"Case Studies: Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Natural Gas Development"

"Researchers with the Multi-State Shale Research Collaborative set out to document the impact of shale drilling on the economy, community, government agencies, and human services in four counties with significant shale development – Carroll County in Ohio, Greene and Tioga counties in Pennsylvania, and Wetzel County in West Virginia. "
http://www.multistateshale.org/case-studies

Tioga County Case Study [1.4 mb pdf]
"The most significant finding is one that surprised us. While there were some notable economic benefits to the community, including a drop in the unemployment rate and a rise in employment, those benefits proved to be temporary, as the industry moved out, shifting to more lucrative shale plays in Ohio, Southwestern Pennsylvania,"
https://pennbpc.org/sites/pennbpc.org/files/tiogaCASESTUDY.pdf
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Permalink Reply by David Perotto on April 10, 2014 at 10:44pm
Ann,
Sorry but I never
Got past page one "funded by the Heintz & Park Foundation". There is no chance it is an ubiased report, plain and simple.
Dave
Permalink Reply by Ann Ticopa on April 11, 2014 at 7:50am

No reason to apologize.  Your reading choices are your business.  

But for anyone else considering looking at the Tioga County case study, it's not an anti-fracking, anti-industry polemic.  It does, however, recognize that shale gas development in Tioga County has declined from its high.   So, anyone who is denial should probably avoid it.  I'm about half-way through and, while they're sometimes self-serving, I've found the interviews with residents to be the most interesting part.

Permalink Reply by Lynn Wigglesworth on April 11, 2014 at 8:29am

I haven't read the study yet, but anyone who lives here can see the impact it had. Between the gas companies pulling out and the tourist industry slump, the Wellsboro area is hurting. I spoke with someone who runs a motel popular with tourists and gas workers...it has been dead for over a year. Even for Dickens, usually good for him, he didn't have a single person staying there. Both my favorite up-scale restaurants (if such a thing is possible in Tioga Co.) have closed. I don't know the reasons, but if it's the bad economy/pull out of gas workers (who often had more disposable income than residents) I wouldn't be surprised.

Permalink Reply by Ann Ticopa on April 12, 2014 at 4:51pm

Josie,
Click on the link at the end of the first paragraph of my initial post.  Click on that page's "About Us" button.  Scroll down to "Funding", where you will find:
"The Heinz Endowments, Hillsdale Fund, Park Foundation, and Stoneman Family Foundation are supporting the work of the Collaborative."

I found out about this Tioga County case study from David Hess's website.  (PA DEP Secretary under Gov. Mark S. Schweiker, Rep.)
"Case Studies: Shale Drilling’s Mixed Legacy, New Jobs & Community Costs" http://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2014/04/case-studies-shale-d...

I don't know where the Park Foundation ranks percentage-wise in terms of grants to NY organizations opposed to fracking.  However, if you really, really want to know their grant recipients and amounts, following is a link to their Grants page.  It's set to 2013 and if you click on "Environment" under "Program Area Totals", you'll get the listing of organizations.  
http://www.parkfoundation.org/search.php?coding=group&group=201...

Permalink Reply by Ann Ticopa on April 12, 2014 at 6:29pm

There will be a quiz (grin).

Permalink Reply by Ann Ticopa on April 13, 2014 at 10:02am

Josie, I doubt there is any such creature as an agenda-free grant giving organization. The Park Foundation at least appears to be open about the recipients of their grants. 

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