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Complaints from area residents have prompted the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to increase its enforcement presence in the five-county area of northeastern Pennsylvania connected to the Marcellus Shale, the agency said Friday.

Complaints from area residents have prompted the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to increase its enforcement presence in the five-county area of northeastern Pennsylvania connected to the Marcellus Shale, the agency said Friday.

Despite The Weather Channel (TWC) predicting icy commutes to work and school for Midwest residents Wednesday, prices continued to fall at nearly all points Tuesday. The overwhelming softness also defied support from a 10.3-cent increase by February futures on the preceding Friday and the return of industrial load from a holiday weekend.

It appeared that many North American residents were destined to experience a “White Christmas,” but likely many wouldn’t be very happy about it as blizzard-like conditions were expected to cause major transportation snarls. Despite the usual softness associated with an extended holiday weekend, prices were up strongly at virtually all points Thursday due to projections of widespread harsh winter weather.

Looking to shore up county, municipal and school district budgets without raising taxes on residents, Pennsylvania House Majority Whip Bill DeWeese (D-Greene County) is turning to Marcellus Shale oil and natural gas producers to foot the bill. He has introduced legislation that would allow counties to assess value to natural gas, oil and coalbed methane resources before they are produced and tax the producers.

Looking to shore up county, municipal and school district budgets without raising taxes on residents, Pennsylvania House Majority Whip Bill DeWeese (D-Greene County) is turning to Marcellus Shale oil and natural gas producers to foot the bill. He has introduced legislation that would allow counties to assess value to natural gas, oil and coalbed methane resources before they are produced and tax the producers.

Ohio residents can now shop for natural gas at the same place they might for a mint-condition Jim Brown rookie trading card after marketer MXenergy announced earlier this month that it has opened bidding for natural gas on Internet auction behemoth eBay.

Ohio residents can now shop for natural gas at the same place they might for a mint-condition Jim Brown rookie trading card after marketer MXenergy announced last week that it has opened bidding for natural gas on the Internet auction behemoth eBay.

Fort Worth, TX-area residents who’ve grown weary of Barnett Shale gas drilling commotion in their backyards might want to move near one of the nation’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminals for a little peace and quiet. Gas-rich resource plays are booming; U.S. LNG regas terminals, not so much.