By Andrew Nikiforuk, TheTyee.ca, March 27, 2013
Every day a government agency or industry group in North America still hails natural gas mined from deep shale rock formations as “the bridging fuel” that will power a brighter … Continue reading
The Shale Gale is a Retirement Party
March 28, 2013
So concludes an expert analyst of the natural gas boom. Brace for bust.
By Andrew Nikiforuk, TheTyee.ca, March 27, 2013
By Andrew Nikiforuk, TheTyee.ca, March 27, 2013
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
More than Half of Ozone-Forming Pollutants in Erie, CO, Come From Drilling Activity
January 17, 2013
CU-Boulder, NOAA study uncovers oil and gas emission’s ‘chemical signature’
By John Aguilar, dailycamera, Jan. 16, 2013
By John Aguilar, dailycamera, Jan. 16, 2013
Emissions from oil and natural gas operations account for more than half of the pollutants — such as propane and butane — that contribute to ozone formation in Erie, according to a new … Continue reading
From Industry Insider to Implacable Fracking Opponent
January 8, 2013
Meet Dr. Anthony Ingraffea
By Ellen Cantarow, EcoWatch, Jan. 2, 2013
By Ellen Cantarow, EcoWatch, Jan. 2, 2013
Why, exactly, is high-volume slickwater hydraulic fracturing such a devastating industry? How best to describe its singularity—its vastness, its difference from other industries and its threat to the planet?
When I interviewed Dr. Anthony Ingraffea—Dwight C. Baum Professor of … Continue reading
New Fears Over Fracking Groundwater Contamination
January 8, 2013
High concentrations of salts, including those of radium and barium, are present in the flowback waters from late-end fracking operations, lending fears over potential groundwater contamination.
By Professor Chris Rhodes, oilprice.com, Jan. 1, 2013
By Professor Chris Rhodes, oilprice.com, Jan. 1, 2013
It is found that high concentrations of salts, including those of radium and barium, are present … 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
Letter to the President About Chemicals Disrupting our Bodies
December 18, 2012
CLICK HERE to view the video of Dr. Colburn’s letter to the President.
Theo Colborn is Founder and President of The Endocrine Disruption Exchange (TEDX), based in Paonia, Colorado, and Professor Emeritus of Zoology at the University of Florida, Gainesville. She is an environmental health analyst, and best known for … Continue reading
The Crisis in Oil and Gas Regulatory Enforcement
November 20, 2012
The U.S. faces a crisis in the enforcement of rules governing the oil and gas industry. The shale gas and shale oil boom has brought an expansion of oil and gas activity unseen in many parts the country since the 19thcentury. Unfortunately, as this report shows, states are dangerously unprepared … Continue reading
Oilsands Contaminants Travel Further than Expected
November 17, 2012
Contaminants are collecting on the bottom of remote lakes up to 100 kilometres away.
By Margaret Munro, Edmonton Journal, Nov. 13, 2012
By Margaret Munro, Edmonton Journal, Nov. 13, 2012
Federal scientists have uncovered evidence that contaminants wafting out Alberta’s oilsands operations are collecting on the bottom of remote lakes up to 100 kilometres away.
The chemical “legacy”
An Exploratory Study of Air Quality Near Natural Gas Operations
November 14, 2012
This paper was peer-reviewed and accepted for publication by Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal
By Colborn T, Schultz K, Herrick L, and Kwiatkowski C
By Colborn T, Schultz K, Herrick L, and Kwiatkowski C
Abstract
This exploratory study was designed to assess air quality in a rural western Colorado area where residences and gas wells co-exist. Sampling … Continue reading
