June 7, 2016
Brighton Patch — Michigan has the opportunity to support a project that offers a promising opportunity for landowners, an important boost to our infrastructure, and an investment from a company committed to working with landowners and protecting Michigan’s environment and natural resources. The Michigan Forest Products Council (MFPC) works to promote, protect and sustain Michigan’s vibrant […]
June 1, 2016
Recently, Dan Minton, secretary-treasurer of Ann Arbor-based Laborers Local 499, published a letter to the editor in the Adrian Daily Telegram discussing the important benefits of the Rover Pipeline project. In the letter, “Support Construction of the Rover Pipeline Project,” Minton notes stresses the positive impact the project will have on the region: There is […]
June 1, 2016
Michigan Chemistry Council — There has been much written about the importance of natural gas to the members of the Michigan Chemistry Council. Natural gas heats and powers homes, generates electricity, and is even used to create fertilizer, plastics, pharmaceuticals, dyes, and detergents, among a litany of everyday products consumers rely on. There are two recent […]
May 27, 2016
Adrian Daily Telegram — I’m writing today in support of construction of the Rover Pipeline. As secretary-treasurer of Laborers Local 499, I know first-hand how important big infrastructure jobs are to workers and local communities. The Rover Pipeline will also help with our community’s energy stability and reliability, and our nation’s energy security. It’s time for […]
May 26, 2016
Washington Examiner — Thanks to America’s ongoing energy revolution, oil isn’t the only source of energy that’s selling at bottom-of-the-barrel prices. Natural gas is too – and it’s saving consumers some big bucks. A recent study by IHS Economic, commissioned by the National Association of Manufacturers, says that record-sized increases in U.S. shale gas production and its accompanying […]
May 26, 2016
Michigan State Rep. Aric Nesbitt recently wrote the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to urge the timely approval of the proposed Rover Pipeline. Nesbitt, who serves as the chair of the House Committee on Energy, noted the importance of safely developing regional pipeline infrastructure needed to access low-cost, domestic natural gas. Advances in pipeline infrastructure […]
May 23, 2016
CEPI recently sat down with Dorsey Hager, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Columbus/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, to discuss the importance of the proposed Rover Pipeline and benefits of affordable natural gas. Hager, who previously served as the business manager of the Heat and Frost Insulators Local 50, stressed the union’s commitment to responsible […]
May 19, 2016
Rob Richard, an organizer for the West Virginia Appalachian Laborers’ District Council, voiced support for the proposed Rover Pipeline in a recent opinion piece published in the Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register. Richard—who spoke in favor of the project during at a public comment meeting held by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Paden City […]
May 18, 2016
Wheeling News-Register — On April 4, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held a public comment meeting in Paden City concerning the Rover Pipeline. The proposed project would carry domestically produced natural gas over 700 miles from the Marcellus and Utica gas formations in West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to the Midwest Hub, where it […]
May 17, 2016
There’s no shortage of natural gas being produced in Appalachia, but without the necessary infrastructure, the benefits of this valuable domestic resource can’t be enjoyed. As noted by a recent article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, drillers operating in the Marcellus and Utica shale regions have long awaited the development of new pipelines necessary to accommodate […]
