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The benefits of exporting natural gas

America is now the worldĢƵ largest producer of natural gas, providing our workers an important competitive advantage in the global market. Exporting natural gas to the rest of the world is providing America with many benefits, including lowering our foreign trade deficit, providing jobs for ...

Don’t let bullies don’t steal your milk money

Pennsylvania milk drinkers, did you know that 16 cents of every gallon of milk you purchase is collected to fund an “over-order premium?” The money (nearly $2.5 million per month) collected by this premium is intended to benefit the local economy, and to be paid directly to Pennsylvania ...

Frustrating

The Pennsylvania State Legislature is a study in frustration. Even when it starts out doing the right thing, it ends up doing the wrong thing.Consider that recently, by a 46-0 vote, the state Senate approved updates to the seven-year-old Right to Know Law, lifting major exemptions for the ...

Very strange

WhatĢƵ up with Gov. Tom Wolf?Wolf got his wish recently as Republican leaders of the state Legislature agreed to allow a vote on his budget. They also said Wolf could lobby GOP lawmakers who would then be free to vote for or against the plan as they saw fit.The two sides have been in the ...

PutinĢƵ Syrian and ISIS policy fueled by natural gas

Normally, this column is written to educate readers about facts and concepts relating to mineral rights and the natural gas industry – with emphasis on the Marcellus and Utica shales. But in this monthĢƵ column, I’m diverting from the usual topics to discuss RussiaĢƵ entry into Syria ...

Beat the seasonal gloom

The leaves are beginning to turn to their brilliant color show. Piles of firewood are appearing all around. The apples are turning red and delicious. But for some, the shortening days trigger an acute awareness of the descent toward winter, and with it comes a tangible loss of energy and ...