Religious Coalition Joins the Fray Debating Marcellus Development

摘要

A new force has jumped into the ever growing fight over developing the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania - organized religion.The Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light (PA-IPL), which has released a position paper, Principles for considering Marcellus Shale Drilling: An ethical analysis, said it cannot support drilling in the shale play as it is currently being done."Our aim at Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light is to help people see the moral and religious implications of our energy use," said Sylvia Neely, president of the PA-IPL board of directors.