Marcellus Shale Drilling in Moon? Allegheny County Holds Hearing
Find out how you can speak at Thursday's meeting—when Allegheny County Council will consider shale drilling on land surrounding Pittsburgh International Airport.
Allegheny County Council will hold a public hearing Thursday, gathering input on whether Consol Energy should begin extracting shale gas from the more than 900 acres of land surrounding Pittsburgh International Airport—much of which is in Moon Township. County Executive Rich Fitzgerald will introduce a 30-year agreement between the Allegheny County Airport Authority and the Cecil-based energy company. The council will not take action on the measure at the meeting. Consol has agreed to pay a lump-sum of $40 million in addition to an 18-percent royalty on annual natural gas proceeds generated from airport land, according to Pittsbugh Post-Gazette. The Federal Aviation Administration mandates that all gas proceeds must be used towards …
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Mary Sue Penquite Fiscus
9:26 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013
The limits set for drilling I assume are to eliminate the eye sore. The horizontal drilling can go up to a radius mile so residents will still bare risks and the Federal Aviation Admin. wants all the proceeds for theirselves?!?!!?? Residents bare all the risks...before a bit is put to the ground, how are you planning to insure public safety? What 3rd party is going to test and monitor? What will … more ›