This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues

Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips--

-- Ohio/PA Train Derailment, Pipeline Explosions, Uncontrolled Releases Put Spotlight On Public Health, Safety Threats Posed By Petrochemical, Natural Gas Industrial And Pipeline Infrastructure In PA [PaEN]

-- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High   [PaEN]

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Natural Gas/Coal Advocates Say Reliability Of Supply Will Help Price  [Rep. Kail (R)  State Govt. Needs To ‘Stay Out Of The Way,’ Natural Gas Drillers Don’t Use 40% Of Permits They Are Issued]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennan: ‘Red Tape’ Skyrockets Energy Costs In PA Say Natural Gas Advocates [Natural Gas Drillers Don’t Use 40% Of Permits They Are Issued]

-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb. 4 to Feb. 10 - 12 NOVs For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them  [PaEN]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Shale Gas Companies Play ‘Dirty Pool’ By Reactivating Expired Leases By Claiming They Are Part Of Back-dated Pooling Declarations  [PaEN]

-- PUC Approves 48.9% Increase In Natural Gas Charges By Leatherstocking Gas Company In Susquehanna & Bradford Counties [The Heart Of Shale Gas Drilling In PA]  [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Says Energy Infrastructure Permits Should Be Automatically Approved If Agencies Don’t Review Them In Time

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Looks At Future Of Power After Close Call With Rolling Blackouts In December [Role Of Green Energy]

-- Sen. Yaw (R) Guest Essay Supports Exporting PA Natural Gas Thru Philadelphia LNG Terminal  [Ukraine War Taught Us LNG Exports Mean Higher Prices For PA Consumers ]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Movement To Halt Use Of Carbon Fuels To Blame For Christmas Electric Grid Problems - By Sen. Augment (R)  [Actually Not According To PJM, Natural Gas Froze And Wasn’t Available]

-- Inside Climate News: DEP Took 9 Days To Inspect Natural Gas Liquids Plant That Caught Fire On Christmas Day In Washington County [PaEN]

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: Pittsburgh-Area Auto Shredder To Reduce Pollution, Fumes, Dust After EPA Order

-- Williamsport Sun: Sen. Yaw Working On Bill For Stream Maintenance

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[Posted: February 12, 2023]  PA Environment Digest