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Aug 29, 2019

The Appalachia Partnership Initiative's Investments in K–12 Education and Catalyzing the Community: Reflections from 2014 Through 2017

RAND researchers assessed the Appalachia Partnership Initiative's (API's) investments in K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and initiatives related to catalyzing the community from October 2014 to December 2017.
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Feb 7, 2019

Supporting Middle-Skills STEM Workforce Development: Analysis of Workplace Skills in Demand and Education Institutions' Curricular Offerings in the Oil and Gas Sector

In this report, researchers examine the alignment of college STEM education with the needs of employers in the tri-state region of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, as well as STEM areas in which college students need more support.
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Feb 7, 2019

How Educators and Employers Can Align Efforts to Fill Middle-Skills STEM Jobs

This Research Brief explores the alignment of oil and gas industry--related college courses with employer needs in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, as well as ways in which employers and educators can collaborate to improve these courses.
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Jan 4, 2019

The Tradeoff Between Water and Carbon Footprints of Barnett Shale Gas

This study takes an in-depth look at the energy water nexus in the context of hydraulic fracturing in a drought prone and natural gas rich region of Texas.
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Sep 1, 2014

Estimating the Consumptive Use Costs of Shale Natural Gas Extraction on Pennsylvania Roadways

This technical note provides a first-order estimate of roadway consumptive use costs of additional heavy truck traffic on Pennsylvania state-maintained roadways from Marcellus Shale natural gas development in 2011.
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Apr 16, 2012

Coal Mine Drainage for Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Extraction: Proceedings and Recommendations from a Roundtable on Feasibility and Challenges

These proceedings recount discussions held during a December 14, 2011, roundtable conference on the feasibility and potential benefits of using coal mine water in hydraulic fracturing operations in the Marcellus Shale formation.
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Alternative Fuel Provisions in HR 909: The Roadmap for America's Energy Future

Testimony presented before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Power on June 3, 2011.
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May 5, 2009

Imported Oil and U.S. National Security

Former director of the RAND Environment, Energy, and Economic Development Program Michael Toman moderates a discussion on What Constitutes an Effective Approach to Limiting Greenhouse Gases?
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Aug 31, 2005

High World Oil Prices and Technological Developments Could Make Shale-Derived Oil Competitive

Oil shale from the Western United States could become the source of millions of barrels of competitively priced oil each day in 20 to 30 years if technological, environmental and governance issues are resolved.
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Jan 1, 2004

Gauging the Prospects of a U.S. Oil Shale Industry

Higher world oil prices and recent technological achievements are generating renewed interest in oil shale. However, based on technical design needs, initial commercial operations are likely more than a decade away.

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