AMERICANGAS
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Cover Story 26
Work in Progress
By SUE KHODARAHMI
Recognizing critical skills shortages, natural gas producers and
utilities are casting a wide net for
homegrown talent.
Profile 32
Although the natural gas industry
urgently needs to fill positions, it
also needs to look at where the
next generation of workers will
come from. CEWD has some
ideas. Executive Director Ann
Randazzo explains.
For Good Measure 34
By ERIc ScHOEnIgER
A look at some emerging
technologies for natural gas flow
measurement and leak detection.
On the cover and above:
Students at a new natural gas
training facility installed at Salt
Lake Community College, which
is one of 26 schools selected to
participate in an AGA scholarship program (see page 29).
PIPElInE
A VIEw FROM
BURnER TIPS
Shining a light for Gas
Efficiency 7
Scratch, Sniff—Evacuate?
17
Digest 8
Hotel vouchers; serving the underserved; LNG in a Box; and more.
Capitol Hill 18
House considers the Renewable
Fuel Standard.
law 38
A battle over drilling access continues in the industry’s birthplace.
Crowell & Moring’s Tim McCrum
explains why the industry needs
to be engaged.
Issues 8
Low prices spur reconsideration
of renewable energy mandates.
Cape Canaveral 18
Florida utility’s three huge plants.
DEPARTMEnTS
Issues 8
Embracing distributed generation.
Issues 10
Quicker pipeline approvals?
update 11
Regulators block storage plans.
Need to Know 12
Study finds key opportunities.
Need to Know 12
Hurricanes and gas prices.
The Corner Office 20
PGW on the block.
AGA Ops Conference 21
National Grid employees are
honored for saving a woman.
Elm Street 24
How a co-op saved millions.
Elm Street 24
Dog attacks spur restraints.
President’s Message 2
Filling the industry’s talent gap
will help solidify the legacy of
natural gas’s role in the transformation of American energy.
Headway 44
Chris McGill describes the AGA’s
partnership with advocacy organizations to seek accurate data
about the future of natural gas.
Subject Index 4
jobs 40
By the Numbers 14
New study shows why the
industry is poised for growth.
Buyer’s Guide 42
Engineering services
Places 15
Marketplace 41
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CO vE R , A ND A BABOVE: cHIP SIMOnS
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Gas - July 2013