EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler
The Marcellus Shale Coalition's annual Shale Insight conference and expo is currently under way--both yesterday and today. The big draw at this year's event is (or rather was) EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler. He spoke yesterday to some 900 delegates in attendance. He told attendees he is leading a "new EPA" focused on deregulation and streamlined permits. Music to our ears. While Wheeler spoke favorably of the shale oil and gas industry, he also included words of support for the coal industry (he's a former coal lobbyist). Trump did the same thing two years ago when he addressed Shale Insight--hyping coal. When will these guys learn that a pro-coal message falls flat at a shale gas conference? Anyhoo, by all accounts Wheeler gave a rousing speech. Here's some of what he said.
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