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Sinopsis
Inside Energy was a public media collaboration, funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, that produced from 2014-2017. Our audio stories will help inform you of the tensions and tradeoffs in American energy issues. Dont miss our podcast: http://insideenergy.org/podcast
Episodios
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Keeping Roads Safe During An Energy Boom: No Easy Task
14/11/2014 Duración: 04minThe oil and gas boom in energy states has brought jobs, money, and plenty of workers. But also, a tremendous increase in traffic and accidents. It is a multi-state trend that is proving difficult to predict and prevent. Leigh Paterson, with our Inside Energy team reports from a tiny town on Wyoming’s Highway 59 that has found itself stuck in the middle of the boom.
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How You're Invested in Oil and Gas
12/11/2014 Duración: 04minAmericans are continuing to see relief at the pump, as gas prices keep slipping to levels not seen in years. That’s due, in part, to US oil flooding the market, much of it produced through the controversial technique known as fracking. Over the next few months, our Inside Energy team will be examining the financing behind the country’s energy boom… In this first story, Reporter Dan Boyce looks into how that financing may impact you, through your investments.
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Tribe At A Crossroads: An Election and an Oil Boom
31/10/2014 Duración: 04minTribe At A Crossroads: An Election and an Oil Boom by Inside Energy
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How To Get Paid For Getting High
24/10/2014 Duración: 04minHow To Get Paid For Getting High by Inside Energy
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Oil And Gas Works To Polish Public Image
24/10/2014 Duración: 04minThe oil and gas industry dodged a bullet this year in Colorado. A last minute compromise avoided a series of ballot measures that could have seriously restricted the industry’s ability to operate in the state. But, many Colorado communities are still leery about the drilling they see right outside their door. Dan Boyce with our Inside Energy team tells us oil companies are working hard to polish their public image, both through messaging and improving their techniques.
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How the Oil Boom Transformed North Dakota Politics
23/10/2014 Duración: 04minHow the Oil Boom Transformed North Dakota Politics by Inside Energy
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Climate Change on the Campaign Trail
22/10/2014 Duración: 04minClimate change is a controversial topic in this election cycle, especially when it come to teaching it in school. So far only 12 states have adopted a new set of science education standards that include human impacts on global warming. For Inside Energy, Leigh Paterson reports on how climate change in the classroom is playing out on the Wyoming campaign trail.
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Oil Producing States Eye Sliding Prices Warily
18/10/2014 Duración: 03minOil Producing States Eye Sliding Prices Warily by Inside Energy
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The Rising Demands on Petroleum Engineering Professors
10/10/2014 Duración: 04minThe country needs trained petroleum engineers. And students are flooding into mining schools and tech programs around the country looking for a way to cash in on the nation’s energy boom. The trouble is those high paying jobs are also luring would-be teachers and even current teachers away from academia and into the oil fields. So that’s fewer and fewer professors facing ballooning class sizes. Inside Energy’s Dan Boyce looks into how schools are trying to cope.
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Oil And Gas Wastewater Linked To Ozone Pollution
03/10/2014 Duración: 05minOil And Gas Wastewater Linked To Ozone Pollution by Inside Energy
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Millions Of Tons Oil And Gas Waste: Hazardous Or Not?
02/10/2014 Duración: 04minThe United States on the verge of becoming the world’s top producer of oil – that’s according to the International Energy Agency. This is thanks to the drilling and hydraulic fracturing in Texas and North Dakota. But this oil boom is also leading to a boom in toxic oil field waste. There is a lot of it. And some of it ends up in massive open pit disposal pits. There is growing concern over the environmental danger that these pits pose to air quality. A recent eight-month investigation by InsideClimate News and the Center for Public Integrity uncovered a lack of oversight by state and federal regulators over these giant pools of oil field muck. We get more from Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies.
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Will North Dakota Make Its Oil Less Explosive?
26/09/2014 Duración: 04minWill North Dakota Make Its Oil Less Explosive? by Inside Energy
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Landowners Connect To Negotiate With Pipeline Companies
25/09/2014 Duración: 04minLandowners Connect To Negotiate With Pipeline Companies by Inside Energy
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Industry To North Dakota: Oil Trains Safe Enough
24/09/2014 Duración: 01minIndustry To North Dakota: Oil Trains Safe Enough by Inside Energy
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Surprise! This Political Ad Brought To You By Energy Interests
19/09/2014 Duración: 04minThe US Senate majority is up for grabs. And the Colorado Senate race is one of the most competitive in the country. The outcome could impact energy policy in the state, and, ultimately, the nation. This high stakes contest is attracting a lot of attention, and money. And while energy is a key political issue here, the campaign ads overwhelming the airwaves often gloss over the topic, even if energy interests are behind the ads. Inside Energy Reporter Dan Boyce and Katie Kuntz with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News have the story.
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Delayed Trains Leave Utilities Short On Coal
18/09/2014 Duración: 04minDelayed Trains Leave Utilities Short On Coal by Inside Energy
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Dark Side Of The Boom: The Formula For Alaska’s Safety Success
18/09/2014 Duración: 04minDark Side Of The Boom: The Formula For Alaska’s Safety Success by Inside Energy
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Dark Side Of The Boom: Why Is Wyoming Safer?
17/09/2014 Duración: 04minDark Side Of The Boom: Why Is Wyoming Safer? by Inside Energy
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Gov. Jack Dalrymple on Worker Fatalities in North Dakota's Oil and Gas Industry
17/09/2014 Duración: 06minGov. Jack Dalrymple on Worker Fatalities in North Dakota's Oil and Gas Industry by Inside Energy
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Dark Side of the Boom: What Makes North Dakota Oil And Gas So Dangerous?
16/09/2014 Duración: 04minDark Side of the Boom: What Makes North Dakota Oil And Gas So Dangerous? by Inside Energy