Pound for pound, both in the short-term construction phase and in terms of average plantlifetime jobs, there’s far more skilled work to be had from renewables and energy efficiency. The UK Energy Research Council’s report, the most thorough independent analysis of available evidence to date, shows that renewable energy and energy efficiency investments are on … Continue reading
The gas and oil industry’s development of Ohio’s Utica shale supported nearly 39,000 jobs in the state in 2012 and generated $1.5 billion in taxes, a new economic study commissioned by the industry estimates. Released Wednesday as part of a multi-state analysis by IHS, Inc., a global market information and analytical company, the study noted … Continue reading
Venture Taranaki has joined in on the fracking debate, releasing a study that forecasts billions of dollars and thousands of jobs over the next decade if fracking is allowed to continue. The economic development agency and Wellington-based economic analysis company Berl have developed a report on the economic impact of the fracking of onshore oil … Continue reading
The burgeoning energy boom in eastern Ohio will create or support 65,680 jobs by 2014 while boosting the state’s economy, according to a study released this morning. The study by the Ohio Shale Coalition is at least the third to look at the potential development of the oil and natural gas Utica shale. Other recent … Continue reading