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Marcellus Shale

Information regarding my stance on Marcellus Shale issues.

March 21, 2013
U.S. Representative Glenn 'GT' Thompson, R-Howard, today issued the following statement after the House passed H.Con.Res. 25, a resolution establishing the budget...
February 28, 2013
Blog
The newly-expanded bipartisan leadership team of the Congressional Natural Gas Caucus (Rep. Thompson, R-PA; Green, D-TX; Reed, R-NY; and Costa, D-CA) on Tuesday held its organizational meeting...
Issues:EnergyMarcellus Shale
February 22, 2013
U.S. Representatives Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), Gene Green (D-TX), Tom Reed (R-NY) and Jim Costa (D-CA) today announced an expanded, four-member leadership team...
October 26, 2012
Editorial
Over the past year, we’ve heard a lot about the Obama Administration’s ‘War on Coal’. The White House has been quick to dismiss the notion...
Issues:EnergyMarcellus Shale
July 25, 2012
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today voted to support H.R. 6082, the Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Offshore Drilling Plan...
June 21, 2012
Blog
According to a May report from the International Energy Agency, U.S. carbon emissions are down more than any other country. In fact, since 2006, U.S. emissions have fallen 7.7%, with the increased use of shale gas as a key factor...
Issues:EnergyMarcellus Shale
March 6, 2012
Blog

From earlier today on the House Floor:

Transcript:

Mr. Speaker, before being appointed to office, President Obama’s Energy Secretary Steven Chu stated: “Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe,” this at a time when gasoline prices in Europe were $ 8-10 dollars per gallon.

Issues:EnergyMarcellus Shale
February 27, 2012
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson today joined the House Natural Resource Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources for a field hearing in Steubenville, Ohio...