Allegheny County
[Allegheny County] Council staffer listed concerns in gas deal
Feb 22 2013From the Pgh. Post-Gazette:
Allegheny County Council approved a $500 million drilling deal despite concerns raised by a senior staff member that weren't shared before the vote.
Three of council's 15 members, including the president, received a memo over the weekend from director of legislative services Jared Barker that posed serious questions about the contract with Consol Energy to drill for natural gas at Pittsburgh International Airport.
In a version of the memo forwarded among council members the day after the vote, Mr. Barker listed 27 questions he'd want answered before giving further advice. Among other concerns, he questioned the length of the lease, who would control the contract and how the land would be taxed.
None of those questions had been addressed publicly, he wrote.
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Follow-up actions on "airport fracking" legislation
Feb 08 2013We've endured the manufactured media event that was Allegheny County's "public hearing" on airport fracking. There are two more opportunities to show your commitment:
- Send written comments to Allegheny County Council by 5pm, Friday, Feb. 15
- Attend the meeting of the "Public Works Committee" of Council: (Thurs., Feb. 14, 4:30pm, 'Conference Rm 1' at County Courthouse)
Councilman Shields Issues Statement In Response To County Executive Onorato
Aug 05 2011
Allegheny County Executive questions the legality of Pittsburgh referendum on Fracking. Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields responds.There's more…
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"Pittsburgh sends natural gas ban to mayor" - article in Politico
Aug 04 2011The second-largest city in Marcellus Shale-rich Pennsylvania is taking a harder line against natural gas drilling.There's more…
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Pittsburgh City Council Votes to place Community Bill of Rights and Ban on Gas Extraction on the Ballot in November
Aug 02 2011
On Monday, August 1st, Pittsburgh City Council, by a vote of 6-3, approved the placing of a referendum question on the November ballot that will allow City residents to amend the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter.There's more…
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City council approves gas production referendum
Aug 02 2011Pittsburgh City Council on Monday approved a referendum on natural gas production with a six-member majority -- enough to override a veto -- but it's unclear whether voters will see the issue on the November ballot.There's more…
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Wilkinsburg Borough Council Unanimously Adopts Community Rights Ordinance That Bans Gas Drilling
Jul 21 2011
Yet another town in Allegheny County bans fracking!There's more…
Shields Introduces Legislation That Will Give Pittsburghers A Vote On Marcellus Shale Drilling
Jul 19 2011Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields introduces legislation to add a referendum on the November 8, 2011 general election ballot which proposes an incorporation of a “Bill of Rights” and ban of corporate gas extraction to the Home Rule Charter.There's more…
Hundreds speak out on shale gas drilling
Mar 11 2011
Speakers and spectators filled the Gold Room of the Allegheny County Courthouse to capacity on Thursday night for a public hearing on Marcellus Shale gas drilling.There's more…
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Strange bedfellows
Feb 18 2011At the Allegheny County Air Quality Advisory Committee meeting last Tuesday February 15 we learned we have an unlikely ally in the drive to control gas-drilling air pollution. That ally is existing industry! Strange bedfellows, eh?There's more…
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