For example, estimates of Pennsylvania job creation due to increased shale gas production since 2009 range from 44,000 to 72,000. In Bradford County, Pa., the 2009 unemployment rate of 10 percent has been halved because of Marcellus Shale gas development. New York’s economically depressed Southern Tier is also benefiting from gas field development in nearby [...]
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Hydraulic Fracking and the Economy
Posted in Business, Technology, U.S. Economy on December 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Economic Impact of the Interstate Highway System
Posted in Politics, Technology on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Since we’ve heard a lot about infrastructure improvement, I thought it might be interesting to look at the economics of interstate highways and where enviromental impacts are considered. Here’s an interesting paper published in 2006. http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:B-QN7iVxKC8J:www.interstate50th.org/docs/techmemo2.pdf+interstate+system+economic+benefit&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us&client=firefox-a
Meet Me in the Middle
Posted in Technology on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A site that lets you determine where to meet someone “in the middle”…. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/10/a-cool-way-to-meet-in-the-middle-and-cut-driving.php
The Micro Compact House…living in a box
Posted in Technology on July 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I made a mistake in a web search and ended up considering whether to live in a box…. http://microcompacthome.com/
Electric Cars
Posted in Energy, Technology on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Treehugger.com put together an overview of electric vehicle development. I’ve seen a few of these and, for urban commuting (which is much of America’s driving), they make a lot of sense. Speaking of sensible, it’s fun just to look at some innovative machines where care has been taken to engineer the energy systems. Hurrah for scale appropriate, [...]
