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1,000,000 Jobs from Shale Gas?
PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a study titled: “Shale Gas: A renaissance in US manufacturing?”. Here is a quote from the study…
“Lower feedstock and energy costs from shale gas could help US manufacturers [...] employ approximately one million more workers by 2025.”
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Jobs Created by the Marcellus Shale
An article on the PennLive.com website explores the diversity of jobs associated with development of the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania. Sue Mukherjee a directory with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry says: “The fastest 12 growing occupations in Pennsylvania are all directly related to Marcellus Shale.”
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Natural Gas: Is it Jobs vs Environment?
An article in Crain’s New York Business titled “Natural-gas drilling is a great divider” explores why natural gas drilling has enormous support and enormous opposition in the state of New York.
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Local Workers for Natural Gas Drilling?
In many parts of the Marcellus Shale gas play local residents are disappointed to see so many workers from over a thousand miles away getting high-paying jobs while local unemployment rates are very high. Letters similar to this one have been publishe…
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Shale: 870,000 Jobs and $118B in Economic Growth
A report from IHS Global Insight forecasts that the production of oil and gas from shale will support 870,000 jobs within the next four years and produce $57 billion in tax revenue by 2035.
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Schools Getting Grants and Starting New Programs to Train Shale Gas Workers
With shale gas plays rapidly developing in several parts of the United States a severe shortage of trained workers is a major problem. A Wall Street Journal article reports on several schools that have launched new programs or receive significant fund…
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Barnett Shale: 100,000 Jobs and $65 Billion
An article on the BizJournals.com website summarizes the economic impact of natural gas development in the Barnett Shale of Texas.
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How Many Jobs Can Be Attributed to the Marcellus Shale?
An article in the Wall Street Journal provides estimates of total employment for Marcellus Shale core industries in Pennsylvania and explores the various ways of producing such job estimates.
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