Posted by George on 27 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Environmental
The quoted statements by PennFuture in the EarthTimes article (attached) exagerate the environmental impact of Marcellus Shale gas drilling. While one could raise planning issues that the DCNR will likely have to consider, e.g., sensitive areas to avoid and road infrastructure, the criticisms here are exagerated for impact. You can read the article and decide for yourself by clicking here.
Posted by George on 27 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Taxes
The Pa House GOP has endorsed the industry counter to the Governor’s proposed tax;, to wit, that the state lease land and raise the same money, or more, by gas production than it could raise by a severance tax. The proposal is to lease 130,000 acres of land in each of the next three years out of the about 2.1 million acres of forest under the control of the DCNR. This position has been advanced by the Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Association and was the subject of an entertaining dialogue between POGA Director Steven Rhoads and Acting Secretary John Hanger on Tuesday night at the POGA conference on environmental issues.
Posted by admin on 18 Mar 2009 | Tagged as: Future of Energy
A world-renowned expert on Natural Gas Exploration contends that natural gas is so plentiful and so much cleaner than oil and coal that it is the solution to energy shortages and the high cost of energy, as well as environmental concerns. Wind and solar are not to be ignored, but natural gas would be the “go to” fuel if government subsidies of all sorts, including defense of the supply line for oil, were included in the price of oil and coal.
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