1. ENERGY MARKETS:
Gas-fired generation expansion is fueling job growth -- study
Production of shale gas and other unconventional gas development supported more than 1 million U.S. jobs in 2010, and the number will grow to nearly 1.5 million by 2015 and 2.4 million by 2035, according to a study by IHS Global Insight for America's Natural Gas Alliance, the industry's lobbying organization.