As a follow up to yesterday’s post about the proposed severance tax for Pennsylvania, this video Tuesday offers a look at what the current Impact Fee revenues have done for Pennsylvania communities. This Power to Save video highlights two projects in specific that were made possible after Act 13. An…
In an effort to lower costs, create jobs, and lessen their carbon footprint UPS has decided to convert over 80 of its delivery vehicles in Wyoming Valley Pennsylvania to natural gas power. This comes after a corporate decision to convert vehicles to alternative fuels. Natural gas was chosen as the…
The 2013 Impact fees from the natural gas industry increased by 11 percent from 2012. This means that because of Act 13 and its fees on the natural gas industry there are now $225 million more dollars to be allocated to counties, municipalities, and state agencies. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett announced…
WBRE’s Generations of Energy released another segment two weeks ago where they talked with George Stark about the growing demand for trained oil and gas workers. A focus on education and training is important not only for the oil and gas industry but also for the communities who host…
WBRE in Wilkes-Barre joined George Stark to discuss the how Cabot’s operations are creating local oil and gas jobs in Pennsylvania. PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHA6Ly9lcGxheWVyLmNsaXBzeW5kaWNhdGUuY29tL2VtYmVkL2lmcmFtZT9hc3BlY3RfcmF0aW89M3gyJmFtcDthdXRvX3N0YXJ0PTAmYW1wO3BmX2lkPTEyMTY0JmFtcDtyZWw9MyZhbXA7c2hvd190aXRsZT0wJmFtcDt2YV9pZD01MTE3NTEyJmFtcDt2b2x1bWU9OCZhbXA7d2luZG93cz0xIiB3aWR0aD0iNDI1IiBoZWlnaHQ9IjMzMCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ibm8iPjwvaWZyYW1lPg== This month Cabot is promoting the many local opportunities that come with natural gas production, specifically connected with Marcellus Shale development. You can read more about the many…
Northeast PA is home to many natural gas wells and now it has the potential to be home to many natural gas consumers. Counties in this region are the center of natural gas production but many of their residents do not directly reap the benefits of the gas lying beneath…