Author Archives: Kelly Grago

Pennsylvania is the fastest growing natural gas producing state

Drilling into the Marcellus Shale has become one of the biggest economic and environmental events in the 21st century.  The U.S uses about 20 trillion cubic feet of natural gas each year, and 100 to 500 trillion cubic feet of … Read More

Power to Save December 2013: Natural Gas and Business

Power to Save is back this week with a brand new video on natural gas and business. Due to the rise of natural gas, businesses all around the country are booming. Natural gas companies continue to provide well-paying jobs to … Read More

Polls on hydraulic fracturing

To frac or not to frac; that is the question, and in a recent study by the Robert Morris University Polling Institute, the often controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing appears to be gaining acceptance. The new RMU survey polled 1,003 … Read More

# FF WPX Energy

@WPXEnergy has been around since 1983. For the first 27 years the company was part of Williams Co., but by the end of 2011, they split off to form WPX as a stand-alone independent company completely focused on the E&P … Read More

Natural gas is bringing new life to American manufacturing

As I’m learning about natural gas, I’ve come to the understanding that it has the ability to power many different things. In fact, natural gas serves as an industrial energy source in manufacturing products ranging from steel, and paper to glass … Read More

Video Tuesday: New EMHS Hospital is Now Open

After a long awaited 20 years, the new Endless Mountains Health Systems hospital in Montrose, PA finally opens its doors to patients. EMHS broke ground on the hospital, which replaces the outdated facility located in Montrose, in early 2012. Cabot … Read More

#FF Shale Media Group

Shale Media Group is the premier news, information, education and mapping resource dedicated to the shale, oil and gas industries. @Shale Media Group expands its presence in these energy industries through Video, Internet, Publication, Events and Radio (VIPER). Their utilization of … Read More

Marcellus Shale Impact Fee goes back into local communities

  Governor Tom Corbett announced today that the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved more than $16 million in funding to support 116 trails and recreation projects throughout Pennsylvania. These projects are located in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Berks, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Carbon, Chester, Clarion, Columbia, … Read More

Generations of Energy: Cabot partners up with Junior Achievement of NEPA

This week we are bringing you a fresh new video from WBRE’S Generations of Energy. Every week WBRE features a different Generations of Energy segment that highlights the positive benefits of energy in our state. Their most recent segments include … Read More

Farm harnesses natural gas from cows

In Pennsylvania, it’s not unusual to see cows grazing in the distance while driving down the back roads. But as much as everyone loves cows, most of us like to keep enough distance from them because no one really likes … Read More