MSC president Dave Spigelmyer touted Pennsylvania’s strong, modernized regulatory framework this week on 90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR station, and also addressed DEP’s costly and burdensome proposal that “will cost Pennsylvania job creators nearly $2 billion annually without providing meaningful environmental benefits.” Here are key excerpts from the segment: On Pa’s Commonsense, Modernized Regulations “Reviews of […]
By The Numbers: Shale Boosts American Manufacturing
October 2, 2015 | Filed Under: Blog
Responsible shale development in the Commonwealth continues to boost our economy, including the manufacturing sector. With more affordable energy supplies available here at home, manufacturing is roaring back, and creating good-paying jobs, critical investments and strengthened American competitiveness in the hyper-competitive global marketplace. America’s manufacturing renaissance is driven largely by our abundant supplies of domestic […]
True Partners: Natural Gas Industry and Small Businesses in it Together
May 8, 2015 | Filed Under: Blog
Natural gas development has sent a wave of new economic activity and opportunity into Pennsylvania small businesses across the industry’s supply chain. These positive, far-reaching benefits were highlighted in a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review column this week by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council’s chief economist Raymond Keating. In his column, Keating notes that between 2005 and […]
Higher Energy Taxes Threaten Shale’s Local Benefits
May 5, 2015 | Filed Under: Blog
As some in Harrisburg seek to pass even higher energy taxes that would sting Pennsylvania consumers and families, local officials across the political spectrum, building and labor trade unions as well as small businesses are speaking out loudly, clearly and in a united voice for commonsense policies that create jobs and opportunities For example, Butler […]
What They’re Saying About Clean-Burning American Natural Gas
January 28, 2015 | Filed Under: Blog
In his State of the Union Address last week, President Obama reiterated the clear fact that “America is number one in oil and gas” production, which is helping to drive our nation’s economic recovery. This important and shared energy progress is leading to a stronger nation, a more robust economy, and a brighter future for […]
MSC lays out the “Marcellus Facts” in Butler Eagle
November 21, 2014 | Filed Under: In the News
A recent letter to the editor from Len Schoettker is riddled with misinformation and claims that simply run contrary to the facts. Eagle readers and my neighbors in Butler County deserve accurate information, not rhetoric designed to divide this community and instill fear. Here are some important facts and context: According to the U.S. Environmental […]
Shale Generating Local Careers For Next Generation of Energy Leaders
November 20, 2014 | Filed Under: Blog
Shale development continues to be a powerful source of job creation of our nation’s economy. And while the industry is responsible for meaningful employment gains, despite the broader economy’s slow recovery from the Great Recession, a sizable gap between senior oil and natural gas professionals and millennials remains — a gap that our region’s shale […]
American Natural Gas Delivers “Tremendous Small Business and Job Growth”
November 14, 2014 | Filed Under: Blog
A new report out this week by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council – a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy, research and education organization advocating on behalf of small businesses nationwide – found that the energy industry is “adding new businesses and jobs at a far greater pace than the overall economy.” The analysis also found that […]
Pennsylvania Tops List of U.S. “Energy Giants”
November 11, 2014 | Filed Under: Blog
The responsible development of clean-burning natural gas from the Marcellus Shale continues to reach record levels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest monthly drilling productivity report. At current production levels, the Marcellus Shale is on track to produce 25 percent of America’s natural gas demand in 2015. And to think that in 2008, Pennsylvania […]
Clean, Abundant U.S. Natural Gas Continues to Break Records
November 5, 2014 | Filed Under: Blog
This week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Natural Gas Annual report, reflecting the unquestionable benefits tied to the shale revolution well underway across America, including the fact that record amounts of natural gas were both produced and consumed across the nation and regionally. As we know, increased production and use of clean-burning […]
MSC in Tribune-Review: Impact Fee Tax Overwhelmingly Benefits Pennsylvania
October 31, 2014 | Filed Under: In the News
Tom Wolf’s pledge to add a severance tax on energy producers is irresponsible and does not take into account the downside for most Pennsylvanians and the communities where they live. His potential job-crushing energy tax on shale development would harm Pennsylvania’s economy, cost jobs and shortchange the potential benefits for the long-term success of our […]
Local Communities “Will Lose Out Immensely” With New Energy Taxes
October 7, 2014 | Filed Under: Blog
At a recent event focused on state policies that may impact communities, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors’ assistant executive director, Elam Herr, was absolutely direct with local elected officials about the negative effects of new job-crushing energy taxes that are being considered. As reported by the Clearfield Progress, Mr. Herr “spoke first about a […]
Shale Impact Fees Hit Record Levels with $224.5 Million Generated
April 4, 2014 | Filed Under: Press Releases
Pittsburgh, Pa. – As Pennsylvania shale production continues to soar, the state Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced today that impact fee revenue for 2013 hit record levels. With a total of 6,489 unconventional wells under development or in production as of December 31, 2013, shale producers contributed a total of $224.5 million in impact fees for […]
