Energy Today – May 17, 2013

Mary Schaper
Posted May 17, 2013

Free Enterprise – Keystone XL: Real Benefits for the U.S.

Sean Hackbarth notes  Keystone XL pipeline developments this week: The House Transportation Committee advanced  a bill that would allow construction of the full pipeline – the third congressional committee to do so; Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was in New York City touting  the project’s benefits  for both the U.S. and Canada; and a small business owner in Maryland told the president that businesses like his  would get a boost from the project.

The Hill – DOE Approves Natural Gas Export Project

A Texas LNG  facility has the green light from DOE  for exports to non-free trade nations. DOE noted that project opponents “have not demonstrated that the requested authorization would be inconsistent with the public interest.”

The Sunday Dispatch – Marcellus Shale Helps Rural Hospital Become Cutting-Edge

Thanks to support from local oil and natural gas companies in the Marcellus Shale region, one hospital gained funding needed to expand the facility – nearly doubling its square footage  and adding new technology to assist patients.

NJ.com – Increased Natural Gas Production Holds Great Benefits for Consumers, Environment

Who will gain  from increased natural gas production? Responding to an article critical of natural gas development,  former Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer argues  that continued hydraulic fracturing will have broad benefits for consumers and won’t endanger the environment.

Philly.com - $1 Million in Shale Money Coming to Philadelphia Region

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection awarded $6.7 million in grants this week to 18 organizations. The grants are funded  bythe $206 million in   impact fees from energy development in the Marcellus Shael.