Guest Column: Why natural gas pipelines are safe — and needed
Kevin O’Connor | The Delaware County Daily Times Affordable energy fuels business and provides ordinary citizens with electricity, heat and utilities. Natural gas pipelines are the conduit by which those results are achieved. For over a century, pipelines have safely and efficiently fueled our nation and bettered our lives. Read More
Letter to the editor: Pipelines are key to realizing Pennsylvania’s full benefits
James T. Kunz Jr. | Tribune Review Pipelines must adhere to strict state and federal regulation throughout construction, testing and infrastructure replacement to ensure system integrity. According to data collected by the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the natural gas delivery system is the safest form of energy delivery in the…
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LETTER Our communities need pipelines
Mike Butler | The Observer-Reporter Following the Marcellus Shale Coalition and the Washington County Chamber of Commerce’s recent conference, it was encouraging to see the Observer-Reporter’s coverage on the tremendous economic opportunities that our state’s shale gas provides, and the critical next steps that need to be taken to ensure that Pennsylvanians can fully realize these benefits….
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Report confirms benefits of clean-burning natural gas | PennLive letters
Mike Butler | Penn Live A University of Pennsylvania Kleinman Center for Energy Policy report confirmed what the natural gas industry has known for years: Clean-burning natural gas has been a godsend for Pennsylvania energy consumers. The report found that natural gas over the past decade has allowed Pennsylvanians to enjoy significant cost reductions versus the…
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Guest Column: It’s time for Pa. to ‘energize’ its infrastructure
Charlie Melancon | The Delaware County Daily Times Many years ago there was a saying in the Gulf Coast oil patch that went, “let the Yankees freeze to death in the dark.” That saying had everything to do with Gulf coastal states producing oil and gas and shipping it to the northern tier of states and with…
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Heading downstream: MSC president updates natural gas industry activity
Michael Bradwell | The Observer-Reporter The president of Marcellus Shale Coalition said Tuesday the natural gas industry is moving to a new phase that seeks to develop new markets for the abundant natural gas now being extracted from the region. David Spigelmyer recalled an ad campaign several years ago by Range Resources that had a tagline…
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5 Secret Caverns Sit Hundreds Of Feet Below Industrial Complex
Greg Argos | CBS Philadelphia There’s a secret place just south of Philadelphia. Many years ago it was the site of a dinner party some 300 feet underground, but that’s not where the story ends. At the entrance to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex sits a bronze statue of a sun oil seaman looking out to…
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Marcellus Natural Gas Lowers Bills For All Americans
Jude Clemente | Forbes I’ve already shown here how more natural gas usage thanks to the Marcellus shale play centered in Pennsylvania (where 80% of the play’s production takes place) has slashed the state’s CO2 emissions by 30%, but in this post I want to bring in some other key benefits provided, namely lower cost energy. The Marcellus is the foundation of lowered energy…
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Guest Editorial: Stick to the rules in pipeline construction
Bill Godsey | The Carlisle Sentinel A series of drilling-mud releases along the Mariner East 2 Pipeline construction route have raised a lot of speculation about potential risks associated with energy transportation lines. While it is important that communities in Cumberland County and across central Pennsylvania understand the risks, it is also important that they recognize…
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Letter to the editor | Mariner East 2 a boon for this region
Kurt Knaus | The Tribune Democrat For more than three years, as the state reviewed permit applications for Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline, which runs through Cambria County, hundreds of people, including members of the Pennsylvania Energy Infrastructure Alliance, testified at hearings convened across the state to show support for the project. Read More