Delco Times: Guest Column: It’s time to get back to work on Mariner East
Union members across Pennsylvania are some of the most valuable contributors to the state’s economy. Unfortunately, recent years have been smeared with a lot of ‘stop and go’ construction on projects like the Mariner East pipeline system. Jim Snell, business… Read More ►
Pittsburgh Post – Gazette: Projects create jobs, grow unions
James Kunz Jr., business manager for the International Union of Operation Engineers Local 66 in Western Pennsylvania, was recently featured in the Pittsburgh Post – Gazette discussing the merits of the Mariner East project and the importance of private investment… Read More ►
PES Refinery Uncertainties Hurt Local Unions
Over the past few weeks diverging futures for the
Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery have been debated. After operating for
over 150 years, the oil refining complex underwent bankruptcy procedures
following an explosion on site in 2019. Since its closure a… Read More ►
Significant Reduction in Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Marcus Hook Demonstrates Multiple Benefits of NGLs
According to data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool, carbon dioxide emissions from the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex (MHIC) in Pennsylvania declined from 1.6 million metric tons in 2010 to just 206,000 in 2018. The… Read More ►
Daily Local News: Mariner East charges point to public office activism
Interesting story on Pennsylvania constables and Mariner East here: In his final attempt to torpedo Pennsylvania’s Mariner East II Pipeline, now-former Chester County District Attorney Thomas Hogan filed criminal charges last month against security contractors hired to secure pipeline construction… Read More ►
Pennsylvania Energy Buildout a Must-Have
One of the best 2019 success stories for the energy industry
in Pennsylvania – of which there are many – was the commissioning and operation
of the Beaver County Shell Cracker Plant near Pittsburgh. The plant is a multi-billion dollar… Read More ►
Statement: Careful What You Wish for on Refineries
A Chicago real estate company that builds warehouses on old industrial sites won the auction to redevelop Philadelphia Energy Solutions, likely marking the end to more than a century of refining on the 1,300-acre South Philadelphia site where over 1,100… Read More ►
Gov. Tom Wolf’s Administration has Proven Supportive of the Positive Benefits Produced by PA’s Energy Sector; Some In His Party Prefer Hysterics and Name Calling
Throughout his administration, Governor Tom Wolf worked with
energy companies and was able to bring great prosperity to Pennsylvania. The
energy sector’s boon provided Pennsylvanians with affordable energy, good
paying job opportunities, and made PA the second largest natural gas… Read More ►