Export of shale gas angers Western Pennsylvania landowners

Pittsburgh Tribune Review ^ | June 13, 2011 | Timothy Puko

[Ditto]

I tend to agree with you. The only thing I'd say is that I would like to see US demand for gas via generation, transportation, manufacturing and as a chemical feedstock drive increases in drilling vs exports driving the increases.

I suppose that eventually we will reach some world market price for natural gas like we have for oil, but I sure would love to see our relatively low natural gas prices lead a resurgence in US industry -- especially in the rust belt where this shale gas exists, before that happens.

All things considered, I'd rather be exporting value-added manufactured products rather than raw resources such as natural gas. Low energy prices would sure go a long way to make that happen.

[thackney]

Some of that is already going on.

Dow sees shale gas ‘renaissance’ for US chemicals sector
http://www.icis.com/Articles/2011/06/08/9467658/dow-sees-shale-gas-renaissance-for-us-chemicals-sector.html

Prospects for North American petrochemical producers improve
http://www.icis.com/Articles/2011/03/21/9444238/prospects-for-north-american-petrochemical-producers.html

[CornBred]

Gas ovens take a little bit longer to bake.

I never burned a cake before in my life until I baked one in an electric oven. The time in the recipe MEANS the time in the recipe.

Boy did the people in this house tease me.

I find electric baking tastes different from gas. It could be I was used to gas but the taste was not the same.

[Politicalmom]

I find things burn more in the gas oven. My mom makes WONDERFUL roasted vegetables in her electric oven. When I make them exactly the same, they just don’t have the same sweetness, and they often burn before they are soft.

[CornBred]

She’s right. My roasted potatoes and squash are so good. And it’s also true I couldn’t get that in my gas oven. I either over baked or under baked.

In a gas oven, there is a big learning curve. But once you get it, you never have trouble again.

There is no learning curve on electric. Even on the stove top. Matter of fact, I scorched a roast yesterday. And I was right there watching it. That heat stays hot long and it can burn in a split second.

I am still learning I guess. :)

[Politicalmom]

My Mom’s lucky. She has wall ovens, so she can have electric ovens and gas stove.

I can only dream...

Heehehee

[bricks4all@aol.com]

Shale deposits litter the world and will be exploited, the odds of developing export markets beyond Puerto Rico and Florida are low.

[Ditto]

All good stuff, but we need time for those plants to be financed, built and staffed. Once the infrastructure is in place, gas prices will find a level.

But if prices raise too soon based on high export prices, that infrastructure will never be financed or built.

We need the value-added jobs far more than the commodity export revenue.

Wishful thinking perhaps, but I would love to see every BTU of that gas burned right here to revive industry rather than seeing it exported to fuel other nation's growth.

[CornBred]

STOP !!!

I always wanted a wall oven.

[Politicalmom]

Ummm...she has TWO wall ovens.

Sorry. LOL

[CornBred]

I just fainted. LOL, my dream kitchen has two wall ovens.

I dream BIG.