ECON 427 Environmental Economics (Spring 2012) - Economics - Old Course Guides - LibGuides at Denison University Libraries

Background/Overview

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Includes a lengthy, recent (December 2011) report, "Fracking Controversy."
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Subject Areas: Current Events, U.S. History, Law, Political Science

CQ Researcher provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news.

Founded in 1923 as Editorial Research Reports, CQ Researcher is noted for its in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Reports are published weekly in print and continuously online by CQ Press, a division of Congressional Quarterly Inc.

Format: Full Text Journal
Dates of Coverage: 1991-Present
Update Schedule: Weekly
Database Producer: CQ Press, a division of SAGE Publications.
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Access to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress, 1824 to present.
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Subject Areas: Law, Political Science, U.S. History, Current Events

Previously known as Lexis-Nexis Congressional, ProQuest Congressional Publications offers access to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress.

ProQuest Congressional provides access to:
- Congressional publications from 1824 to the present
- CIS Legislative Histories for public laws going back to 1970
- Bills as they move through the House and Senate
- The Congressional Record and Federal Register
- Information about members and committees
- The National Journal
- Access to testimony in full text from Congressional Hearings, covering the years 1824 to present

Format: Archival Resources
Update Schedule: Daily
Database Producer: ProQuest

Modern Shale Gas Development in the United States: A Primer
Published by the U.S. Dept. of Energy.
New York Times "Drilling Down" Series
Pro Publica - Fracking
U.S. Dept. of Energy - The History of Natural Gas
U.S. Energy Information Administration - Natural Gas
Includes the following useful titles: "Natural Gas explained: use of natural gas," "Annual Energy Outlook," "Annual Energy Review," and “Review of Emerging Resources: U.S. Shale Gas and Shale Oil Plays.”
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -Hydraulic Fracturing
“Hydraulic Fracturing: History of an Enduring Technology”
Carl T. Montgomery and Michael B. Smith, Society of Petroleum Engineers, December 2010

Economic and Environmental Impacts

“Life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of Marcellus shale gas”
Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 6, No. 3, July-September 2011
“The Role of Natural Gas in a Low Carbon Energy Economy,”
Flavin, Christopher, and Saya Kitasei,Worldwatch Institute, April 2010.
"Study: High-Tech Gas Drilling Is Fouling Drinking Water"
Science, 5/9/11 (includes link to study)
"Pittsburgh’s drinking water is radioactive, thanks to fracking. Only question is, how much?"
Grist, 3/1/11
"Gas patch scientists explain how hydraulic fracturing can permanently contaminate public water supplies"
The Checks and Balances Project, 5/6/11
"The Truth About Fracking"
by Chris Mooney in Scientific American, November 2011.
The Truth About Fracking
National Review, 2/20/12
"Geochemical evidence for possible natural migration of Marcellus Formation brine to shallow aquifers in Pennsylvania"
Nathaniel R. Warner, et al; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), July 2012
"Environmental impacts during Marcellus Shale gas drilling
Shale Resources and Society Institute, State University of New York at Buffalo; May 2012
The UB Shale Play: Distorting the Facts about Fracking
Public Accountability Initiative, May 2012 (A review/critique of “Environmental Impacts During Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling.")

Congressional Hearings

While Congressional hearings can be accessed in LexisNexis Congressional, some may not have been loaded into the system yet. But the hearings can be found directly through the various committees and subcommittees that conducted the hearings.

"American Jobs and Energy Security: Domestic Oil Shale the Status of Research, Regulation and Roadblocks," House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Oversight Field Hearing, 8/24/11

"The Future of U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Development on Federal Lands and Waters," House Natural Resources Committee, Oversight Hearing, 11/16/11

"Challenges facing Domestic Oil and Gas Development: Review of Bureau of Land Management/U.S. Forest Service Ban on Horizontal Drilling on Federal Lands," Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources & Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy and Forestry, Joint Oversight Hearing, 7/8/11

Finding Local/Ohio Information

Columbus Dispatch: 'Fracking' Future
September 2011 special report
FracFocus
A joint project of the Ground Water Protection Council and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission; includes links to regulations by state (including Ohio), as well as tool to search for wells by state.
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources - Shale Development
The Economic Value of Shale Natural Gas in Ohio
A study from researchers at The Ohio State University Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics.
Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program
"No holiday is complete without a mess of fracking news"
From The Athens News, 12/28/11

America's Historical Newspapers, 1690-1998 This link opens in a new window
Full text access to over 1,000 newspapers published between 1690 and 1998.
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Subject Areas: U.S. History

America's Historical Newspapers allows users to search more than 1,000 U.S. historical newspapers published between 1690 and 1998, including titles from all 50 states.

Created by Readex through partnerships with the American Antiquarian Society, Library of Congress, Wisconsin Historical Society and others, America's Historical Newspapers enables researchers to explore virtually every aspect of America during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.

This online archive includes:
- Early American Newspapers, Series 1-12
- African American Newspapers, 1827-1998
- Ethnic American Newspapers, 1799-1971
- Caribbean Newspapers, 1718-1876
- Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980

Format: Full Text, Newspapers
Dates of Coverage: 1690-1998
Database Producer: Readex
Collection: Part of the "Archive of Americana"
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Includes Akron Beacon Journal (since 1997), Columbus Dispatch (since 2003), Lima News (since 2002), Middletown Journal (since 2002), Willoughby News-Herald (since 2001), and Youngstown Vindicator (since 2001).
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Subject Areas: Current Events, Mass Media

Newspaper Source contains selected full text for 375 regional U.S. newspapers, eighteen international newspapers, six news-wires, nine newspaper columns, and cover-to-cover full text for The Christian Science Monitor and The Los Angeles Times. This database also contains indexing and abstracts for four national newspapers.

Format: Index to Journal Articles
Update Schedule: Daily.
Database Producer: EBSCO Publishing.