While Pennsylvania Powers Ahead, New York Falls Further Behind
This week, Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) hosted President Trump and energy and tech leaders at an Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh. As the nation’s second-highest producer of natural gas, third-highest of coal, and the birthplace of the oil industry, Pennsylvania can power the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution and help America lead in this new tech revolution.
At the heart of the summit was a strong message: America’s path to AI dominance depends on reliable energy. While Pennsylvania welcomes billions in AI investment and is increasing energy production, including natural gas, New York continues to embrace eco-left policies that raise costs and scare away businesses.
The NY Post Editorial Board writes,
“Yet in New York, if you look across the state line at our neighbor from the economically anemic Southern Tier, it’s hard not to feel a twinge of regret: While the shale revolution has sparked an economic resurgence in Pennsylvania, New York has banned fracking, which is needed to harvest the region’s natural gas.
Since then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned fracking in 2015, the Southern Tier has lost out on tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic activity.
Yet Hochul hasn’t lifted a finger to reverse it; rather, she openly supports depriving New Yorkers of the kind of windfalls Pennsylvanians are enjoying thanks to fracking. (And she plans to run on New York’s “affordability” crisis?)”
It’s time for New York to reevaluate policies that prioritize ideology over economic growth. Removing the fracking ban, supporting energy development, and fostering a business-friendly environment could spark the kind of growth that Pennsylvanians are already experiencing.
July 17, 2025