By John Upton, gristmill
Did you hear the joke about how fracking creates jobs?
We heard it, too. We heard it from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. We heard it from the fracking industry. We heard it from … Continue reading
Ohio Fracking Boom Has NOT Brought Jobs
March 26, 2013
Did you hear the joke about how fracking creates jobs?
By John Upton, gristmill
By John Upton, gristmill
Shale Game – It’s an Ugly Picture
March 15, 2013
A big chunk of the American economy is betting on the value of producible gas reserves that aren’t there.
By Peter Gorman, Fort Worth Weekly, March 13, 2013
By Peter Gorman, Fort Worth Weekly, March 13, 2013
This article, from the Fort Worth Weekly, is an excellent piece and highlights the need before the United States launches into a … Continue reading
The Shale Gas Boom and Market Manipulation
February 20, 2013
Two Groundbreaking Reports from ShaleBubble.org
For Release: 19 February 2013
CONTACT: T. Brilliant, POST CARBON INSTITUTE, tod@postcarbon.org, 707-823-8700 x105
Energy Policy Forum & Post Carbon Institute have released two groundbreaking reports that belie energy industry claims of U.S. energy independence as a result of newly accessible shale gas and shale … Continue reading
Viability of Shale Gas Power Source in Doubt Due to Cost
December 26, 2012
Industry experts’ figures predict fracking in the UK will not be commerically viable.
By Tom Bawden, The Independent, Dec. 20, 2012
By Tom Bawden, The Independent, Dec. 20, 2012
George Osborne’s hope for a shale gas revolution in the UK has been dealt a serious blow after a leading authority on the energy industry predicted that it would … Continue reading
Louis W. Allstadt – From Supporter to Skeptic on NYS Fracking
October 18, 2012
DEC Not Up To The Job – Oil & Gas Industry Influences Regulators
By Peter Mantius, DC Bureau, October 1, 2012
By Peter Mantius, DC Bureau, October 1, 2012
Former Mobil Oil Corp. executive Louis W. Allstadt did not start out as an anti-fracking activist. He had to analyze the issue and then switch sides.
Initially, he bought … Continue reading
Penn State’s Academic Integrity Tested by Complaint
September 25, 2012
The Responsible Drilling Alliance has filed formal complaints with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that cite “unethical practices and abuse of public trust” for three papers published by Penn State professors.
By Tara Zrinski and Rachel Morgan, Shalereporter.com, Sept. 22, 2012
By Tara Zrinski and Rachel Morgan, Shalereporter.com, Sept. 22, 2012
Penn State University is under fire again. … Continue reading
Complaint Filed Against Penn State
September 19, 2012
The Responsible Drilling Alliance has filed a complaint with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education against Pennsylvania State University
The Responsible Drilling Alliance, a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, has filed a complaint against Pennsylvania State University. We are asking the Middle States Commission on Higher … Continue reading
Where’s the Gas? USGS Releases Damning EUR’s For Shale
September 5, 2012
The extraordinary hype surrounding this industry has been impressive to say the least. It has clearly been a public relations exercise of disproportionate scale compared to what the wells are actually producing.
By Deborah Rogers, Energy Policy Form, September 2, 2012
By Deborah Rogers, Energy Policy Form, September 2, 2012
Energy in Depth (EID), a public relations entity formed … Continue reading
Gas Production Dropping Like Rocks!
August 27, 2012
Actual Data from PA on the decline rate of fracked wells and the over-estimation of total natural gas production parallels similar data from the Barnett shale in Texas from Arthur Berman.
CLICK HERE for info on the Barnett decline rate and Chesapeake’s admission of this to its stockholders.
Is the Natural Gas Industry Buying Academics?
August 22, 2012
There’s a clear and present danger of industry and university being way too cozy.
By Tim McDonnell, Mother Jones, July 30, 2012
By Tim McDonnell, Mother Jones, July 30, 2012
Last week the University of Texas provost announced [1] he would reexamine a report by a UT professor that said fracking was safe for groundwater after the revelation … Continue reading
