Marcellus panel looks for common ground at first meeting

2012-03-29 23:17:08

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HARRISBURG -- The public comments at the end of Friday's inaugural meeting of the state Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission showed part of the challenge facing that panel during the next four months.


Members of the Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission

Michael Krancer, acting secretary of environmental protection

George Greig, acting secretary of agriculture

C. Alan Walker, acting secretary of community and economic development and founder of Bradford Energy Co.

Barry Schoch, acting secretary of transportation

Patrick Henderson, state energy executive

Robert Powelson, chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

Glenn Cannon, executive director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Association

James W. Felmlee, president of Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs

Clifford "Kip" Allen, president of the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities

Gene Barr, vice president of government and public affairs for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry

Terry R. Bossert, vice president of government and regulatory affairs for Chief Oil and Gas LLC

Jeff Wheeland, Lycoming County commissioner

Vincent J. Matteo, president of Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce

Terry Engelder, geosciences professor at Penn State University

Matthew J. Ehrhart, executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Pennsylvania office

Ronald L. Ramsey, senior policy adviser for the Nature Conservancy, Pennsylvania chapter

David Porges, chief executive officer of EQT Corp., a gas drilling company

Christopher J. Masciantonio, general manager of state government affairs for U.S. Steel Corp.

Cynthia Carrow, vice president of the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

David Sanko, executive director of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors

Dave Spigelmyer, vice president of government relations for Chesapeake Energy Corp.

Randy Smith, U.S. Government affairs manager for ExxonMobil Corp.

Ray Walker, chairman of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, a consortium of drillers, and senior vice president of the drilling company Range Resources

Chris Helms of NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage

Terry Pegula, energy executive and Penn State University benefactor who owns shale land. He recently retired as CEO of East Resources and is the new owner of the Buffalo Sabres hockey team.

Jeff Kupfer of Chevron Corp., which recently acquired Mr. Kupfer's former employer Atlas Energy

Laura Olson: lolson@post-gazette.com or 1-717-787-4254.
First Published March 26, 2011 12:00 am
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