Ever wonder what America kicks butt at other than Women’s soccer, freedom and fast food? Something you might not consider: manufacturing. Thanks to the shale natural gas development and hydraulic fracturing (frac’ing), the United States will soon manufacture the goods we depend on more inexpensive than the world’s leader, China….
The Pittsburgh Region The numbers recently released by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announced that Pennsylvania is getting $223.5 million in Impact Fee funds, $48 million of which is going to the Pittsburgh area. The money from Pennsylvania’s Impact Fee allotment will not only go to communities that host Marcellus Shale and other gas wells to assist…
Tim Schoen is a Penn State graduate who works as a marketing analyst for Borton-Lawson and lives happily in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Read Tim Schoen’s letter to PA legislators below regarding his companies success in the oil and gas industry, the benefits of shale gas development and why it has been the reason for…
Tim Mitchell is the President of Motor Truck Equipment Company, now known as Kenworth of Pennsylvania. The company has expanded its presence outward from central PA to include five major locations and three satellite stores throughout the state. Other divisions today include Motor Truck Thermo King, handling refrigeration needs, and Motor Truck PacLease,…
Ray Warriner is the Chairman/Farm Director of the Susquehanna County Conservation District and is a fourth generation farmer at Agawam Farms at Elk Lake. Below is a letter written to legislators in northeastern Pennsylvania regarding the funding received from the Act 13 Impact Fees established on the oil and gas industry. —…
My favorite part about the 4th of July is celebrating with my friends and family doing things outside. Youmay not think about it, but most of the goods needed for a 4th of July cookout are products of natural gas extracted right here in Pennsylvania. So this 4th of July when you’re out enjoying the holiday,…