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Economics
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Pennsylvania: Of Veggies, Maples, and Shale Gas
01 Feb 2013 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
For seven generations, Sheila Russell’s family has farmed the land of Pennsylvania. Now, the rush for shale gas threatens to put an end to it all.
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Here in Youngstown: Shale Gas
30 Jan 2013 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Youngstown, Ohio, used to be one of the great centers of American steel manufacturing, until the steel mills closed down in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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Here in Youngstown: The Promise and Curse of Shale Gas
29 Jan 2013 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
For decades Youngstown, Ohio, was one of the great centers of U.S. steel manufacturing. Then the industry collapsed and jobs disappeared. Now, shale gas is reviving the city’s hopes – and fears.
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Gas Boom, Farm Bust in Pennsylvania
28 Jan 2013 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
While shale gas has revived the economy of a Pennsylvania county, it also threatens to undermine traditional farming.
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Bradford County, Pennsylvania
28 Jan 2013 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Fracking for Gas, Farming the Land
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Dimiter Kenarov on Fracking in Ohio and Pennsylvania
28 Jan 2013 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Travelling across Pennsylvania and Ohio, Dimiter Kenarov explores the economic and environmental issues related to shale gas extraction, and the rising anti-fracking movement in the region.
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Poland Stumbles as Shale Gas Industry Fails to Take off
25 Jan 2013 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Poland is a test case for shale gas development in Europe, but so far the industry has failed to take off.
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Poland’s New Dissidents
17 Jan 2013 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
The development of shale gas could make Poland energy independent from Russia, but it has also started to erode basic civil liberties in the country.
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Journalist Dimiter Kenarov on Poland’s Quest for Shale Gas
01 Jan 2013 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Dimiter Kenarov reports on shale gas development in Poland.
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Poland: The Shale Gas Story of Edward Sawicki
01 Jan 2013 by Dimiter Kenarov / No Comments
Edward Sawicki is a farmer from northern Poland, fighting a private war against shale gas exploration. His goal: Leave the slightest trace possible on this earth.
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