October 8, 2019

Will the Fracking Revolution Peak Before Ever Making Money?

This week, the Wall Street Journal highlighted that the U.S. oil and gas shale industry, already struggling financially, is now facing “core operational issues.” That should be a truly frightening prospect for investors in American fracking operations.
By Justin Mikulka,
October 2, 2019

The Research is In: Stop Fracking ASAP

Over 1,500 reports show there’s simply no safe way to do it — and it’s harming us all every day it goes on
By Barbara Gottlieb, Nation of Change, August 1, 2019

Science. Evidence. Facts. Do these even matter anymore …

August 11, 2019

Oil is a Horrendously Bad Investment

By Phillip Doe, Colorado


This Bank, the world’s 8th largest, estimates the opportunity cost of continued fossil fuel investment at $24 trillion, and that doesn’t include climate and health. Thus oil is a horrendously bad investment strategy even if their …

February 12, 2019

Are Investors Finally Waking up to North America’s Fracked Gas Crisis?

The North American natural gas industry is facing a crisis with an oversupplied market and producers that are losing money
By Justin Mikulka, DeSmogBlog February 7, 2019

And now: Los Angeles ditches plan to invest billions in fossil fuels

The …

September 25, 2018

The Fracking Industry’s Water Nightmare

Water itself now poses a risk to the already failing financial model of the American fracking industry
By Justin Mikulka, De Smog, September 18, 2018

DCS has focused on fracking’s water use and production of liquid waste for many years

July 15, 2018

Propane Storage Facility Rejected by NY DEC

Crestwood’s Seneca Lake propane storage facility rejected by DEC
By Jon Campbell, PressConnects, July 12, 2018

It’s over! Crestwood has officially been denied a permit for expanded gas storage on Seneca Lake (see below)! This fight has dragged

November 19, 2017

World’s Biggest Sovereign Wealth Fund Proposes Ditching Oil and Gas Holdings

Energy industry jolted by advice to Norwegian government from its central bank, which runs 1 trillion dollar fund
By Adam Vaughan, The Guardian, November 16, 2017

The Norwegian central bank, which runs the country’s sovereign wealth fund – the world’s …

May 11, 2016

We Could Be Witnessing the Death of the Fossil Fuel Industry

In just two decades, the total value of the energy being produced via fossil fuel extraction has plummeted by more than half
By Nafeez Ahmed, AlterNet, April 22, 2016

It’s not looking good for the global fossil fuel industry. Although …

March 24, 2016

Letter from Lebanon Supervisor

Letter from Lebanon Supervisor Jim Goldstein

Dear Fellow Supervisors and County Lawmakers:

You may already know but Emkey Resources, the principal operator and owner of the natural gas wells, gathering system, compressor station and pipeline systems in the towns of …

March 21, 2016

The Shale Reckoning Comes to Oklahoma

An industry built on cheap debt and new technology pushed oil production to a 40-year high
By Asjylyn Loder. Bloomberg Businessweek, March 10, 2016

In January 2012, I traveled to Oklahoma City for the first time to report on what …

March 15, 2016

Oil Workers Say Their Pay Was Stolen Before the Bust

Federal records show oil and gas companies are among the top violators of wage laws – particularly in not paying overtime
By Dan Boyce, Marketplace, March 8, 2016

Continuing low oil prices have left tens of thousands of oil workers …

March 14, 2016

Feds Reject Jordan Cove LNG Terminal

FERC rejects terminal and pipeline because the public benefits do not outweigh the adverse effects on landowners
By Ted Sickinger, The Oregonian/OregonLive, March 11, 2016

Download the FERC decision as a pdf

In a decision that stunned supporters and critics …

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