{"product_id":"2940148166801","title":"Emerging Energy Industries and Rural Growth","description":"Expansion of emerging energy industries—unconventional natural gas extraction, \u003cbr\u003ewind power development, and corn-based ethanol production—in rural areas of the \u003cbr\u003eUnited States during the last decade has led, on average, to net gains in local employment. Unconventional natural gas (so-called because it uses unconventional extraction \u003cbr\u003emethods—hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling—to reach gas trapped inrelatively impermeable shale and sandstone) had the biggest employment effect, largely \u003cbr\u003ereflecting the scale of the activity. Despite its relatively large employment effect, the \u003cbr\u003eeffect of natural gas development is smaller than what prior simulation models projected. \u003cbr\u003eEstimates of employment impacts for wind turbines and ethanol plants, in contrast, are \u003cbr\u003econsistent with some earlier projections. This report synthesizes and builds on findings \u003cbr\u003efrom recent studies led by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service \u003cbr\u003eresearchers investigating the local economic effects of these energy industries.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084080431344,"sku":"2940148166801","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148166801_p0.jpg?v=1763705257","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148166801","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}