A national organization that supports oil and gas leaseholders is furious that Pennsylvania legislators passed a bill that its members claim would allow forced pooling in the state. They are urging people to contact Gov. Tom Corbett to get a veto.
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Taxpayer Advocate Calls Marcellus Fee a ‘Tax’
The debate over generating revenue from the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania took a linguistic turn last week when a national tax opponent said that an impact fee working through the General Assembly is actually a tax.
May 30, 2011
Taxpayer Advocate Calls Marcellus Fee a ‘Tax’
The debate over generating revenue from the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania took a linguistic turn this week when a national tax opponent said that an impact fee working through the General Assembly is actually a tax.
May 27, 2011
Pennsylvania Hopping on the NGV Caravan
With its natural gas supplies more than adequate for the time being, government and industry in Pennsylvania are following a national trend by looking for ways to increase natural gas demand over the coming decade.
April 11, 2011
People
Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL), an opponent of drilling near the Florida coastline, said Friday he will not return to the Senate following the August recess. Martinez previously said he planned to leave the Senate at the end of 2010, but he moved up the date for personal reasons. Martinez often joined Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) in blocking measures that attempted to open the Florida offshore to oil and natural gas drilling. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who has his own eyes set on the U.S. Senate in 2010, will appoint a successor to serve out Martinez’s term.
August 10, 2009
Lands Bill Clears Senate; House Gets Second Bite of Apple
The Senate Thursday voted out a $10-11 billion omnibus lands bill after deflecting several attempts by a leading Republican opponent to significantly alter the contentious legislation.
March 20, 2009
Senator Vows to Block Interior’s New Lease Plan
Offshore drilling opponent Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) Thursday vowed to take steps to stop the Bush administration’s plans for a new wave of oil and natural gas drilling off the coast of Florida and other areas that currently are off-limits.
August 1, 2008
Pelosi Urges Cheney to Push for More OPEC Production
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), a major opponent of oil and natural gas production in the United States and advocate of green fuels, has called on Vice President Dick Cheney to use his “considerable influence” to get OPEC nations to increase their oil production during his trip to the Middle East.
March 17, 2008
Pelosi Urges Cheney to Push for More OPEC Production
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), a major opponent of oil and natural gas production in the United States and advocate of green fuels, has called on Vice President Dick Cheney to use his “considerable influence” to get OPEC nations to increase their oil production during his trip to the Middle East.
March 17, 2008
Nelson Endorses Lease Sale 181 Bill; Frist Schedules Monday Vote
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), a long-time opponent of drilling near Florida, announced his support Thursday for a bill that would open the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and natural gas leasing after receiving assurances from Republican and Democratic leaders that they would not endorse the measure if the protections for the Sunshine State are significantly altered in conference.
July 28, 2006
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