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Crain's Ohio Energy and Shale Report Blog Archive: 2012-2014

DATETITLEAUTHOR
December 19, 2014What we still don't know about shale development in OhioAndrew Thomas
December 12, 2014The fight over a proposed pipeline route in Medina will be a test of the systemHeidi Gorovitz Robertson
December 5, 2014Lame duck session is … well …lameJim Samuel
November 21, 2014U.S.-China deal on carbon will need work if it's to be more than symbolicWilliam Bowen
November 7, 2014Saudi oil production increase won't affect Utica developmentAndrew Thomas
October 31, 2014The more we save, the more we use -- so why don't utilities embrace efficiency measures?David Fornari
October 17, 2014FirstEnergy should embrace the future before asking for subsidies of its past investmentsWilliam Bowen
October 10, 2014Community Bill of Rights attempts to use rights-based charter amendments to ban drillingHeidi Gorovitz Robertson
October 3, 2014A better plan to save incumbent utility generation in OhioAndrew Thomas
September 19, 2014Consider the middle road in the course of addressing climate changeWilliam Bowen
September 5, 2014Everyone should have an energy management strategyDavid Fornari
August 29, 2014We need not only more energy, but more informed policy making with regard to how we get itWilliam Bowen
August 22, 2014The road to state control over drilling is paved with legislationHeidi Gorovitz Robertson
August 8, 2014The oil and gas industry's practices might be a hurdle in getttng an ethane cracker for the Utica shaleAndrew Thomas
August 1, 2014More people will need more energy - but how much? And where it will come from?William Bowen
July 18, 2014To process or reject - The Ethane QuestionAndrew Thomas
July 11, 2014Why are we so negative about renewable energy?David Fornari
June 27, 2014New federal regulations on carbon emissions make Ohio's energy debate more important than everBill Bowen
June 20, 2014Mandatory pooling and unitization protect landowner rights tooHeidi Gorovitz Robertson
June 13, 2014A wild ride for energy policy issues at the Ohio StatehouseJim Samuel
June 6, 2014Ohio is again going to be a battleground stateAndrew Thomas
May 23, 2014Ohio's Senate Bill 310 is the wrong direction for OhioAndrew Thomas
May 9, 2014Evidence shows severance taxes don't deter drillingBill Bowen
April 25, 2014Conserving water enhances energy efficiencyDavid Fornari
April 18, 2014What the Ohio service industry needs to know about the Utica shale boomAndrew Thomas
April 11, 2014As Ohio prepares to dump its efficiency standards, what's next?Bill Bowen
April 4, 2014Awaiting the court's word on validity of local zoning control of well locationsHeidi Gorovitz Robertson
March 28, 2014The state of the state's severance tax debateJim Samuel
March 21, 2014A roadmap to more Ohio-based shale operatorsAndrew Thomas
March 14, 2014Death of utilities is exagerated, so farBill Bowen
March 4, 2014Natural gas is a great fuel, especially if you use it yourselfDavid Fornari
February 21, 2014Mineral rights leases 'held by production' will be a bone of contentionAndrew Thomas
February 14, 2014Climate change is a fact of life we're going to have to contend withBill Bowen
February 4, 2014We are still learning about the shale gas business from PennsylvaniaHeidi Gorovitz Robertson
January 17, 2014Welcome to the wacky world of unitizationAndrew Thomas
January 10, 2014Ohio's energy laws might look different if the EPA's carbon-regulating authority is upheldBill Bowen
December 13, 2013Quit trying to kill Ohio's energy-efficiency mandateAndrew Thomas
December 6, 2013Renewable energy might save thousands of lives in OhioBill Bowen
November 15, 2013Support for fracking seems to be fueled by gasHeidi Gorovitz Robertson
November 8, 2013Dis-aggravation: Understanding the language of electricity markets Andrew Thomas
November 1, 2013Let's be conservative about efficiency standardsBill Bowen
October 25, 2013All of the above or none of the above: Who gets to decide our energy future?Jim Samuel
October 11, 2013Ukraine could be the test case that upsets Russia's gas monopolyIryna Lendel
October 4, 2013Musings from Kuwait -- All the world is wondering about shale gasAndrew Thomas
September 27, 2013Waste not, want not -- but we waste more and should want a better electrical systemBill Bowen
September 13, 2013Ohio, U.S. are not alone in seeing public divided over shale developmentHeidi Gorovitz Robertson
September 6, 2013Schadenfreude revisitedAndrew Thomas
August 30, 2013Might Mexico's new approach to oil and gas shake things up in Ohio?Jim Samuel
August 23, 2013After the blackout: better but still room for improvementBill Bowen
August 9, 2013Let's not go BANANAs over shale gas drillingAndrew Thomas
August 02, 2013What happened to the shale boom?Jim Samuel
July 26, 2013Nurturing the economy and environment at the same time is a tough balancing actBill Bowen
July 19, 2013ODNR revises the rules for unitizationHeidi Gorovitz Robertson
July 12, 2013Checks and balances for shale development are localAndrew Thomas
June 21, 2013Latest capacity auction spurs abundance of questionsBill Bowen
June 14, 2013The landmen cometh, but do you really know who they are?Heidi Gorovitz Robertson
June 7, 2013Don't let those early Utica shale production numbers fool youJim Samuel
May 31, 2013Why the world is watching Ohio's shale developmentAndrew Thomas
May 24, 2013Look for long-term successes from the Utica shaleIryna Lendel
May 10, 2013Renewables can produce a lot of energy -- but not always when we need itBill Bowen
May 6, 2013Ohio's laws allow drillers access to land, even over landowner objections in some casesHeidi Gorovitz Robertson
April 26, 2013Large industrial electricity users should support the energy-efficiency mandateAndrew Thomas
April 19, 2013Energy efficiency and more production used to go hand in hand in Ohio -- perhaps they still willBill Bowen
April 5, 2013Colombia is learning the ropes of good government, civil order and, now, shale gas and oil developmentIryna Lendel
March 22, 2013Sure, let's re-evaluate Ohio's energy law – as long as we do it rightBill Bowen
February 22, 2013Regulators and the utilities under their purview bear watchingBill Bowen
February 1, 2013And we're offJim Samuel
January 18,2013.I understand FirstEnergy's motives -- I just hope it failsBill Bowen
January 11, 2013Amid varied markets, international energy policies set the stage for some global shakeupsIryna Lendel
Decemeber 18, 2012The Road out of the Rust BeltAndrew Thomas
November 27, 2012Electric rate structure presents hurdles to distributed generation projects in OhioBill Bowen
November 6, 2012Will the election impact shale gas drilling?Jim Samuel
October 30, 2012It takes more than great technology to power energy innovationBill Bowen
October 9, 2012The Utica shale is more than a shale playJim Samuel
October 2, 2012Windmill at Progressive Field is much more than window dressingBill Bowen
September 4, 2012Energy efficiency is not necessarily everything it's chalked up to beBill Bowen
August 21, 2012Shale and taxes are a volatile mix in ColumbusJim Samuel
August 7, 2012Solar energy market needs certainty, policy enforcement to support investmentBill Bowen
July 31, 2012Balancing sustainability and economic developmentAndrew Thomas
July 24, 2012Drill locally, but plan for global shale presenceIryna Lendel
July 17, 2012Power still resides with the individual; it's the wires that are the problemJim Samuel
July 10, 2012Benefit-cost analysis of offshore wind a good ideaBill Bowen
July 3, 2012Time for an energy plan for Northeast OhioAndrew Thomas
June 26, 2012Shale development in Europe is on an edge between illusion and realityIryna Lendel
June 12,2012Over the long term, renewable energy portfolio standards lead to growth in green businessesBill Bowen
June 5, 2012Shale rocks the worldIryna Lendel
May 22, 2012Compromise, the word of the week in the StatehouseJim Samuel
May 15, 2012Cogeneration should be a slam dunk as part of a smart energy policyBill Bowen
April 17, 2012Along for the rideBill Bowen

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Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

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Cleveland, OH 44115-2214

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Phone: 216.687.9304
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