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Frida Cai's Portfolio

2019 Summer - 2020 Spring

Published October 10, 2019

Remixing infodumps as narratives

This projects presents a detailed chronogical and geographic breakdown of these investments

By Frida Cai

Published September 15 2019

Remix a piece that exists as an infodump-y interactive into a narrative story. Reduced detail in smaller views. As the size of the graphic gets smaller, an appropriate amount of detail is kept.

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Disclaimer: I took taken all of this from ProPublica's Powerless published in December 2018.

Underground horizontal wells often cross surface property lines.

Disclaimer: the information is all from https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/wva

Homeowners may not own the minerals below them. West Virginia’s doctrines allowed gas companies that have leased those minerals to do what's “reasonably necessary” to get to them, even if the surface owners object.

Underground horizontal wells cross surface property lines.

Disclaimer: the information is all from https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/wva

West Virginia’s doctrines allowed gas companies that have leased those minerals to do what's “reasonably necessary” to get to them, even if the surface owners object.

Underground horizontal wells cross surface properties.

Martin Farm in 2016 - After gas development

Stone Energy company built a well pad and a bridge that routed truck traffic past Martin’s house, cutting down a grove of his oak trees in the process.

Disclaimer: the information is all from https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/wva