Encourage Natural Gas Development and Economic Growth

An interesting post from http://consumerenergyalliance.org/ about regulation of the Delaware River Basin. This follows this post about EPA regulations. This follows this post about domestic energy resources and jobs. This follows this previous post about the drilliling moratorium. This follows this post  about a creative solution to Gulf drilling and this previous article about the recent news about the ban on offshore drilling to encourage American energy independence This is a key issue to prevent money from going to hostile countries such as Iran and Venezuela. For more posts like this click here!

.Encourage Natural Gas Development and Economic Growth


In response to legal action, the Delaware River Basin Commission – a regional authority that oversees the water resources of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and New Jersey – has proposed a series of stringent regulations that will effectively ban natural gas production in its jurisdiction.



Parts of the Marcellus Shale, which could be the second largest natural gas field in the world, may be kept off limits if the Commission proceeds with some of these regulations. Every day, millions of American consumers rely on stable, affordable supplies of natural gas for electricity, heating and end-uses such as fertilizer, chemicals and medicines. Given the abundant supplies the United States has, we must support homegrown energy and the economic and energy security benefits it produces.



Even more, the Marcellus Shale has demonstrated the economic power it harnesses: In Pennsylvania, tens of thousands of jobs have been created in a just a few years thanks to the natural gas boom. Areas in the Commission’s jurisdiction, however, may not be able to benefit from their resources if this series of stringent regulations – that broadly affects nearly every stage of production from exploration to processing – is enacted. For more information, please click here.



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The Delaware River Basin Commission is now accepting comments on its proposed regulations overseeing natural gas development projects. Please tell the Commission that you support natural gas development and the benefits it brings to consumers. Feel free to use the sample text below; the comment period closes March 16, 2011.



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