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Nearly 80 competitors started and finished the races. Participants came from New York, Ohio, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Riders had their choice of a 14 mile course, 26 or 55 miles.

The first place male finisher in the 14 mile course Ian Pavelek from Grove City, PA with a finishing time of 47.59.

The first place female in the race was Melissa McCracken from Warren, PA. She finished in 1:00:22.

The first place male finisher in the 26 mile course was Brett McCracken from Clearfield PA. McCracken finished in 1:59:54.

The first place female was Jean Sheehan from Fairport, NY.

Taking home first place honors in the 55 mile race was Curtis Smith from DuBois, PA riding the course is 3:07:17. This is the second year in a row that Smith finished first. He bettered his time by 3 minutes.

The top female finisher was Toni Flament from Emporium, PA. Flament finished the race in 4:28:43.

The race grew by 10 percent according to organizers.

Click Here for complete race results.

Oct. 15 Sinnemahone Trail Run

The final leg of the triple crown is Saturday October 15. Registration is open till October 14. Click Here to register or contact the Cameron County Chamber of Commerce office for information.

[Posted: September 25, 2022] PA Environment Digest

WeConservePA & Northcentral PA Conservancy Host Stream Restoration Project Site Visit In Northumberland County

In collaboration with the Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy, WeConservePA hosted a site visit of a stream restoration project in the Little Shamokin Creek Watershed.

The project is stabilizing streambanks and doing habitat restoration along the Little Shamokin Creek waterways and watershed area.

The site visit was hosted by Brad Barkdoll from WeConservePA along with representatives from the Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy.

Attendees included local and state representatives from the Department of Environmental Protection, Fish and Boat Commission, watershed specialists from the Northumberland County Conservation District, Rep. Lynda Culver (R-Northumberland), and Sen. John Gordner (R-Columbia).

[Note: Sen. Gordner and Rep. Culver were leaders in the effort in this year’s budget to earmark nearly $700 million in funding to support local and state environmental, recreation and green infrastructure projects. Read more here.]

Visit the Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy website for more information on land conservation, stream restoration and how you can get involved.

For more information on programs, initiatives and upcoming events, visit the WeConservePA,website, Click Here to sign up for regular updates from WeConservePA, Like them on Facebook, and Follow them on Twitter. Click Here to support their work.

The 2023 PA Land Conservation Conference will be held April 26-28 in Reading.

More than 107,000 Pennsylvanians contribute to local land trusts.

(Reprinted from the WeConservePA website.)

-- WeConservePA: DCNR Posts 3 Videos To Help Applicants Apply For Conservation Grants, Including Special Fall Grant Round, Watershed Forestry Grants [PaEN]

-- WeConservePA Call For Presentation Proposals For 2023 PA Land Conservation Conference April 26-28, Reading [PaEN]

[Posted: September 25, 2022] PA Environment Digest

Forbes: U.S. Natural Gas Production Set New Record, But Don’t Expect Relief On Your Heating Bills [LNG Exports Link U.S. To High Prices]

By Robert Rapier, Senior Contributor

These excerpts from this article first appeared on Forbes.com September 25, 2022--

There was a time when what happened in the rest of the world didn’t impact the U.S. natural gas markets all that much. We consumed what we produced, and imported a bit.

Because the U.S. market was essentially isolated from the rest of the world, large price dislocations could occur.

But as natural gas production ramped up in the U.S., companies began to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.

Over the past decade, the U.S. became the world’s fastest-growing LNG exporter, and is on a pace to become the world’s largest LNG exporter this year.

The implications are that the global LNG market now impacts U.S. natural gas prices. And that market has been upended by Europe’s needs.

Russia is a major supplier of natural gas for Europe, but those gas exports have plummeted as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Thus, Europe is out trying to secure natural gas supplies for the winter.

American companies are exporting as much LNG as they can to Europe, and that is impacting U.S. prices in a way it wouldn’t have a decade ago.

That is a big part of why Americans are facing steep heating bills this winter.

Click Here to read the entire article.

-- Explainer: So Why Does A Susquehanna County Gas Company Have To Raise Rates 33.2% When Susquehanna County Is The #1 Shale Gas Producer In PA? [PaEN]

-- PA PUC: Cost Of Natural Gas Provided By Major Utilities In PA Increased As Much As 154% Over Last Year [PaEN]

NewsClips:

-- Reuters: Europe Races To Prepare For Energy Crunch This Winter; European Natural Gas Prices More Than Doubled From Start Of 2022

-- Bloomberg: Unrealistic Demands Hindering European LNG Natural Gas Deals: ‘If You Want A Cheap Price… The Answer Obviously Is ‘No’’

-- Bloomberg: European Industry Buckles Under Weight Of Soaring Natural Gas Prices

-- WSJ: High Natural Gas Prices Push European Manufacturers To Shift To U.S., Green-Energy Incentives Luring Companies

-- NYT: ‘Crippling’ Energy Bills Driven By Spike In Natural Gas Costs Force Europe’s Factories To Go Dark

[Posted: September 25, 2022] PA Environment Digest

News Coverage, Recorded Sessions From Global Clean Energy Action Forum In Pittsburgh

Energy leaders from around the world gathered in Pittsburgh for the Global Clean Energy Action Forum September 21-23 to talk about effective ways to accelerate the transition to clean energy and fight climate change.

Below is just some of the news coverage from this special event.

Click Here to view major sessions recorded from the Forum website.

NewsClips:

-- WESA: Global Leaders Meet In Pittsburgh In Hopes Of Charting A Clean Energy Future

-- Clean Energy Justice Convergence: Citizen Activist Events Related To Global Clean Energy Action Forum In Pittsburgh

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Not Registered For Global Clean Energy Action Forum In Pittsburgh? You Can Still Feel The Buzz

-- Gov. Wolf Touts PA's Leadership In Clean Energy Transition At Global Clean Energy Action Forum In Pittsburgh [PaEN]

-- PA Environmental Council: Clean Hydrogen & Carbon Capture Can Be Part Of A Comprehensive Decarbonization Strategy: Responsibly Deployed With Environmental Integrity, Accountability And Equity [PaEN]

-- Sen. Yaw Info. Meeting: Carbon Capture, Utilization And Storage Shows Promise In PA

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: The Energy VIPs Are In Pittsburgh, Everyone Wants Their Attention

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: No Energy Maker Or Taker Left Behind: How The World Transitions To Clean Energy

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Global Clean Energy Conference Kicks Off With Energy, Enthusiasm For Change

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: World Leaders Hail New U.S. Climate, Energy Act To Spur Clean Energy Work

-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: In Pittsburgh, John Kerry Says Climate Change Solutions Will Be Driven By Private Sector

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: The Hydrogen Money Is Here, Just In Time For The Hype

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Pennsylvania Plans To Win Hydrogen Hub

-- Team Pennsylvania, Co-Chaired By Gov. Wolf, Issues Road Map On Hydrogen Development, Carbon Management In PA [PaEN]

-- U.S. DOE Opens $7 Billion Hydrogen Hub Funding Opportunity, Concept Papers Due Nov. 7

-- Utility Dive: DOE Opens $7 Billion Hydrogen Hub Funding Opportunity, Issues Draft Production Standard

-- TribLive: Some Pittsburgh Elected Officials Caution Against ‘Blue Hydrogen’ Hub Pitch

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: The World Is Coming To Innovation Powerhouse Pittsburgh - Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon, Allegheny Conference

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: The World Comes To Pittsburgh, But Which Pittsburgh Will It See?

-- NorthcentralPA.com: Energy Future PA Coalition Pushes For Zero-Carbon Alternatives In PA

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: U.S. DOE Opening Lab On CO2 Capture From The Air, Will It Be In Pittsburgh Or WV?

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pricing Climate Risk Into Portfolios Remains Key Challenge For Commercial Real Estate Industry

-- PA Capital-Star: ‘We Need To Do Everything We Can Now’: In Pittsburgh, Students March For Climate Justice

-- WESA: Young People Call For Climate Action As Global Leaders Meet In Pittsburgh

Sunday, September 25, 2022

September 26 PA Environment Digest Now Available

Cameron County Chamber Of Commerce Sinnemahone Triple Crown Gravel Race Results; Oct. 15 Sinnemahone Trail Run

WeConservePA & Northcentral PA Conservancy Host Stream Restoration Project Site Visit In Northumberland County

Forbes: U.S. Natural Gas Production Set New Record, But Don’t Expect Relief On Your Heating Bills [LNG Exports Link U.S. To High Prices]

News Coverage, Recorded Sessions From Global Clean Energy Action Forum In Pittsburgh

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