This week, yet another study was released underscoring the far-reaching benefits of clean, abundant American natural gas. Authored by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the report examines how “Abundant supplies of shale gas have transformed America’s chemical industry from the world’s high-cost producer five years ago to among the world’s lowest-cost producers today.” The report, [...]
New ACC Study: Natural Gas Advances Chemical Industry’s Competitiveness, Investments
May 21, 2013 | Filed Under: Blog
Shale Gas Goes Global, While Benefitting Local Economies
May 8, 2013 | Filed Under: Blog
The safe development of clean-burning American natural gas, especially in Pennsylvania, is having a substantial and positive impact on our region’s economy, helping to create tens of thousands of good jobs at a time when they’re needed most. As the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports this week, “The growth of the energy sector throughout the [western Pa.] [...]
MSC’s Kathryn Klaber in the Beaver Co. Times: Natural Gas “Enhancing Air Quality”
May 7, 2013 | Filed Under: In the News
A recent story (“Report says Beaver County can breathe a little easier,” April 24) underscored the important fact that our region’s air quality is improving sharply, according to a new American Lung Association report. This is great news for every Pennsylvanian. However, the story failed to inform your readers of the key and growing role [...]
The Economic Effects of Hydrofracturing on Local Economies: A Comparison of NY and PA (Manhattan Institute)
May 6, 2013 | Filed Under: Studies, Reports & Presentations
Natural Gas Facts, Science Continue to Prevail
April 30, 2013 | Filed Under: Blog
As more science-based natural gas research is brought forth – ranging from air and water quality to public health – it’s becoming increasingly clear that safe, tightly-regulated shale development is enhancing our environment as well as our economy. This week, in fact, new Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) research once again determines that natural [...]
Top White House Nat’l Security Advisor Touts Clear Benefits of American Natural Gas
April 24, 2013 | Filed Under: Blog
At the launch today of Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, a diverse group of thought-leaders and policy experts discussed the key and growing role that clean-burning natural gas will continue to play here at home and globally. The speakers included Pulitzer-Prize winning author Daniel Yergin, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, White House [...]
MSC Earth Day Statement: “Natural Gas Providing Tremendous Environmental Benefits”
April 19, 2013 | Filed Under: Press Releases
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) CEO Kathryn Klaber issued the following statement regarding the 43rd annual Earth Day: “Earth Day not only serves as an important reminder that we must all make collective efforts to protect the environment in our daily lives, but also and perhaps most importantly that we have a societal [...]
MSC’s Kathryn Klaber Lays out Natural Gas Facts in Delaware Co. Times
April 18, 2013 | Filed Under: In the News
It was disappointing to read a recent editorial (“Pa. slacking when it comes to fracking,” April 14), which relied deeply on hyperbole rather than facts about safe, job-creating natural gas development in Pennsylvania. To be sure, in just two years since the bipartisan natural gas impact fee was enacted into law, more than $400 million [...]
By The Numbers: Natural Gas Powering America’s Economic Engine
April 11, 2013 | Filed Under: Blog
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Earlier this week, President Obama’s nominee to be the next U.S. secretary of energy, Ernest Moniz, told Congress that “‘a stunning increase’ in production of domestic natural gas in recent years was nothing less than a ‘revolution’ that has led to reduced emissions of carbon dioxide,” as the Associated Press reports under [...]
MSC Statement on Potential Gas Committee’s Updated Assessment
April 9, 2013 | Filed Under: Newsroom, Press Releases
Appalachian basin up a staggering 147% Pittsburgh, Pa. – Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) CEO Kathryn Klaber issued the following statement regarding the Potential Gas Committee’s (PGC) latest biennial assessment of the nation’s natural gas resources, which was released today: “The safe development of America’s abundant natural gas resources is paving the way for long-term, sustained [...]
