Gazette
Erich Schwartzel
Dec 26
Royal Dutch Shell will have another six months to decide whether to locate a large petrochemical facility in Monaca.
Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/shell-extends-finalization-of-purchase-agreement-for-ethane-cracker-land-by-six-months-667877/
Pennsylvania to be the new 'energy capital' of U.S.
York Dispatch
Op-Ed
Dec 26
It is now unanimous: America's potential domestic energy production is off the charts and Pennsylvania is the sweet spot.
Link: http://www.yorkdispatch.com/viewpoints/ci_22261416/op-ed-pennsylvania-be-new-energy-capital-u
York Dispatch
Op-Ed
Dec 26
It is now unanimous: America's potential domestic energy production is off the charts and Pennsylvania is the sweet spot.
Link: http://www.yorkdispatch.com/viewpoints/ci_22261416/op-ed-pennsylvania-be-new-energy-capital-u
Hospital moving ahead, despite operating loss
Sun-Gazette
Mike Reuther
Dec 23
JERSEY SHORE - Jersey Shore Hospital officials are not allowing a bump in the road in the way of an operating loss of $770,000 in the past fiscal year stop them from moving ahead with plans to grow and serve patients in the community.
Link: http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/587201/Hospital-moving-ahead--despite-operating-loss.html?nav=5002
Sun-Gazette
Mike Reuther
Dec 23
JERSEY SHORE - Jersey Shore Hospital officials are not allowing a bump in the road in the way of an operating loss of $770,000 in the past fiscal year stop them from moving ahead with plans to grow and serve patients in the community.
Link: http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/587201/Hospital-moving-ahead--despite-operating-loss.html?nav=5002
Drillers open ears to communities
Pitt Trib
Timothy Puko
Dec 22
Some gas drilling companies that spent years fighting, threatening and suing reluctant municipalities in which they wanted to operate took a new tack in 2012: collaboration.
Link: http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/3074463-74/range-companies-officials#axzz2G5XobEzV
Pitt Trib
Timothy Puko
Dec 22
Some gas drilling companies that spent years fighting, threatening and suing reluctant municipalities in which they wanted to operate took a new tack in 2012: collaboration.
Link: http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/3074463-74/range-companies-officials#axzz2G5XobEzV
A getaway with Gov. Corbett raises questions of influence and special interests
Inquirer
Angela Couloumbis
Dec 23
HARRISBURG - This July, the most generous donors to Gov. Corbett's campaign fund were offered a special opportunity: Travel to a luxury resort a few hours from Harrisburg, and network with the governor, his top executive staffers, and members of his cabinet.
Link: http://mobile.philly.com/news/?wss=/philly/news/politics/state/&id=184515641&viewAll=y#more
Inquirer
Angela Couloumbis
Dec 23
HARRISBURG - This July, the most generous donors to Gov. Corbett's campaign fund were offered a special opportunity: Travel to a luxury resort a few hours from Harrisburg, and network with the governor, his top executive staffers, and members of his cabinet.
Link: http://mobile.philly.com/news/?wss=/philly/news/politics/state/&id=184515641&viewAll=y#more
Study: More Drilling Prosperity Ahead for Northeast Pennsylvania
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
Dec 21
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/12/21/study-more-drilling-prosperity-ahead-for-northeast-pennsylvania/
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
Dec 21
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/12/21/study-more-drilling-prosperity-ahead-for-northeast-pennsylvania/
Area residents concerned over emergency response
Wyoming County Press Examiner
Dec 19
Area residents expressed deep concerns last Friday with the state’s readiness to help when it comes to natural gas leaks.
Link: http://wcexaminer.com/?p=32777
Wyoming County Press Examiner
Dec 19
Area residents expressed deep concerns last Friday with the state’s readiness to help when it comes to natural gas leaks.
Link: http://wcexaminer.com/?p=32777
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