http://citizensvoice.com/news/severance-tax-compromise-bill-introduced-1.1193680#axzz1W8W33D4G Published: August 26, 2011 State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre, has introduced a bill he believes is a compromise on a Marcellus Shale natural gas severance tax. Pashinski’s House Bill 1804, which has been referred to the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, calls for a competitive severance tax on natural gas extracted from… Read more
http://citizensvoice.com/news/senators-spread-the-natural-gas-drilling-wealth-1.1187598#axzz1UojFUOX3 By Elizabeth Skrapits (Staff Writer) Published: August 12, 2011 WILKES-BARRE – With the Susquehanna River as a backdrop, state and local officials made a pitch for environmentally responsible Marcellus Shale development that will create jobs throughout Pennsylvania and a tax on natural gas extraction that will generate revenue for the entire state. At a… Read more
http://republicanherald.com/news/air-rail-needs-emphasized-for-marcellus-shale-region-1.1184992 BY ROBERT SWIFT (HARRISBURG BUREAU CHIEF rswift@timesshamrock.com) Published: August 6, 2011 HARRISBURG – Freight railroad lines and airports in the Marcellus Shale drilling regions would be targeted for improvements under recommendations made by two gubernatorial commissions. The Governor’s Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission and Transportation Funding Advisory Commission both addressed the issue in reports released… Read more
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/22/natgas-fracking-pennsylvania-idUSN1E76L19Y20110722 Jul 22, 2011 2:38pm EDT By Edith Honan Fee proposed but tax ruled out on hydraulic fracturing No specific amount for free recommended Commission aims to create road map for regulation NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) – Pennsylvania, home to the nation’s richest natural gas deposit, released recommendations on Friday that included requiring drillers… Read more
http://citizensvoice.com/news/shale-commission-faces-votes-on-future-of-drilling-1.1173999#axzz1S4wWwA8r By Robert Swift (Harrisburg Bureau Chief) Published: July 12, 2011 HARRISBURG – The governor’s Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission starts its endgame Friday with members voting in public on what recommendations to put in a comprehensive report guiding the future of natural gas development in Pennsylvania. This will be the last working meeting of the… Read more
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Job-figures-disputed.html June 22, 2011 Report says new hires are not same as new jobs. Coalition claims economic growth. HARRISBURG – The Keystone Research Center in a policy brief Tuesday asserts that the number of jobs created in Pennsylvania by the Marcellus Shale boom has been much less than cited in recent news reports. The brief… Read more
http://www.timesleader.com/news/Poll__Pa__voters_strongly_back_drilling__tax_on_energy_companies_06-15-2011.html Posted: June 15, 2011 Sixty-three percent support drilling, and 69 percent approve of an extraction tax. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania voters support natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a new poll that also shows strong backing for an extraction tax on energy companies. The Quinnipiac University poll released… Read more
http://citizensvoice.com/news/drilling/republican-pileggi-proposes-severance-tax-to-help-seniors-1.1156511#axzz1OVCl9M3c By Robert Swift (Harrisburg Bureau Chief) Published: June 3, 2011 HARRISBURG – A Senate Republican leader wants to levy a state Marcellus Shale severance tax as a way to pay for a freeze on school property taxes for senior citizens. Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Chester, sent a memo to colleagues seeking support for a… Read more
http://standardspeaker.com/news/marcellus-shale-tax-payments-in-spotlight-1.1140777 BY ROBERT SWIFT (HARRISBURG BUREAU CHIEF) Published: May 3, 2011 HARRISBURG – The natural gas drilling industry has paid more than $1 billion in state taxes since the exploration of the Marcellus Shale formation got under way in 2006, according to an analysis released Monday by the state Revenue Department. However, a Democratic senator… Read more
http://citizensvoice.com/news/drilling/senator-proposes-per-well-impact-fee-1.1139222#axzz1Kowy0Mfv By Robert Swift (Harrisburg Bureau Chief) Published: April 29, 2011 HARRISBURG – A top Senate Republican leader unveiled a proposal Thursday to levy a fee on each producing Marcellus Shale well to help local governments offset the impact of costly drilling activities. Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson County, wants to levy a… Read more
