The large scale, practical uses of natural gas were initially introduced by innovators Joseph Pew and George Westinghouse for the steel and glass industries in Pittsburgh, and local gas companies evolved from individual wells to an interstate supply network acquired by Rockefeller's Standard Oil interests. Natural gas is now a prevalent part of American markets and with the production from the Marcellus shale is filling the critical void left by a lack of new coal, oil, and nuclear power facilities. This vital American enterprise began in the Appalachian states as an accidental and…mehr
The large scale, practical uses of natural gas were initially introduced by innovators Joseph Pew and George Westinghouse for the steel and glass industries in Pittsburgh, and local gas companies evolved from individual wells to an interstate supply network acquired by Rockefeller's Standard Oil interests. Natural gas is now a prevalent part of American markets and with the production from the Marcellus shale is filling the critical void left by a lack of new coal, oil, and nuclear power facilities. This vital American enterprise began in the Appalachian states as an accidental and underestimated byproduct of the oil rush of 1859. This book explores the evolution and significance of the natural gas industry to the present day.
David A. Waples is the author of both nonfiction and fiction works. He is a corporate communications manager for a natural gas utility and teaches communications at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition 1. Burning Springs The Cradle of the Industry 2. The Gas Light Era Manufacturing "Unnatural" Gas 3. Pew, Westinghouse, and the Iron City The New Product 4. The House That John D. Built Gas Corporate Development 5. From the Ground Down Exploration and Production 6. Hidden Highway Natural Gas Transmission 7. The Gas House Gang Natural Gas Distribution 8. Expansion, Crisis, and Recovery Appalachia and America in the Late Twentieth Century 9. Back to the Future Appalachia and the Marcellus Shale Epilogue: The Known and Unknown Appendix 1: Timeline Appendix 2: Glossary Chapter Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition 1. Burning Springs The Cradle of the Industry 2. The Gas Light Era Manufacturing "Unnatural" Gas 3. Pew, Westinghouse, and the Iron City The New Product 4. The House That John D. Built Gas Corporate Development 5. From the Ground Down Exploration and Production 6. Hidden Highway Natural Gas Transmission 7. The Gas House Gang Natural Gas Distribution 8. Expansion, Crisis, and Recovery Appalachia and America in the Late Twentieth Century 9. Back to the Future Appalachia and the Marcellus Shale Epilogue: The Known and Unknown Appendix 1: Timeline Appendix 2: Glossary Chapter Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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