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The oil and gas boom in energy states has brought jobs, money and a sharp spike in highway accidents. Leigh Paterson reports on this multi-state trend from a tiny Wyoming town that has found itself stuck in traffic.
In the mid 2000s, Wyoming led and nation in oil and gas worker fatalities. A training program, designed a decade ago to combat that problem, is finally opening its doors in 2015. Leigh Paterson reports.
Inside Energy Reporters Dan Boyce and Jordan Wirfs-Brock appeared on the Rocky Mountain PBS program “Colorado State of Mind” to discuss their analysis of Dan’s Roth IRA as a microcosm of Americans’ retirement investments in the oil and gas industry.
Who owns oil and gas? If you have a retirement account or invest in mutual funds, chances are you do.
Oil and gas companies are working on new techniques to lower their on the ground impact. They hope this will help the public feel more at ease as drilling continues to move closer to homes and communities. Inside Energy Reporter Dan Boyce examines one new strategy for consolidating fracking operations.
If fossil fuels continue to be the dominant fuel source around the world, then carbon capture technologies will need to be developed to reduce harmful carbon emissions. Many Chinese students have come to this country to learn the process.
Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson was a guest journalist this week at the US Senate and US House debates, hosted by Wyoming PBS. Candidates answered questions on education, foreign policy, same-sex marriage, Obamacare, and of course, on energy: oil exports, Wyoming wind power development, climate change in the classroom, and the EPA.
Oil development surrounds North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Here’s how park employees try to keep it from impacting the visitor experience.
The oil and gas industry is six times deadlier than other U.S. jobs. On Colorado State Of Mind, Jordan Wirfs-Brock discusses the differences between safety practices in Wyoming and North Dakota and actions that could make the industry less dangerous.
