Episode Soundbit by Egill KarlssonPar Egill Karlsson

In this episode, I'm heading to West Union, Doddridge County's capital, to explore how the recent gas boom has impacted everyday residents. Come with me, as I talk to a business owner, a sheriff, and a principal, among others.Par Egill Karlsson

In this second podcast episode, where the topic of hydraulic fracturing is explored through the eyes of Doddridge County, West Virginia, I pay a visit to two residents who say the industrial activity in the county is destroying their home, county, and state.Par Egill Karlsson

In this fourth, and last episode, I'm meeting up with an inspector for a gas processing company in Doddridge County, and heading north across the state line to Canonsburg, Pennsylvania to talk to a veteran natural gas sales director who's worked all across the world.Par Egill Karlsson

In my first episode, I want to understand the fundamentals of this controversial gas extraction method; its history, function and why it's equally lauded and contested.Par Egill Karlsson