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Latest News! Our website is changing.... for late breaking news on Marcellus Shale and what the League is doing visit http://shale.palwv.org. LWVPA Adopts New Positions on Pipelines and Pooling Four additional study guides:
Check out our positions on Pipelines and Pooling, adopted unanimously by concurrence, at our LWVPA Convention. Stay infomed! Keep up with the latest on Marcellus Shale. Link with Pipelines Your Marcellus Shale Community: Learn, See and Share. Take Action Now! Let your PA Senators know that it is important to enact Severance Tax on Marcellus Shale. This is not a new tax! PA has lost more than $54 Million in revenues since October 2009 because there is no Severance Tax. Read our Severance Tax Fact Sheet. See how much money the Pennsylvania is losing by not having enacted the Severance Tax. Natural Gas Extraction from Marcellus Shale Observe A Problem~Study All Sides~Member Consensus~Action We invite you to join with us to learn more about the Extraction of Natural Gas from Marcellus Shale, its impact on our water and communities and how government is involved through permitting, taxation and regulation. Our League Study required members to look at all sides of the Marcellus Shale issue and think about the needs of Pennsylvanians, our visitors and communities in the months and years ahead as we reached consensus and adopted our position. The Indiana County League observed the problem and brought it to the attention of Leagues across PA at our state convention in June 2009. 27 League chapters organized study groups, sponsored public forums with experts representing various viewpoints, visited drilling sites, participated in webinars and other presentations at various colleges and universities and reached consensus on this important issue. On May 1, 2010, League of Women Voters of PA Board Directors voted to adopt the results of member consensus which will now be referred to as the Marcellus Natural Gas Extraction Position. Right now we are asking the PA General Assembly vote for a severance tax and a moratorium on leasing addition state forest lands. The facts and issues will continue to change and we will continue to update this page as we learn more. We must all keep learning if we are to fight for what is best for Pennsylvania on this critical issue. We hope others will want to learn about Natural Gas Extraction from Marcellus Shale as the League has and will continue to do in the coming months and years. We have listed below the links to our original study materials, links to articles, fact sheets, meetings, press releases, videos, and other websites that can help us all learn more about this critical issue affecting all Pennsylvanians. League Articles
Public Statements by the League
League's Marcellus Shale Study Materials and Position:
Fact Sheets You Tube Videos Links to other web sites with differing perspectives
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