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Monthly Archives: August 2012

State Legislature and Election Update

Only 24 days remain until the start of the Fall Legislative Session in Harrisburg. Without a lame duck session scheduled, legislators will have only a few days to finalize legislation before starting over in January in the new 2013-14 legislative session. ERG will provide updates in the coming weeks about the schedule and docket for the General Assembly’s fall session.

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Drought Causes Further Uncertainty for Energy Future

The country’s heartland has been experiencing a significant drought, one that has decimated much of next year’s corn and soybean reserves. With fewer crops for food for people, livestock, and biofuels production, decisions affecting the cost and availability of these cash grains will almost certainly become political.

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Romney/Ryan Releases Energy Plan for America

Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney last week unveiled a 21 page energy plan aimed at making the United States independent of overseas oil by 2020.  The plan would attempt to achieve in seven years what every president since Richard Nixon has proposed – US energy self-sufficiency.

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PUC Extends Pennsylvania’s Energy Savings Law

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has adopted a Final Order extending Pennsylvania’s Act 129, which set energy savings goals for the Commonwealth. The order creates new goals for the period from June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2016.

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Voter ID Law Upheld

On Wednesday, Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson, who heard the legal challenge against the state’s new Voter ID law, ruled that the law is constitutional, and refused to grant an injunction against implementation of the provisions of the law.

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Ag Progress Days – Congressman Thompson and Farm Bureau President Emphasize Importance of Agriculture PA’s Economic Strength

U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy & Forestry, and Carl T. Shaffer, president of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, hosted a “Barnyard Discussion” on agriculture policy during Penn State University’s Ag Progress Days.

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ERG Partner Tracy Wingenroth Named One of Central PA’s Forty Under 40

Tracy WingenrothERG Partners is pleased to announce that Tracy Wingenroth has been honored as one of Central Penn Business Journal’s 2012 Forty Under 40 award recipients for her commitment to business growth, professional excellence, and community service. Tracy will be honored at an evening reception and awards program on October 10, 2012 at the Hilton Harrisburg from 6-9pm. This year marks the programs’ 18th anniversary.

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Commonwealth Court Strikes Down Act 13 Local Zoning Provision, Corbett Administration to Appeal Decision

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a decision in a lawsuit brought against the state by seven municipalities challenging the legality of Act 13, the Marcellus Shale extraction fee legislation.

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EPA Says No Fracking Pollution in Water of Pa Town

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week said drinking water is safe to consume in Dimock, Pa., private drinking water wells, after testing wells, samples provided by residents, DEP and Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. The EPA said, “Based on the outcome of that sampling, EPA has determined that there are not levels of contaminants present that would require additional action by the Agency.”

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Energy a focus at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days

Energy again will be a focus at Ag Progress Days, scheduled for August 14-16 at Rock Springs.

New this year is the Renewable Energy Showcase, a series of presentations on energy resources and conservation practices, to be held on Tuesday, Aug. 14, in the Learning Center Tent at Main and East 9th streets (below the Pasto Museum). Click here for more details on Ag Progress Days events.

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