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Posts Tagged ‘West Virginia’

Exaggerating the Employment Impacts of Shale Drilling: How and Why

Friday, November 29th, 2013
The Utica underlies the Marcellus in many areas, coming closer to the surface in eastern Ohio,

MULTI-STATE SHALE RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
Over the last five years, firms with an economic interest in the expansion of drilling in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations — and their allies, supporters, and trade associations — have used a variety of tools and techniques to exaggerate the employment impacts of shale drilling. These strategies have ranged from the use of inappropriate measures, such as data on new hires, to represent job growth to the misleading attribution of all jobs in “ancillary” industries to the shale industry.

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Fracking’s Water Footprint in West Virginia and Pennsylvania

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Figure 1: Horizontal Marcellus gas well permits in West Virginia and Pennsylvania

DOWNSTREAM STRATEGIES
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
This report focuses on the extraction of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. While conventional gas production has been conducted here for decades, unconventional wells that utilize advances in horizontal drilling have grown considerably more common in the past decade. Nearly nine thousand horizontal Marcellus Shale natural gas wells have been permitted in these two states from 2005 to 2012, and more than eleven thousand such wells will likely be permitted by the end of 2013.

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West Virginia DOT: How Brine Saves Time

Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

What’s brine? It’s simple: salt and water! The liquid mixture is used to pretreat roadways in the winter. Using brine is proving to save time and money! – WVDOT on YouTube

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Saint Albans, WV: Richard J. Henderson Memorial Bridge Demolition

Monday, March 4th, 2013

On March 1, 2013, a section of the Richard J. “Dick” Henderson Bridge in Kanawha County was brought down by a controlled blast. – TheWVDOT on YouTube

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Saint Albans, WV: Richard J. Henderson Memorial Bridge Demolition

Monday, February 11th, 2013

– TheWVDOT on YouTube

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Morgantown, WV: Ices Ferry Bridge Demolition

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012

Workers demolish the Ices Ferry bridge before completion of the new bridge can resume. –  Eric Tomlinson on YouTube

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Fayetteville, WV: Why the New River Gorge Bridge Was Built

Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

This video features vintage footage of the building of the New River Gorge Bridge, along with interviews with people who were there during construction. –bridgedaywv on YouTube.

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Interactive Map: Fracking Across the United States

Friday, June 8th, 2012

EARTHJUSTICE The country is in the midst of an unprecedented gas drilling boom—brought on by a controversial technology called hydraulic fracturing or “fracking.” Along with this fracking-fueled gas rush have come troubling reports of poisoned drinking water, polluted air, mysterious animal deaths, industrial disasters and explosions. We call them “Fraccidents.” The map below displays a […]

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Wayne County, WV: Department of Highway Crews Help with Tornado Cleanup

Monday, March 12th, 2012

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Prince, WV: Thomas Buford Pugh Memorial Bridge Restrictions

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Safety concerns have lead to some restrictions on the Thomas Buford Pugh Memorial Bridge in Prince, West Virginia. The WV Division of Highways is looking into the possibility of closing the bridge. Publice Hearing: February 15, 2012 at the Prince Amtrak Station from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. There will be no formal meeting. – TheWVDOT […]

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