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Standard Oil, Consolidated Coal, And The Roots Of The Resource Curse In West Virginia, Alison Peck Sep 2021

Standard Oil, Consolidated Coal, And The Roots Of The Resource Curse In West Virginia, Alison Peck

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Despite its natural resource wealth, West Virginia today ranks last among all states in its residents’ overall sense of well-being, a puzzle that economists call “the resource curse.” Much of West Virginia’s wealth, in the form of coal, oil, and gas, left the state in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries before the state could tax it. This discouraging story was not inevitable. In 1905, a Morgantown lawyer named George C. Baker led an effort to tax coal, oil, and gas leases as personal property that nearly succeeded. Baker and his allies, Governor William M.O. Dawson and Tax Commissioner …


The Co-Tenancy Act And The Modernization Of West Virginia’S Oil And Gas Law, Jack Budig Sep 2019

The Co-Tenancy Act And The Modernization Of West Virginia’S Oil And Gas Law, Jack Budig

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One Stick In The Bundle: Characterizing Nonparticipating Royalty Interests Under West Virginia Law, Andrew S. Graham, Allison J. Farrell, Lauren A. Williams, Amber M. Moore Dec 2014

One Stick In The Bundle: Characterizing Nonparticipating Royalty Interests Under West Virginia Law, Andrew S. Graham, Allison J. Farrell, Lauren A. Williams, Amber M. Moore

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A Review Of The Implied Covenant Of Development In The Shale Gas Era, George A. Bibkos Apr 2013

A Review Of The Implied Covenant Of Development In The Shale Gas Era, George A. Bibkos

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An Energy And Sustainability Roadmap For West Virginia, James M. Van Nostrand Apr 2013

An Energy And Sustainability Roadmap For West Virginia, James M. Van Nostrand

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The Legality Of Drilling Sideways: Horizontal Drilling And Its Future In West Virginia, Jason A. Proctor Sep 2012

The Legality Of Drilling Sideways: Horizontal Drilling And Its Future In West Virginia, Jason A. Proctor

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Hydraulic Fracturing Goes To Court: How Texas Jurisprudence On Subsurface Trespass Will Influence West Virginia Oil And Gas Law, Travis Zeik Jan 2010

Hydraulic Fracturing Goes To Court: How Texas Jurisprudence On Subsurface Trespass Will Influence West Virginia Oil And Gas Law, Travis Zeik

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West Virginia's Seemingly Eternal Struggle For Fiscally And Environmentally Adequate Coal Mining Reclamation Bonding Program, Craig B. Giffin Sep 2004

West Virginia's Seemingly Eternal Struggle For Fiscally And Environmentally Adequate Coal Mining Reclamation Bonding Program, Craig B. Giffin

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An Overview Of The Ownership And Control Rule Under The West Virginia Surface Coal Mining And Reclamation Act, Charles Saffer Apr 1998

An Overview Of The Ownership And Control Rule Under The West Virginia Surface Coal Mining And Reclamation Act, Charles Saffer

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Oil And Gas Regulatory Considerations For Coal, Oil And Gas Operators In West Virginia: Selected Issues, William H. Hill Iii Apr 1997

Oil And Gas Regulatory Considerations For Coal, Oil And Gas Operators In West Virginia: Selected Issues, William H. Hill Iii

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Worth Its Weight In Gold: Legal Analysis Of The Current Appraisal Of Coal Property In West Virginia, Ryan J. Morgan Apr 1997

Worth Its Weight In Gold: Legal Analysis Of The Current Appraisal Of Coal Property In West Virginia, Ryan J. Morgan

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A Royalty Pain In The Gas: What Costs May Be Properly Deducted From A Gas Royalty Interest, Robert S. Raynes Jr. Jun 1996

A Royalty Pain In The Gas: What Costs May Be Properly Deducted From A Gas Royalty Interest, Robert S. Raynes Jr.

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Rum Creek Coal Sales, Inc. V. Caperton: The Fourth Circuit Preempts West Virginia's Neutrality Statute, Kelly R. Reed Apr 1993

Rum Creek Coal Sales, Inc. V. Caperton: The Fourth Circuit Preempts West Virginia's Neutrality Statute, Kelly R. Reed

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Labor Dispute Disqualification For Unemployment Compensation Benefits, Ken Matheny Apr 1993

Labor Dispute Disqualification For Unemployment Compensation Benefits, Ken Matheny

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Prohibition Of Surface Mining In West Virginia, Patrick Charles Mcginley Jun 1976

Prohibition Of Surface Mining In West Virginia, Patrick Charles Mcginley

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The West Virginia Public Service Commission: Iii The Power Of The State To Prohibit The Export Of Its Natural Resources, C. A. Peairs Jr. Apr 1941

The West Virginia Public Service Commission: Iii The Power Of The State To Prohibit The Export Of Its Natural Resources, C. A. Peairs Jr.

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