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PA schools receive grants for energy projects

Meghan Keely2015-01-30T10:04:40-05:00January 30th, 2015|

In coordination with Kids Get It™, PIOGA has awarded five Pennsylvania schools a total of $2,048 in grants to use for an energy-related project that students will design and implement. Applicants were teachers who attended a Kids Get It workshop sponsored by PIOGA. To qualify for the maximum $500 grant, [...]

State land leasing moratorium a lose-lose for taxpayers and energy consumers

Meghan Keely2015-01-29T13:33:47-05:00January 29th, 2015|

Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association President & Executive Director Louis D. D'Amico today issued the following statement regarding Governor Tom Wolf's executive order to eliminate additional state land from non-impact natural gas leasing: "This action is extremely unfortunate in that it eliminates land with proven energy reserves from potential [...]

Study shows little potential for radiation exposure from oil and gas development

Meghan Keely2015-01-15T14:53:44-05:00January 15th, 2015|

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced the results of its TENORM Study, which analyzed the naturally occurring levels of radioactivity associated with oil and natural gas development in Pennsylvania. While the study outlines recommendations for further study, it concluded there is little potential for harm to workers or [...]

Gas industry groups united in opposition to severance tax

Meghan Keely2014-12-17T08:36:04-05:00December 17th, 2014|

Representatives from three of Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry groups said Tuesday they are opposed to any severance tax on natural gas production. The one-hour telephone conference with news and gas industry media comes a month before governor-elect Tom Wolf, who campaigned on enacting a severance tax on natural gas producers, [...]

New study finds decreased emissions from hydraulic fracturing

Meghan Keely2014-12-10T13:39:46-05:00December 10th, 2014|

Methane emissions from natural gas production — including hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” — are lower than previously thought, according to a major new study from researchers at the University of Texas. The research was done in close coordination with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a major U.S. environmental organization. The study, published [...]

Gas industry expert: Governor-elect Wolf shouldn’t tax natural gas

Meghan Keely2014-12-09T10:00:30-05:00December 9th, 2014|

If Pennsylvania wants to continue benefiting economically from its Marcellus Shale natural gas boom, it should avoid slapping drillers with a severance tax. That's the warning issued by John Felmy, chief economist with the American Petroleum Institute, who visited Palmer Township Friday to address a meeting of the Lehigh Valley [...]

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