Energy Tomorrow Blog

ETR 130 - The Oil and Natural Gas Industry's Contribution to State Pension Plans

401k  finance  industry earnings  investments  michigan  missouri  ohio  pennsylvania  pension plans  pensions  retirees  stocks 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted April 27, 2011

A new report conducted on behalf of API by Robert Shapiro of Sonecon, LLC, examines the financial impact of investments in oil and natural gas companies on the overall performance of the two largest public employee pension funds in each of four states - Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The data shows these investments sharply out-performed the funds' other assets.

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Good News for Pensions

stocks  retirees  public employees  pensions  pension funds  pennsylvania  ohio  missouri  michigan  investments  domestic energy  401k 

Kyle Isakower
Posted April 25, 2011

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Ohio: The Next Oil and Natural Gas Frontier?

domestic energy  government revenue  ohio  utica shale 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted March 15, 2011

If you're following March Madness this year, you're probably aware that Ohio State is the top seed in the NCAA basketball tournament this year. Buckeye fans are thrilled, of course, and are hoping their team advances through the competition and becomes Number One in the nation.

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Fighting for Jobs and the American Dream

citizen rallies  colorado  domestic energy  energy citizens  energy policy  jobs rallies  ohio  rally for jobs  unemployment  virtual rally for jobs  canton  grand junction 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted September 21, 2010

The front page of The Washington Post today bears the headline, "Recession is officially over, but anxiety lingers." The headline is based on an announcement by the National Bureau of Economic Research which yesterday proclaimed that the recession, which began in December 2007, met its technical end in June 2009. 

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New Gas Plays Hold Promise

domestic energy  fracking  hydraulic fracturing  natural gas  ohio  onshore  pennsylvania  technology innovation  utica shale  virginia  west virginia  mit 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted July 8, 2010

Interest is rising in a relatively new natural gas discovery called the Utica Shale. It lies beneath the Marcellus Shale and stretches from Canada's Quebec Province through Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, western Virginia and into West Virginia. 

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Ohio's Jobless to Benefit from Energy Development

domestic energy  energy development  ohio  shale gas drilling  us steel 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted April 2, 2010

U.S. Steel Corp. is offering tangible proof that energy development can create jobs. This week the corporation announced it's considering expanding its Lorain, Ohio, steel tubing plant and adding a new steel coating line to a joint venture near Findlay, Ohio.

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What's in a Name?

colorado  energy policy  indiana  new mexico  new mexico  north carolina  ohio  over regulation  tennessee  texas  waxman-markey bill 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 25, 2009

It's always interesting to see how politicians use different words to describe the same thing. For example, some members of Congress call the Waxman-Markey bill that narrowly passed in the House an energy bill, while others call it a climate bill. In truth, it is a tax bill that, according to studies, threatens to sharply raise gasoline and diesel fuel costs as well as eliminate millions of jobs.

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Painful Outcome Predicted

cra  cra international  energy  energy policy  energytomorrow  new mexico  new mexico  ohio  over regulation  waxman-markey bill 

Jane Van Ryan
Posted August 21, 2009

Two more CRA International studies have been released, citing the likely economic impact of the Waxman-Markey bill. They show that the bill, if enacted, would reduce the number of jobs and lower purchasing power in both Ohio and New Mexico. 

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