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A recent Wall Street Journal article outlined what is becoming an increasingly large problem in the oil and gas industry: pipeline capacity. Unprecedented access to natural resources has led to all-time highs in American production and a decreasing dependence on foreign energy. This boom has been heralded by many as an American energy renaissance, and…
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News broke this week that deliberate damage to two pieces of heavy equipment being used to build the Mariner East 2 pipeline was inflicted by anti-pipeline group Philly Anti-Capitalist. The group, a known affiliate of Camp White Pine, claimed responsibility for the damage in a brazen Earth First Journal post which bragged about “cutting their…
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Much has been written about horizontal directional drilling (HDD), including a piece this week in Philly.com. However, frequently missing from the conversation is the fact that HDD is widely acknowledged as an industry best practice and the safest means of construction. HDD is environmentally sensitive and causes minimal impact on the surrounding area. The three…
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As reported by the Delaware County Daily Times earlier this week, “the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an appeal from six Middletown residents seeking the ability to enforce a local ordinance against Sunoco in the construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline.” The court’s decision is merely the latest in a string of decisions which…
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Pipeline opponents once again had an opportunity to share their opposition to increased pipeline infrastructure at a joint senate hearing in Harrisburg, PA on Tuesday. The hearing, held by the state senate Environmental Resources and Energy and the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure committees, listened to ideological fringe groups for two hours about the lack…
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Opposition groups continue to spread misinformation about pipeline projects. Their target this week is Mariner East 2—a 350-mile pipeline that would carry natural gas liquids across the state of Pennsylvania, terminating at the Marcus Hook facility south of Philadelphia. A recently published blog from fringe activist group “FracTracker” mischaracterizes several commonly misunderstood elements of pipeline…
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Even though it is environmentally sensitive, horizontal directional drilling (HDD) has come under fire. However what fails to be discussed is exactly what the practice entails. No matter the negative messaging being pushed by anti-development activists, it is an important tool and often the best way to install new infrastructure such as energy and water…
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Pipelines in Pennsylvania are under consistent attack by the same opponents that have been in search of any argument possible to voice opposition to much-needed infrastructure development in Pennsylvania. The list of projects is long – PennEast, Atlantic Sunrise, Constitution, Adelphia, and Mariner East. What they can’t argue against is the incredible economic impacts that…
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With increased development of the Marcellus and Utica Shale in western Pennsylvania, debate about the need for pipeline infrastructure has been ongoing. On one side are anti-development activists who focus on fringe ideological views without a basic understanding of the ongoing need for increased domestic energy production. The Pennsylvania Energy Infrastructure Alliance believes that the…
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