Gas Industry

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Adam Garber

As Pennsylvanians get ready for summer road trips, a PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center report finds that cleaner, more fuel efficient cars would significantly slash oil consumption and global warming pollution across the state. more»

House Sends Senate GOP Budget To Floor
House Panel Blocks Budget Restoration Amendments more»

Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter

Washington, D.C.—“T. Boone Pickens’s recent divestment from Chesapeake Energy shows that natural gas is a house of cards, and that even one of its biggest cheerleaders has grown wise to this fact. more»

Last Thursday, Nicole, Rachael and I covered a town hall meeting in Harpersfield, New York about the proposed Williams and Cabot joint-venture Constitution Pipeline. This transmission line will begin in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania and end in Schoharie County, New York where it will hook up to the Tennessee and Iroquois pipelines to deliver natural gas [...] more»

Connellsville Team Wins Envirothon, Advances To State more»

The Dryden Safe Energy Coalition held an informational meeting in Owego, New York, this week. The topic was New York State law as it relates to the natural gas bans that some towns have been considering and a few have adopted.  Attorney Henry Kramer discussed the legality of bans and moratoriums as well as what [...] more»

May 21 PA Environment Digest now available. more»

Canonsburg, Pa. – This week, the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) – which represents approximately 300 companies with active operations across the Marcellus and Utica formations who are committed to responsible American natural gas development – unveiled a new and improved website, which will serve as the online home to the region’s largest trade association. more»

Even though he often missed a few hours of volleyball practice a week due to academic class requirements -- an unusual exception not granted to most players -- Penn State outside hitter Joe Sunder was on top of his game both on and off the court.
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Manufacturing chemicals here can help everybody
Steven Hedrick more»

A little while back, I wrote about the stark hypocrisy on the part of some of our friends on the other side, in a post entitled “There Ought To Be A (Natural Gas) Law.”  We’re all hypocrites to some extent, of course, and it may be said hypocrites, at least, have standards.  Nevertheless, one is [...] more»

Investment in agricultural research doesn't benefit just the 2 percent of the population involved in farming. It's a matter of national security, job creation, energy independence and human health. That's according to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who visited Penn State this week (May 16) to tour College of Agricultural Sciences research ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Penn State's University Park campus on May 16, accompanied by Cathie Woteki, the U.S. Department of Agriculture under secretary of research education. The visit included tours of research laboratories, a meeting with Penn State faculty and representatives from 4-H and FFA. The one-day visit ...

Laura Leites, a research associate and instructor in forest biometrics in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences, recently was named to the board of directors of the Resource Modeling Association.
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Welcome to the new and improved online home of the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC). more»

Hello, My name is Joe Massaro and I am proud to say that I will be joining the Energy in Depth Northeast Marcellus Initiative (“EID-Marcellus”), as a field director. I am looking forward to continuing the efforts of Bill desRosiers in educating the public about the benefits of natural gas exploration and development of the [...] more»

By Ben Wolfgang

Pennsylvania over the past three years has greatly reduced the number of environmental incidents related to natural gas drilling, and state officials appear fully able to oversee the industry without intrusion from the federal government, according to a study released Tuesday. more»

By Jim Martin

The state Department of Environmental Protection’s most recent report on gas well permits suggests that the shale drilling boom has yet to arrive in our corner of Pennsylvania.

So far, no shale wells have been drilled or permitted in Erie or Crawford counties. more»

A researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has been honored for his contributions in developing an online tool to forecast the emergence of threats to soybean crops....

The University at Buffalo’s Shale Resources and Society Institute today issued a report, “Environmental Impacts During Shale Gas Drilling: Causes, Impacts and Remedies,” which offers the first quantitative data review of Pennsylvania’s regulation of hydraulic fracturing of natural gas.

Christian Richardson Part Owner, Magna-Solutions, LLC Williamsport, PA Native & Resident My company, Magna-Solutions, LLC designs and carries secondary flame-resistant (FR) work wear, raingear and accessories, to protect the men and women of today’s petrochemical and energy industries. more»

Heated Negotiations Expected Over State Budget
Pittsburgh Rides Wave Of Westward Drilling more»