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MSC Participates in 97th Annual Pa. Farm Show
Harrisburg, Pa. – This week, the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) and dozens of natural gas industry employees participated in the […]
Thanks to Natural Gas, American Manufacturing is Coming Roaring Back
Affordable, safely-produced domestic natural gas is not only luring manufacturers back to the U.S., but these abundant, clean-burning resources are […]
MSC Announces Committee Leadership for 2013
22 Member Companies Represented Across 20 Diverse Panels Pittsburgh, PA – Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) Chair David J. Spigelmyer today […]
What parts of PA? Is it in rural areas?
Marcellus Shale natural gas production takes place in many communities across the commonwealth. But to answer your question directly, […]
Will the gas companies have a free ride?
If your question is about taxes, it’s important to note that natural gas production from the Marcellus Shale continues to […]
How much TOXIC chemicals did you pump in to the ground today?
Many people are surprised to find out that the additives used in the hydraulic fracturing process make up less than […]
What happens if they drill on your property and you don’t want them to?
This is a good question, we are glad you asked it. There are two answers to this question. The first […]
What is fracking?
Great question. Here’s how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines the well completion technology called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking”: […]
What is the Marcellus Shale?
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Conversation and Natural Resources (DCNR), “The Marcellus shale is an organic-rich black shale that […]
Why isn’t it being taxed?
Natural gas production in Pennsylvania is taxed. In fact, the natural gas industry pays every single tax that any other […]
What will industry do to educate the next Mayor of Philadelphia?
At the Marcellus Shale Coalition, we work closely with all levels of government and a variety of community stakeholders. When […]
Why isn’t there a tax being collected for the gas companies that can be used in the event of an environmental accident?
Natural gas production from the Marcellus Shale continues to generate enormous amounts of state, county and local tax revenues, in […]
How will my drinking water be affected?
As an industry we get this question a lot. The short answer is, if companies properly construct wells in accordance […]
Is it Safe?
The tightly-regulated development of natural gas is without question an industrial process. And like all industrial activities, there is some […]
Is Pennsylvania as a whole realizing any profits from this gas give-away (not jobs or impact fees)?
Our state government and the region’s natural gas industry continue to work collaboratively to ensure that the concerns and needs […]
MSC Engages Public With Natural Gas Facts, Counters ‘Promised Land’
Pittsburgh, Pa. – With the movie Promised Land opening in theaters across the nation today, the Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) […]
What They Are Saying About Safe, Job-Creating American Natural Gas Production
Pittsburgh, PA. – More jobs, a stronger competitive edge for America in the global economy, and strengthened national energy security. […]
