Center for Responsible Shale Development, Inc.

Not-for-profit developing performance standards for shale gas producers

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CSSD is an independent organization whose mission is to support continuous improvement and innovative practices through performance standards and third‐party certification. Focused on shale development in the Appalachian Basin, the Center provides a forum for a diverse group of stakeholders to share expertise with the common objective of developing solutions and serving as the center of excellence for shale gas development.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Leadership & Staff

Irwin Popowsky Former Pa. PUC consumer advocate

• certification committee member

Susan Packard LeGros Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Shale Development

• Executive Director ('14→?)

Daniel Clearfield Eckert Seamans

• Secretary and treasurer

Andrew Place Director of public policy research, EQT

• President

Board Members

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Paul Goodfellow Vice President, U.S. Unconventionals, Shell

• board member

David Porges CEO, EQT Corporations

• board member

Nigel Hearne President, Chevron Appalachia

• board member

Jane C S Long Director, Center for Sustainable Shale Development

• board member

Paul King President, Pennsylvania Environmental Council

• board member

Armond Cohen Executive Director, Clean Air Task Force

• board member

Fred Krupp President of the Environmental Defense Fund

• board member

Paul H O'Neill Treasury Secretary under George W Bush; former CEO of Alcoa

• board member

Nicholas J DeIuliis President of Gas, Consol Energy

• board member

Jared L Cohon President Emeritus, Carnegie Mellon University

• board member

Donors

Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation

• Grant · 200,000 USD (Jun 1 '12→Jun 1 '14) [+3]

• Grant · 46,000 USD (Dec '12)

• Grant · 25,000 USD (Dec '13)

• Donation/Grant

Richard King Mellon Foundation

• Grant · 150,000 USD ('14→'16)

Members

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PennFuture Pennsylvania environmental advocacy group

• member (past)

The William Penn Foundation private, Philadelphia-based grant making foundation

• member (past)

Royal Dutch Shell Global oil and gas corp

• member

EQT Corporation Pittsburgh-based oil and gas driller

• member

The Heinz Endowments

• member ('13→'14)

Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation

• member

Group against Smog and Pollution

• member

Pennsylvania Environmental Council

• member

Environmental Defense Fund Environmental advocacy group

• member

Clean Air Task Force Public charity aiming to foster innovation and policies to address the Climate Change challenge.

• member

Services & Transactions

O'Brien Communications Pittsburgh PR company

• PR firm

Bureau Veritas

• compliance auditor

ICF International Strategic Consulting for a Digital World

• CSSD certification auditor