Drill Bits: Natural Gas-Fueled Cars, And The Politics Of A Drilling Moratorium
- Compressed natural gas costs less than $2 a gallon, but there are only a dozen public filling stations in Pennsylvania. Click here to read StateImpact Pennsylvania’s look at the state of the CNG vehicle market.
- A U.S. Geological Survey report estimating nearly 900 billion cubic feet of natural gas in the South Newark Basin led to a moratorium on drilling in Bucks and Montgomery County. But the report doesn’t necessarily mean the Philadelphia suburbs were about to experience a gas rush. (StateImpact Pennsylvania)
- Regardless, the moratorium had more to do with politics surrounding Act 13, than it did preventing future drilling. (Morning Call)
- This morning’s Radio Smart Talk will focus on CNG cars, last week’s Bucks County drilling moratorium, and other energy issues. Listen on 89.5 FM in Harrisburg, or stream the show online.