Gas boom faces leases and new shale rules in 2012
Marcellus Shale gas output is expected to rise in 2012 while landowners grapple with tougher lease terms. Regulators in Pennsylvania New York West Virginia and Ohio move to tighten drilling rules as Shell weighs where to build a major processing complex. Market prices for natural gas remain the wild card shaping the pace of activity.
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Kathryn Klaber
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Shell Oil Co. Petrochemical Processing
Roundup: Ohio utility rules aid firms. Kasich used state planes often
A Columbus Dispatch analysis finds utility regulation raises prices for households by 41 percent and small businesses by 51 percent since 2006. Gov Kasich flew 46 state-plane trips costing 60320.50 in eight months, with defenders citing broader access and jobs. An atheist group protests Lind Media billboards deemed mythical.
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Hoop Houses Bloom as Ohio Farmers Grow Year Round
Westerville farmer Val Jorgensen expands her organic operation with five hoop houses 20 by 96 feet each to extend the growing season and meet rising local demand from Meijer Kroger Giant Eagle and restaurants. Hoop houses or high tunnels offer inexpensive, energy free protection to produce like kale spinach lettuce and herbs through winter enhancing local food supply and farm business growth.
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Scott Calandra
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Women Farm
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Agriculture Department
Senators plan bill to save Piketon uranium project
Ohio senators plan bipartisan legislation to authorize 150 million dollars for the Piketon uranium enrichment site in southern Ohio. Funding would draw on 106 million DOE funds and 44 million in enrichment tails assets, aiming to protect jobs and national security amid USEC loan-guarantee delays.
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Rob Portman
Department of Energy
Steven Chu
Usec Inc
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