PHILLY NEWS: …Two days ago, the usually loquacious Democrat had an op-ed piece published in the New York Daily News urging New York state to get over its fears and permit hydraulic fracturing – commonly known as fracking – to seek natural gas within its borders.
In the piece, headlined “Why [Gov. Andrew] Cuomo Must Seize the Moment on Hydrofracking,” Rendell listed the benefits of natural gas for the region’s economic development as well as the nation’s energy future. He said Pennsylvania under his watch and since had struck a balance of benefiting from natural gas drilling while protecting the environment.
One thing Rendell didn’t mention: He is a paid consultant to a private-equity firm that invests in energy companies, including several with a stake in natural gas drilling… (more)
EDITOR: Perhaps there isn’t that much difference between Rendell and Gov. Tom Corbett except “Slick Eddie” is a lot smarter.
