What energy companies are involved?
There are a number of companies involved with responsibly developing natural gas from the Marcellus Shale. The Marcellus Shale Coalition [...]
Do the positives outweigh the negatives?
Absolutely. While natural gas development is indeed a short-term, industrial process, this safe, tightly-regulated production has sparked an American energy [...]
Is that the only way it can be extracted?
The safe, tightly-regulated production of clean-burning natural gas involves several fundamental steps: Companies lease mineral rights from land- and mineral-owners; [...]
How can I get a job in the Marcellus Shale industry?
While the national economy continues to face strong headwinds, especially in terms of job creation, the region’s natural gas industry [...]
Does natural gas drilling impact our water?
Natural gas development from the Marcellus Shale is water-intensive, yet there are a host of regulations, safeguards and practices in [...]
Is there a way to save and even expand jobs here through the Marcus Hook refinery, for example? What is going on with Sunoco and Carlyle?
There absolutely is a way to save these critical jobs and create even more employment opportunities across southeastern Pennsylvania’s refinery [...]
Is hydraulic fracturing safe?
Commonly referred to as “fracking,” hydraulic fracturing is a tightly-regulated well completion technology has been used more than 1.2 million [...]
If unconventional shale gas drilling wasn’t proved safe, how did it become exempt from environmental laws in 2005?
We’ve been asked on occasion whether the natural gas industry -- specifically hydraulic fracturing -- earned an exemption from a [...]
I’m concerned about the volume of water used to frack one well. Can this water be reused before being injected into a storage well?
Experts from Penn State University have complied a great deal of data regarding water use and hydraulic fracturing. This from [...]
With respect to the impact fee, why was the industry getting a free ride? Teachers were losing their jobs coincidently at the same time as the impact fee debate was going on, which didn’t help the situation.
Natural gas production from the Marcellus Shale continues to generate enormous amounts of state, county and local tax revenues, in [...]
