May 25, 2013
damascus citizens for sustainability
clean water, air & land are basic human rights
Media: New Study Exposes How Natural Gas Isn’t the Clean Fossil Fuel It’s Hyped up to Be
This Final Report, commissioned by Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, concludes that there is no advantage to natural gas over coal or oil, in terms of climate impact. Download the Final Report. … Continue reading
The whole story – both reports and other media coverage.
PRESS RELEASE: for immediate release 3/25/13
MEDIA: New Study Exposes How Natural Gas Isn’t the Clean Fossil Fuel It’s Hyped up to Be (Nora Eisenberg for Alternet); The Methane Beneath Our Feet, (Bill McKibben in The New … Continue reading
Barnett, Fayetteville, Woodford and Haynesville. Nearly 2,000 horizontal shale gas wells were included in this study, so these rates are not statistical flukes.
FROM THE REPORT:
To examine the history of any era or series of … Continue reading
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
This article, from the Fort Worth Weekly, is an excellent piece and highlights the need before the United States launches into a … Continue reading
SHALETEST AIR TESTING SHOW ELEVATED BENZENE LEVELS IN THE BARNETT SHALE
Based on results of a recent air study, benzene is still elevated around natural gas
production facilities in the Barnett Shale.
Barnett Shale– During the month of October 2012 members of the non-profit organization ShaleTest.org visited many sites throughout … Continue reading
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
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
This document makes a very important point, which is that any moratorium period should be devoted not only to studying health impacts, but also the economic impact issues.
Following on news that the New York State … Continue reading
A McMullen County family that has battled a pipeline company since 2009 continued to prevail in court last week.
The Texas Supreme Court denied LaSalle Pipeline LP’s request to … Continue reading
