Our #FF this week is @energizeWV, a non-profit organization that aims to educate the state of West Virginia about the natural gas industry.Why we love @energizeWV, and why you should, too: We follow @energizeWV because they use specific hash tags that make finding their tweets easy and convenient. By adding #shale, #natgas, #marcellus and many other tags to their tweets, they optimize searches to their Twitter feed and provide an outlet for us to quickly find other natural gas tweets from similar handles.Though Energize WV With Natural Gas focuses specifically on the use and impact of natural gas in West Virginia, they also reference natural gas policies and happenings in surrounding states. We like this because it gives us quick insight into other states’ dealings with the natural gas industry and allows us to network with industry professionals in places like New York, Ohio and West Virginia.By live tweeting from conferences and gas expos, Energize WV gives us the feeling of being in the front row with them. Obviously, we can’t make it to every industry event, and we’re glad that Energize WV tweets quotes from keynote speakers and natural gas professionals.Q & A with Kim Lawrence from Energize WV We contacted Kim Lawrence, Public Relations Specialist of Rainmaker Media Group and part of the Twitter voice of Energize WV with Natural Gas, for details about the handle. She told us that @energizeWV has been tweeting for one year and has 587 engaged followers.Q: You tweet a lot of articles and quick facts about natural gas in West Virgina. Where do you find your information? We scour news clippings and follow many other natural gas entities to locate information that we think is useful and informative to our Energize partners. Since we follow many natural gas industry entities, we are able to retweet the most interesting facts we learn. Our go-to sources for information include America’s Natural Gas Alliance (ANGA), Energy in Depth, other natural gas tweeters, newspapers and trade associations.Q: What do you think is the most unique facet of your Twitter presence? We attend many natural gas events/conferences and try to live tweet as often as we can so that our followers are getting information as it occurs. Additionally, we have many followers from the media and that allows us to generate information that often turns into news stories.Q: In the words of Energize WV with Natural Gas, why is natural gas drilling so important today? With the exciting development of the Marcellus Shale, Energize West Virginia is at the forefront of sharing factual information with people about the tremendous benefits of this natural gas exploration. Continued development of shale gas means great things for all West Virginians: job creation, positive economic impact and energy independence. Energize WV is proud to serve as the unified voice of our industry.
Bill serves as an External Affairs Coordinator for Coterra Energy. He is focused on building community knowledge and support for the organization and industry at large.
Before his time with Coterra Energy, Bill was the original Field Director for Energy in Depth’s Northeast Marcellus campaign. Within this two-year position, Bill worked to engage, educate, and mobilize supporters of Marcellus Shale development across New York and Pennsylvania. Bill received his B.S. in Management, a B.A. in History, and an MBA from Misericordia University.