Green Living
Although the Mountain State is primarily known for the use of coal and natural gas to heat and light houses, some West Virginians are taking a different route by using solar, geothermal and other green energy technologies to run their homes. The homes of Chip and Jan Pickering in Williamstown and Jason and Halcyon Moses in Huntington are two in particular that stand out. The Pickering home is the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) platinum-certified home in the state, and the Moses home is a zero net energy home.
Lincoln’s Bodyguard: Ward Hill Lamon
The latestin a trend of Abraham Lincoln movies, “Saving Lincoln” opened in theaters nationwide on February 12, 2013, Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
Leading by Example: CONSOL’s Industry-Wide Success
Whether diversifying their traditional coal portfolio with natural gas drilling, implementing the Absolute ZERO onsite safety initiative or maintaining high levels of productivity while doing their due diligence to protect the environment, CONSOL Energy is leading the region’s energy industry by example.
The Big Boom: Marcellus and Manufacturing
We are in the midst of the largest energy boom in our nation’s history, and most people still don’t realize it. It’s extraordinary that the ingenuity and innovation of the natural gas and oil industry have unlocked more than 100 years of U.S. shale gas reserves in just the last five years.
Major Modern Advances: Horizontal Drilling
Natural gas fracing has been around since the 1940s and has a long history in the Mountain State. Through the major advances made in the past decade, this process has been combined with horizontal drilling techniques to increase productivity and decrease impact on the landscape.
Uncensored: The Energy Issue
Growing up, many of us were engrained with the belief that honesty is the best policy. Since we at West Virginia Executive believe this is a vital principle by which to live and work, we have decided to step outside our typical editorial requirements and run a story without bylines in order to bring our readers the real facts that lie within West Virginia’s natural gas industry from the CEOs and presidents themselves.
