May 24, 2013

Colorado Docs Chafe at Secrecy Oath Needed for Access to Chemical List

March 20, 2013
Doctors challenge confidentiality pledge.
By Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, March 20, 2013

This is identical to the medical gag order in Pennsylvania’s Act 13 which is currently being challenged.

Colorado doctors are challenging a confidentiality pledge they must sign to get information on chemicals used by the oil and … Continue reading

Filed Under: Colorado, Secrecy / NDAs

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

This article, from the Fort Worth Weekly, is an excellent piece and highlights the need before the United States launches into a … Continue reading

Filed Under: Economic, Industry Hype

Fracking: Colorado’s Dystopian Nightmare

March 12, 2013
An in depth look at the dangers and destruction that arise from every aspect of horizontal fracking.
By Phillip Doe, Free Range Longmont, March 9, 2013

Editor’s Note: Phillip Doe leaves no stone unturned in describing the dangers and destruction that arise from every aspect of horizontal fracking. It’s a … Continue reading

Filed Under: Colorado, Health, Political Influence

US Climate Bomb is Ticking

March 9, 2013
What the Gas Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Truthout, March 6, 2013

Explains the corporate money-emissions basis of why unconventional gas drilling is so bad and how the hold on the American consciousness (or lack there of) is fueled.

James Hansen’s eye-opening article, … Continue reading

Filed Under: Climate Change, Political Influence

Fracking and the Revolving Door in PA

February 25, 2013
Natural gas industry ties among PA’s regulators and public officials
By Public Accountability Initiative, Feb. 20, 2013

The oil and gas industry frequently argues that fracking means jobs. This appears to be especially true for former regulators and other public officials in Pennsylvania.

(Click here to read the full report … Continue reading

Filed Under: Pennsylvania, Political Influence

Death on the Gas Field

February 21, 2013
Safety and the high risks of the rush to drill
By Gayathri Vaidyanathan, EnergyWire, Feb. 21, 2013
The ground was like a sponge and the men’s legs sank, in places up to their calves. A rumble of diesel engines filled the air. Then, there was a cry: “Back! Go back!”Charles … Continue reading

Filed Under: Accidents

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

Filed Under: Experts, Global Market, Industry Hype

MD Dept. of the Environment: All Drilling Permits Have Been Withdrawn

January 24, 2013
Gas prospects in Maryland looking unfavorable
By Matthew Bieniek, Cumberland Times-News, Jan. 22, 2013

The prognosis for natural gas drilling via fracking in Western Maryland’s Marcellus Shale formations any time soon is looking increasingly problematic, according to a recent presentation by the Maryland Department of the Environment.

All gas drilling … Continue reading

Filed Under: Global Market, Maryland

Drilling Spills Reaching Colorado Groundwater; State Mulls Test Rules

January 8, 2013
Oil and gas have contaminated groundwater in 17 percent of the 2,078 spills and slow releases that companies reported to CO regulators over the past five years.
By Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, Dec. 9, 2012

Oil and gas have contaminated groundwater in 17 percent of the 2,078 spills and … Continue reading

Filed Under: Accidents, Water Contamination

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

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

Filed Under: Experts, Global Market, Industry Hype