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Pittsburgh City Council members last Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling for a one-year moratorium on Marcellus Shale gas drilling in Pennsylvania. The resolution is in support of legislation introduced by state Sen. Jim Ferlo and drew the ire of the producer-backed Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC).

Pittsburgh City Council members Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution calling for a one-year moratorium on Marcellus Shale gas drilling in Pennsylvania. The resolution is in support of legislation introduced by state Sen. Jim Ferlo and drew the ire of the producer-backed Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC).

Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has ordered EOG Resources Inc. to suspend all of its natural gas well drilling activities in the state following a blowout last week at a company well in Clearfield County, PA.

Members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday introduced legislation to overturn the natural gas and oil reforms introduced on Monday by Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

For the first time since Order 636 laid out open access transportation FERC has called the pipeline industry to account, setting three of its members for rate investigations, saying that preliminary study shows they may be over-recovering costs and their rates may no longer be just and reasonable.

Independent oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens continued to voice his support for gas-friendly legislation Wednesday, telling members of the House Committee on Ways and Means that the NAT GAS Act (HR 1835), which seeks to establish a sustained market for natural gas vehicles (NGV) and rein in gas market volatility, would create 600,000 jobs and help wean the country off imported oil.

Independent oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens continued to voice his support for gas-friendly legislation Wednesday, telling members of the House Committee on Ways and Means that the NAT GAS Act (HR 1835), which seeks to establish a sustained market for natural gas vehicles (NGV) and rein in gas market volatility, would create 600,000 jobs and help wean the country off imported oil.

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, have introduced four measures to expand and improve upon energy efficiency tax incentives for vehicles, homes and commercial buildings and industrial facilities, as well as tax breaks to help consumers and businesses convert to cheaper and cleaner fuels, such as natural gas. The two plan to incorporate the tax incentives in the energy tax package that the finance panel expects to consider this fall.

Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced four measures last week to expand and improve upon energy efficiency tax incentives for vehicles, homes and commercial buildings, industrial facilities and consumers and businesses. The two plan to incorporate the tax incentives in the energy tax package that the finance panel expects to consider this fall.