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Tiny Fire Quickly Extinguished at Equitrans Pipe Metering Stn SWPA
On Friday, November 4, at approximately 6:45 am, the Bentleyville Fire Department responded to a 911 call by a resident regarding a small fire near Equitrans Midstream’s H-108 natural gas transmission line, located in Bentleyville Borough, Washington County, PA. Apparently, a valve caught fire. The fire was small and contained and was extinguished by 7:30 am. No injuries, no big explosions–overall a pretty minor incident. However, just to be safe, the nearby Bentworth School District canceled classes for the day, which of course, made the headlines in nearby Pittsburgh and gave anti-fossil fuel chatterers something to chatter about.
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Upper Burrell (Westmoreland County, PA) town supervisors held a hearing last Wednesday, and following that hearing, voted unanimously to approve a new well pad proposed by Olympus Energy. This is the fourth such well pad approved by the town. Unlike previous meetings, no one (of the 20 or so residents attending) objected to the project. The well pad is 630 feet or more from about 20 homes–which is farther than the state-required setback of 500 feet.
A group of so-called environmental organizations that are IRS tax-exempt is really nothing more than a political front for the Democrat Party. We’re talking about PennEnvironment, Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, and the odious National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), three groups that have collectively poured nearly $5 million into advertisements this election cycle supporting the anti-drilling, anti-fracking, anti-Marcellus Josh Shapiro. Why these organizations are still tax-exempt is a mystery to us, as they are completely partisan (Democrat), a violation of the federal tax code.
We continue to be impressed with CNX Resources and its CEO Nick DeIuliis. CNX and the CNX Foundation are having a huge impact on the southwestern Pennsylvania (and tri-state) region where the company operates. In the past, we’ve told you about CNX and the work it is doing supporting underserved communities and populations in the tri-state region with $30 million in donations (see 
Anti-fossil fuel zealots in Massachusetts are taking aim at a small “peaker” power plant that would generate up to 55 megawatts of electricity purely as a backup. The plant will be off most of the time, yet antis are attacking the plant like it’s radioactive. The small peaker plant is planned for Peabody, MA. The ultramodern plant (very low emissions) would be located next to two older peaker plants. Yet antis claim (falsely) that it will exacerbate problems in that region that “already experience higher rates of cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease and stroke.” A fake report from the Massachusetts Climate Action Network says the peaker, which will be off most of the time, will make it worse for those living in the region.
MARCELLUS/UTICA REGION: ‘Shalennial’ US gas salesman wants to kill global coal; Aging gas lines to be replaced across Bluefield; OTHER U.S. REGIONS: Offshore CCS projects could breath new life into Gulf of Mexico; Massachusetts wind power project ‘no longer viable’; NATIONAL: Manchin: Biden’s coal comments are ‘divorced from reality’; Shell and GE Gas Power pursue LNG decarbonisation path using hydrogen; U.S. electric-generating capacity for combined-cycle natural gas turbines is growing; INTERNATIONAL: COP27: rich countries should help pay for global warming elsewhere; Fracking firms plan £1bn legal fight over UK fracking ban.