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Shale Gas Regulation: Federal vs. State vs. Local Conflict David Spence Widener University September 2013. Figure _: Share of Electricity Production for Coal, Natural Gas, and Non-Hydro Renewables, 1949-2012. Federal vs State Regulation.
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Shale Gas Regulation: Federal vs. State vs. Local Conflict David Spence Widener University September 2013
Figure _: Share of Electricity Production for Coal, Natural Gas, and Non-Hydro Renewables, 1949-2012
Federal vs State Regulation If impacts are felt locally, let locals balance costs and benefits of development National interest in promoting development National interest in protecting environment regulatory ‘capture’?
“Fairness” and State vs Local Regulation: ABC State Shale Gas Play Alphaville (pop. X) Betaville (pop. 2X) Gammaville (pop. 3X) Deltaville (pop. 10X)
State vs. Local Regulation of Fracking • Preemption Cases: • New York • West Virginia • Pennsylvania • Colorado Dryden and Middletown cases City of Morgantown case Act 13 challenge City of Longmont cases