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Industry Authored Op-Ed Piece Trumpets Shale Development

September 28, 2012 | 10:20 AM

Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer includes an op-ed piece written by Kathryn Klaber, the head of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group. Klaber traces natural gas use in the city and touts the benefits of today’s natural gas production in Pennsylvania. The Coalition has begun a push to improve their public relations in the Philadelphia area, hiring Shari Williams, the wife of Democratic State Sen. Anthony Williams, to lead community outreach efforts in the region. The group recently launched a campaign to answer questions of Philadelphia area residents called “Ask About Shale.”

Philadelphia’s access to key waterways and markets – bolstered by the commonwealth’s rich natural resources – has long positioned Southeastern Pennsylvania as a powerful economic engine. Philadelphia’s piers, and the region’s economy, have long been sustained by coal, petroleum, and other energy resources. The city’s natural-gas history is also deep. In 1836, according to the Philadelphia Gas Works, “Forty-six natural gas lights along Philadelphia’s Second Street were lit for the first time by employees of the newly formed Gas Works.”

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