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GREEN CHOICES: PUBLICATIONS
Green Choices was a website focusing on a research initiative developed by Professor Susan Christopherson at Cornell University during 2010-2014. It provided information to public officials and communities about the costs and benefits of shale gas development. The original Green Choices site is recreated here so that students, researchers, policymakers, local officials, and community members can continue to access and learn about the economic, social, environmental and policy choices behind energy development. Explore published work below by selecting a topic to jump to that section.
The "Footprint" of Shale Development: Economic, Social, and Environmental Issues
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Risks Beyond the Well Pad: The Economic Footprint of Shale Gas Development in the US | Book chapter in The Human and Environmental Impact of Fracking: How Fracturing Shale for Gas Affects Us and Our World, Madelon L. Finkel (ed.). Santa Barbara CA, Denver CO, and Oxford UK: Praeger. | Susan Christopherson | 2015 | |
Sources of Economic Development in the Finger Lakes Region: The Critical Importance of Tourism and Perceptions of Place | Expert report prepared for a SEQR Issues Hearing of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on the socio-economic and employment implications of a proposed liquefied petroleum gas storage and transportation facility near Watkins Glen, NY. | Susan Christopherson | January 2015 | |
Comments on Issues in the Revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (RDSGEIS) and Accompanying Documents | Issues specifically addressed are the social and economic impacts of high volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) proposed for New York. | Susan Christopherson | January 2012 | |
Hydrofracking a Boom-Bust Endeavor | Op-Ed in the Albany Times-Union, August 14, 2011; Christopherson, Susan. August 14, 2011. "Hydrofracking a Boom-Bust Endeavor." Perspective section of the Albany (NY) Times Union: B1. | Susan Christopherson | August 2011 | |
How Should We Think About the Economic Consequences of Shale Gas Drilling? | Working Paper Series: A Comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis of Natural Gas Extraction in the Marcellus Shale | Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor | May 2011 | |
Framework for Assessing Water Resource Impacts from Shale Gas Drilling | Working Paper Series: A Comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis of Natural Gas Extraction in the Marcellus Shale | Susan Riha and Brian G. Rahm | December 2010 |
How Shale Development Affects Drilling Regions
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How Shale Gas Extraction Affects Drilling Localities: Lessons for Regional and City Policy Makers | Christopherson, Susan and Ned Rightor. 2012. "How Shale Gas Extraction Affects Drilling Localities: Lessons for Regional and City Policy Makers." Journal of Town & City Management Vol. 2, No. 4 (March-May). London: Henry Stewart Publications. | Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor | December 2011 | |
The Economic Consequences of Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction: Key Issues | Eight Policy Briefs Summarizing Our Marcellus Research on Socio-Economic Issues
Christopherson, Susan et al. 2011. CaRDI Reports Issue 14, The Economic Consequences of Shale Gas Extraction: Key Issues (September). Ithaca NY: Cornell University Community and Regional Development Institute. | Susan Christopherson, Ned Rightor, David Kay, Susan Riha, Brian Rahm, Andrew Rumbach, Jeffrey Jacquet, Amanda Wilson, Lydia Morken, C.J. Randall, and Sara Lepori | September 2011 | |
Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale: Potential Impacts on the Tourism Economy of the Southern Tier | Report prepared for the Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Development Board with support from the Appalachian Regional Commission. | Andrew Rumbach | July 2011 | |
Natural Gas: Boon or Burden to Local Economies | Online essay in the Arguments blog of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, May 30, 2011. | Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor | May 2011 | |
Hammer Down: A Guide to Protecting Local Roads Impacted by Shale Gas Drilling | Working Paper Series: A Comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis of Natural Gas Extraction in the Marcellus Shale | C.J. Randall | December 2010 |
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Crude Oil Railroad Transport: Community Risk Perception and Emergency Preparation in the Hudson River Valley | Report prepared for the New York State Water Resources Institute (WRI) and the Hudson River Estuary program of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. | Susan Christopherson and Irene Hung | May 2015 | |
Crude Oil Transport: Risks and Impacts | Christopherson, Susan and Kushan Dave. 2015. Crude Oil Transport: Risks and Impacts. | Susan Christopherson and Kushan Dave | February 2015 | |
Are We Prepared for "Pipelines on Rails"?: Oil Transport Risks and Policy Challenges | Christopherson, Susan. 2014. Are We Prepared for "Pipelines on Rails"?: Oil Transport Risks and Policy Challenges. Policy brief. CaRDI Research and Policy Brief Series, Issue 58 (February). Ithaca NY: Cornell University Community and Regional Development Institute. | Susan Christopherson | February 2014 |
Crude Oil Transport Issues
Jobs Predictions and Jobs Reality
How Communities Are Responding
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A Vote of No Confidence: Why Local Governments Take Action in Response to Shale Gas Development | Policy Brief
Christopherson, Susan, C. Frickey, and N. Rightor. 2013. A Vote of No Confidence: Why Local Governments Take Action in Response to Shale Gas Development. Policy brief. CaRDI Research and Policy Brief Series, Issue 54 (June). Ithaca NY: Cornell University Community and Regional Development Institute. | Susan Christopherson, Clay Frickey, and Ned Rightor | June 2013 | |
A Vote of No Confidence: Why Local Governments Take Action in Response to Shale Gas Development | Report
Christopherson, Susan, C. Frickey, and N. Rightor. 2013. A Vote of No Confidence: Why Local Governments Take Action in Response to Shale Gas Development. Report in the CRP Working Paper Series. Ithaca NY: Cornell University Department of City and Regional Planning (June). | Susan Christopherson, Clay Frickey, and Ned Rightor | June 2013 | |
Confronting an Uncertain Future: How U.S. Communities are Responding to Shale Gas and Oil Development | Policy Brief
Christopherson, Susan and Ned Rightor. 2013. Confronting an Uncertain Future: How U.S. Communities are Responding to Shale Gas and Oil Development. National Agricultural & Rural Development Policy Center (NARDeP) Policy Brief 18 (November). | Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor | November 2013 | |
NIMBYs or Concerned Citizens? How Communities Evaluate the Costs and Benefits of Shale Oil and Gas Development | Christopherson, Susan and Ned Rightor. 2014. "NIMBYs or Concerned Citizens: Responding to Shale Oil and Gas Development." Progressive Planning No. 198 (Winter): 32-35. | Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor | December 2013 | |
Confronting an Uncertain Future: How U.S. Communities are Responding to Shale Gas and Oil Development | Christopherson, Susan and Ned Rightor. 2015. "Confronting An Uncertain Future: How US Communities are Responding to Shale Gas and Oil Development." Book chapter in Our Energy Future: Socioeconomic Implications and Policy Options for Rural America, Don E. Albrecht, editor. Routledge Studies in Energy Policy series. Oxford, UK and New York: Routledge: 40-60. | Susan Christopherson and Ned Rightor | 2015 | |
Frack or Bust: Shale Gas Extraction Brings Local Planning Challenges | West, David, T. Knipe and S. Christopherson. 2012. "Frack or Bust: Shale Gas Extraction Brings Local Planning Challenges." Planning (The Magazine of the American Planning Association) Vol. 78, No. 4 (April): 8-13. | David West, Thomas Knipe, and Susan Christopherson | April 2012 |
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The False Promise of Fracking and Local Jobs | Online essay in The Conversation, January 27, 2015 | Susan Christopherson | January 2015 | |
The Economic Impact of Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling: What Have We Learned? What are the Limitations? | Working Paper Series: A Comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis of Natural Gas Extraction in the Marcellus Shale | David Kay | April 2011 | |
Workforce Development Challenges in the Natural Gas Industry | Working Paper Series: A Comprehensive Economic Impact Analysis of Natural Gas Extraction in the Marcellus Shale | Jeffrey Jacquet | February 2011 |
Presentations
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Testimony to NYS Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation | Hearing on draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement governing natural gas drilling
New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation | Susan Riha and Anthony Hay | October 15, 2009 | |
Marcellus Hydro-Fracturing: What Does it Mean for Economic Development? | Presentation on Marcellus Hydro-Fracturing | Susan Christopherson | April 2011 |
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