Some of the most dramatic energy developments of recent years have been in the realm of natural gas. Huge quantities of unconventional US shale gas are now commercially viable, changing the strategic picture for the United States by making it self-sufficient in natural gas for the foreseeable future.
The Geopolitics of Natural Gas (Harvard & Rice University Experts)
July 31, 2012 | Filed Under: Library, Studies, Reports & Presentations
Long Overdue, EPA Finally Clears Dimock’s Water
July 26, 2012 | Filed Under: Blog
Yesterday, after months and months of back-and-forth and wrangling over unfounded claims, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to its press release, “determined that there are not levels of contaminants present [in Dimock, Pa.] that would require additional action by the Agency.” The agency also notes that it “has no further plans to conduct additional [...]
MSC Statement on Pa. Commonwealth Court Ruling
July 26, 2012 | Filed Under: Newsroom, Press Releases
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Marcellus Shale Coalition president Kathryn Z. Klaber issued the following statement on today’s Act 13 ruling by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court: “The premise for the General Assembly’s action earlier this year was to provide certainty and predictability that encourages investment and job creation across the Commonwealth. Lack of uniformity has long been [...]
MSC’s Klaber in Baltimore Sun: Industry Focused on Fact-Based Dialogue
July 24, 2012 | Filed Under: Newsroom, In the News
“We live and raise our families in these communities and care deeply about protecting our environment.” While we agree with Katie Huffling that safe, responsible, tightly-regulated natural gas development must be done in a way that protects “the health of our communities and the environment,” her recent op-ed (“The hidden health risks of fracking,” July [...]
Accountability: The Associated Press Digs Deep on Shale Gas Facts
July 23, 2012 | Filed Under: Blog
Our industry, as clearly laid out in our Guiding Principles, encourages a “spirited public dialogue and fact-based education about responsible shale gas development.” As the saying goes, facts are awfully stubborn things. On the important issue of ensuring that facts – not hyperbole or scare tactics – underpin our ongoing and collective debate about safe, [...]
What They’re Saying: Supply Chain Recommended Practice Focused on “Helping Local Businesses Expand, Hire”
July 19, 2012 | Filed Under: Blog
Last week, the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) released a supply chain Recommended Practice focused on further bolstering small- and medium-sized businesses across the region, which play an increasingly critical role in the safe development of clean-burning, job-creating American natural gas. With the national jobless claims once again on the rise, as CNBC reports today, these [...]
Light Duty Natural Gas Vehicles (Pike Research)
July 18, 2012 | Filed Under: Library, Studies, Reports & Presentations
MSC Reinforces Local Hiring With Supply Chain Recommended Practice
July 12, 2012 | Filed Under: Newsroom, Press Releases
Pittsburgh, Pa. – In line with its Guiding Principle “to attract and retain a talented and engaged local workforce,” the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) today released the second in a series of Recommended Practices aimed at bolstering the region’s supply chain. The document – available online here – builds upon and formalizes ongoing MSC efforts [...]
Shale Gas “Boosting U.S. Economy,” Leading to American “Energy Sufficiency”
July 12, 2012 | Filed Under: Blog
The overwhelmingly clear and undeniable benefits of safe, responsible American natural gas development from shale formations – such as the Marcellus Shale, potentially the second largest natural gas field in the entire world – are highlighted in two must read national news stories today. This from the USA Today under the headline “Domestic energy supplies [...]
A Cascading and Positive Impact: Marcellus Shale Supply Chain Success Stories
July 12, 2012 | Filed Under: Fact Sheets, Library
