March 2012
31st March 2012
One Politician Siding with the Environmentalists > Marcellus Shale
State Rep. Tim Briggs, D-Montgomery, earned a 100 percent on the Marcellus Shale Scorecard for his efforts to protect the commonwealth’s water, air and neighborhoods from gas drilling.
On Tuesday March 27, 2012, four of Pennsylvania’s largest citizen-based environmental organizations released their joint “Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale Scorecard” which gave each state senator and representative an environmental grade based on their votes on House Bill 1950, now Act 13. Read more »
6th March 2012
Iran Tensions > Oil Prices Rise
World oil prices rose in volatile trading on Monday March 5, 2012, as worries over Iranian supplies helped to offset a cut to China's growth outlook and weak eurozone data, traders said.
New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in April, rose 16 cents to $106.86 a barrel.
Brent North Sea crude for April climbed 59 cents to $124.24 in late London deals.
"While slower economic growth in China and across Europe lowers demand expectations, there are still concerns over supply," said Fawad Razaqzada, an analyst for traders GFT Markets. Read more »
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