Despite local resistance from Pennsylvania workers, on April 10, a Rockefeller-funded activist organization that recruits municipalities, cities, and states across the country to join the litigation campaign pitched their anti-energy playbook to the Allegheny County Council Committee on Sustainability and Green Initiatives. The Center for Climate Integrity’s (CCI) presentation came days after a wide variety
Labor, business, and industry groups across Pennsylvania are coming together to reject a flurry of anti-energy policies that threaten workers, economic activity, and energy security. A telling example of this came Monday when three major groups sent a letter to the Allegheny County Council urging its members against filing a climate lawsuit. The letter –
In the first public meeting since Bucks County filed a climate lawsuit against American energy companies, local Pennsylvanians rebuked the litigation and Republican Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo formally withdrew his support after facing backlash. As the Delaware Valley Journal reports: “I have considered this for the past seven or eight days,” said DiGirolamo. “And at this
Less than 24 hours after Bucks County, Pennsylvania filed a climate lawsuit against essential energy producers it seems like the only ones applauding the commissioners’ decision are Washington D.C. climate activists. Meanwhile, voices across the state are decrying the lawsuit as “hypocritical,” “non-sensical,” and “abusive” while highlighting that the suit was seemingly discussed with little
Adelphia Gateway is a project converting an old oil pipeline into a natural gas pipeline. The project stretches from Northampton County, PA, through Bucks, Montgomery, and Chester counties, terminating in Delaware County at Marcus Hook. The project converted 50 miles of an existing 84-mile pipeline from oil to natural gas. The northern 34 miles of…
A little over a month ago, MDN brought you the good news that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has… Continue reading The post PA DEP Issues Permits for Transco Northeast Expansion Pipe Project first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.
Adelphia Gateway Jim Willis on NGL PipelinesEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) [Editor’s Note: Though the PennEast Pipeline is dead for now, the Adelphia Gateway project, backed by one of the same entities, is full speed ahead to deliver gas to Philly.] New Jersey Resources’ Adelphia Gateway project is a plan to convert an old oil
West Rockhill Twp, Bucks County West Rockhill Township in Bucks County, PA (near Philadelphia) has waged a legal battle to prevent a natural gas compressor station from being built as part of the Adelphia Gateway project, a plan to convert an old oil pipeline stretching from Northampton County, PA through Bucks, Montgomery, and Chester counties,
This article is provided FREE for Google searchers. In order to access all content on Marcellus Drilling News, please visit our Subscribe page. click map for larger version A group of residents from Bucks County, PA (near Philadelphia), calling themselves Bucks County Concerned Citizens Against the Pipeline (kind of gives away their true aim, no?)
