Innovations wanted: Contest offers $75K for shale gas ideas and advances
The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center is offering $75,000 in cash prizes for three gas-related innovations.
KE-TV: Pennsylvania's Largest Wind Farm Now Operating on a Mountain in Wyoming County
Some 88 turbines lining the 9,000 acre, mountaintop site in Wyoming County are now turning, generating 144MW of electrical power.
New Year, New Life for Governor's School
Suspended after 2008, the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences returns after a vigorous alumni campaign and a Department of Education grant.
Chamber study sees tens of thousands shale jobs yet to come
U.S. Chamber of Commerce predicts tens of thousands of jobs and billions in economic impact from the shale industry.
The Marcellus Shale Documentary Project: the photographer's perspective
The Marcellus Shale Documentary Project began two years ago with a desire to document the social and environmental effects of Shale drilling in this region.
One Big City: Funds to Help 'Blow Up' Entrepreneurship Across Lehigh Valley
A $250,000 federal grant will enhance efforts to encourage startups in Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton, while giving college students experience working for entrepreneurs.
KE-TV: Mt. Pleasant Teen Tackles Entire Town's Environmental Troubles
Ashley Funk has cleaned up hundreds of bags of trash and recyclables and helped establish recycling programs at school and in the borough.
Who's hiring in Pittsburgh? Aquion Energy, Deeplocal, Dick's Sporting Goods and more
Openings are in engineering, business management, electricians, logistics and manufacturing at Aquion Energy.
Q and A: Cory Donovan, Project Liberty Digital Incubator
Focused on adding value for the three startups housed with philly.com and Interstate General Media, this Virginia transplant is keeping busy.
Pittsburgh Positioned As Center for Energy 'Transition'
That's where the real need is, taking the region, Pennsylvania and the nation away from fossil fuels and toward renewables and energy independence.