Who's in The Marcellus Shale Coalition, and What Does It Do?

Background

The Marcellus Shale Coalition is the drilling industry’s top trade group within Pennsylvania.

40 energy companies, including Range Resources, Chesapeake Energy, Cabot Oil and Gas, and Shell Appalachia, are full members of the coalition. More than 100 companies with ancillary ties to the drilling industry are associate members. Companies pay $50,000 for full membership, and $15,000 for associate dues.

According to its website, the MSC “is an organization committed to the responsible development of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale geological formation and the enhancement of the region’s economy that can be realized by this clean-burning energy source. The members of the coalition work with our partners across the region to address issues with regulators, local, county, state and federal government officials and communities about all aspects of producing clean-burning, job-creating natural gas from the Marcellus Shale.”

For all intents and purposes, the coalition is the primary public face of the natural gas drilling industry. Its staffers work to influence drilling-related legislation, stage conferences and educational events on gas extraction, and represent the industry in the press.

Kathryn Klaber serves as president and CEO of the coalition.

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December 14, 2011

Local Officials Slam Impact Fee’s Zoning Restrictions

Township and borough managers, council members and supervisors are pushing back against Republican leaders who want to limit local governments’ ability to zone natural gas drilling. Two impact fees in front of state lawmakers would place firm guidelines on what municipalities can and can’t regulate, when it comes to Marcellus Shale activity. Local officials concerned [...]

December 12, 2011

Revelers Talk Shale At New York’s Pennylvania Society

State lawmakers are back in Harrisburg today, after a whirlwind weekend of cocktail receptions, black tie affairs and fundraisers at the annual Pennsylvania Society festivities in New York City. With House and Senate leaders still hammering out the details of a final Marcellus Shale impact fee bill, one of the big questions at this year’s [...]

December 2, 2011

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November 23, 2011

Natural Gas Industry Offers Hunting Tips

Hunting in the heavily drilled areas of southwestern and north central Pennsylvania presents some benefits, but also some drawbacks. The gas drilling boom may have altered these traditional hunting spots over the past year. The good news for hunters? Clear cuts for new pipelines and drill pads mean deer may be easier to spot. But [...]

November 22, 2011

Texas Tries To Fend Off Pennsylvania’s Energy Push

Governor Corbett has made it clear he wants to make Pennsylvania the “Texas of natural gas drilling.” By that, he means the central hub where energy companies are headquartered. How do they feel about this plan in The “Texas of oil”? (That would be..the actual Texas.) Our partners at StateImpact Texas looked into it: In [...]

November 1, 2011

House Measure Preempts Local Drilling Regulations

The debate over whether or not to impose an impact fee on natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania is about to be ramped up a few notches. A new House proposal – unveiled tonight and primed for a Wednesday morning committee vote – would strip municipalities of their right to regulate drilling and drilling-related activities. “All [...]

October 27, 2011

GOP Lawmaker Holds Shale Forum; Klaber Talks Marcellus On FBC

Republican State Representative Jim Christiana, who’s considering a run for Congress, hosted a Marcellus Shale forum this morning in Beaver County, according to his website. The event will feature presentations on the issue followed by a question-and-answer session. Representatives from the Marcellus Shale Coalition, Range Resources, Chesapeake Energy, the National Association of Royalty Owners, Cottrill [...]

October 24, 2011

Research on Marcellus Drilling Hampered by Lack of Data, Lack of Funding, and Concerns of Bias

Richard Horwitz (center in blue) and his crew identify samples at a stream in north central Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has said he wants to make decisions about drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale based on good science. But the effort to research the impact of shale drilling has been hampered by lack of funding, lack of data and claims of bias. During the next several months, lawmakers in [...]

October 21, 2011

Marcellus Shale Coalition Will Require Companies To Disclose Fracking Chemicals

Pennsylvanians will have a lot more information about the chemicals used during hydraulic fracturing, beginning next year. That’s not due to a change in state fracking disclosure regulations, but rather a step being taken by drilling companies. Members of the Marcellus Shale Coalition will begin listing their drilling chemicals on FracFocus.org, beginning January 1. (A [...]

October 17, 2011

Drilling Activists Fight Back Against Industry Ads

Ad wars over natural gas drilling have begun. Gas drilling opponents have launched a new ad campaign meant to counter the abundance of pro-industry television, radio and billboard advertising. The Delaware Riverkeeper Network’s campaign will focus on water pollution. “Have you seen those fancy advertisements that claim natural gas is clean and sustainable?” said Delaware [...]