February 2012
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WatchWhat to expect at the pump as gas prices continue to rise, and a look at what the 2012 candidates have to say about the issue.
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“Four dollars per gallon has typically been the tipping point when people go from...”
– Geoff Garin, a Democratic pollster, who notes that people have begun mentioning gas prices with increasing urgency in his focus groups.
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Pa. DEP investigates second Marcellus spill in 3...
The state Department of Environmental Protection is continuing its investigation of the second spill of condensate, “wet gases” and contaminated drilling liquids, in three months at a Chevron-Appalachia Marcellus Shale gas well operation in Robinson Township, Washington County.
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WatchOn this week’s “In the Pipeline,” your hosts take a look at the Falcon Drilling employee who was arrested on embezzlement charges and talk about the Environmental Protection Agency’s investigation in Washington County. (Video by Melissa Tkach)
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“Natural gas is an energy source everyone can love.”
– Mitt Romney in his 2010 book “No Apology: The Case for American Greatness.” Mr. Romney argues that the U.S. needs to break from its “oil gluttony” and invest in nuclear plants, offshore and onshore wells and natural gas drilling.
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WatchOn this week’s episode, the PG’s Laura Olson shares everything you need to know about Pa.’s newly-passed Marcellus Shale legislation and your favorite ITP hosts take a look at Chesapeake’s DEP fines & Rick Santorum’s pro-fracking comments in Oklahoma.
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“This is ‘maybe’ legislation, as in ‘maybe’ it will work,...”
– Senator Yudichak on HB #1950, a Marcellus Shale impact fee and regulations bill, which passed the Pa. State Senate this morning, 31-19
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BREAKING: Marcellus Shale bill imminent in...
On the issue of local zoning, the version of the bill circulating would set parameters for what rules municipalities could approve. Local governments COULD pass drilling ordinances, but those rules may NOT address issues regulated by the state, such as setbacks from buildings or waterways, or be more stringent than rules for other industrial activities.
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Watch“In the Pipeline” hosts Erich Schwartzel and Elisabeth Ponsot look at the events that led up to Gasland director Josh Fox’s arrest at a public hearing in Washington, D.C.
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Consol Energy donates to Romney-affiliated Super...
The Pittsburgh-based natural gas and coal extractor contributed $150,000 to a Romney-affiliated Super PAC in July. Consol executives also gave $22,000 to the Republican front-runner’s campaign during the most recent Federal Elections Commission filing period, which covered October, November and December 2011.
