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Marcellus Shale

Information regarding my stance on Marcellus Shale issues.

November 27, 2013
Blog
Beneath the rolling pastures and woodland of western Pennsylvania, a corner of Appalachia dotted with Victorian main streets and white church steeples, a radical shift is under way...
Issues:EnergyMarcellus Shale
November 21, 2013
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, PA-5, today voted to support the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act (H.R. 1900), which would expedite...
November 21, 2013
Today, the House of Representatives passed the Federal Lands and Energy Security Act of 2013 (H.R. 1965), by a vote of 228-192, and the Protecting States’ Rights...
October 23, 2013
Blog
Mr. Speaker, domestic gas production is helping create a stronger American economy. It’s helping us improve the environment. It’s helping America remain competitive...
Issues:EnergyMarcellus Shale
September 26, 2013
Yesterday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved H. Res. 354, legislation to extend for one year the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program...
September 3, 2013
Blog
On July 29, 2013, the bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, which is chaired by U.S. Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Gene Green (D-TX)...
Issues:EnergyMarcellus Shale
July 26, 2013
The bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, which is chaired by U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), Gene Green (D-TX), Tom Reed (R-NY) and Jim Costa (D-CA), today convened a congressional field hearing at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in...
July 23, 2013
Blog
Mr. Speaker, on Sunday the Washington Times reported and I quote: “The leading federal research effort into the controversial drilling method known as fracking has turned up no evidence so far linking...
Issues:EnergyMarcellus Shale
July 19, 2013
The bipartisan Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, which is chaired by U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), Gene Green (D-TX), Tom Reed (R-NY) and Jim Costa (D-CA), today announced plans to hold a field hearing, “Natural Gas Field Hearing...
April 3, 2013
Blog
The sprawling chemical plant in this city along the Rhine River has been a jewel of Germany’s manufacturing-led economy for more than a century...
Issues:EnergyMarcellus Shale