Issue Position: Marcellus Shale

Issue Position

Pennsylvania is uniquely positioned to play a major role in energy production in the coming decades because of the Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Play. Many believe that the Marcellus is the largest unconventional natural gas play in the world and contains upwards of 500 trillion cubic feet of clean burning natural gas. This equates to decades of natural gas production in Pennsylvania and the potential for vast development of the Commonwealth. Developed properly, the Marcellus Shale has the potential to revitalize our region, create new individual wealth and bring Pennsylvania out of our economic slump and into prosperity. I have been active in engaging regulators, producers, landowners and institutions such as Penn State in order to work with the community and educate people on the potential of this vast resource.

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