One of the heroes of the Pennsylvania oil and gas drilling industry (and a hero to MDN editor Jim Willis) has been Lou D’Amico, president and executive director of the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association (PIOGA). Lou is fearless, willing to speak truth to power when it comes to protecting PA’s fossil fuel industry (see PIOGA Sets Record Straight on Latest Wolf Attack re Severance Tax; PIOGA Leads the Charge to Defeat Wolf’s Severance Tax; and PA Board Adopts New Drilling Regs, PIOGA Blasts DEP “Deceptive”). In some happy/sad news, Lou is retiring from his post in running PIOGA–after 22 years. That’s the sad news. The happy news is that the very capable Dan Weaver, currently PIOGA’s public outreach director, will take Lou’s place. Welcome Dan!…
