Marcellus Legacy Fund Provides More than $5.2 Million for Abandoned Mine
Wallaby November 22, 2013
Governor Tom Corbett announced today that the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved $5.2 million in funding to support 12 abandoned mine drainage abatement treatment projects throughout Pennsylvania. http://wallaby.telicon.com/PA/library/2013/203112265.HTM
Marcellus Legacy Fund Provides More Than $700,000 for Flood Mitigation Projects
Wallaby November 22, 2013
Governor Tom Corbett announced today that the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved more than $700,000 in funding to support four flood mitigation projects throughout Pennsylvania. http://wallaby.telicon.com/PA/library/2013/2013112256.HTM
The shale game & Shilling for dollars
Philadelphia Inquirer November 22, 2013
Financial analyst A. Gary Shilling last week was talking about U.S. “energy independence” and “the manufacturing renaissance” that will allow this country to magically decouple from the compressive contraction driving the rest of the world. http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion//20131122/TheshalegameShillingfordollars.html
SB1171 Would Nearly Double Renewable Energy in Pennsylvania
Keep Tap Water Safe
On November 12, 2013, State Senator Daylin Leach(D-Montgomery/Delaware introduced new Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards(AEPS) legislation, SB1171, aimed at reducing Pennsylvania’s dependence on fossil fuels. Leach was flanked by State Representative Gregg Vitalli (D-Delaware), who is sponsoring companion legislation in the house (HB100), Tom Shuster, who represented about 24,000 Sierra Club members in Pennsylvania. http://keepwatersafe,org/2013/11/14/sb1171-would-nearly-double-renewable-energy-in-pennsylvania
Environmental court says DEP has to consider forced pooling request
State Impact Laura Leger
A state environmental court ruled Wednesday that the Department of Environmental Protection must decide whether a drilling company can gather Utica Shale gas from Western Pennsylvania properties without all of the owners’ consent. http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2013/11/21/environmental-court-says-dep-has-to-consider- forced -pooling-request/
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