January 18, 2014

Small Emission Sources Could Mean Big Pollution, But No One’s Counting

Small, poorly regulated sources can have large cumulative impacts
By Irina Zhorov, Wyoming Public Media, January 17, 2014

Some landowners with oil and gas wells on their property complain about emissions affecting their air quality and health. But though there …

January 14, 2014

Fracking for an Energy Renaissance that Will Not Come

Talk of an American energy renaissance is essentially baseless
By Kurt Cobb, The Christian Science Monitor, January 12, 2014

Last week when I laid out seven misconceptions about energy shared by the public and policymakers, the pushback I received …

January 13, 2014

A Talk On Renewable Energy in NYC

This wonderful video is about the initiatives for renewable energy that the NYC Council has developed and more

NYC Solar Roofs
On November 1, 2013, Samara Swanston, Legislative Counsel to The Environmental Protection Committee of the New York City Council, gave a

January 13, 2014

Soda-Can Furnaces Powered by Solar Energy Heat Denver Neighborhood

With empty soda cans as one of the main parts of the design, the furnaces cost around $30 to make
By Anthony Cotton, The Denver Post, January 9, 2014

Window SolarAaron Brown has built water heaters for schools in Costa Rica …

January 3, 2014

Major Solar Energy Plan for MN Wins Support Over Gas

Experts say decision marks turning point and believe 2014 will be ‘exciting year’ for solar power
by Amel Ahmed, Al Jazerra America, January 2, 2014

Read More: Massive Minnesota Solar Project Gets Major Legal Boost

SolarIn an unprecedented decision, a …

December 30, 2013

What the EPA Hoped You'd Miss This Holiday Season

From the Community Environmental Defense Council

Wondering if you missed anything while busy with the holidays? Well, the EPA was sure hoping you would! You may recall that the EPA has engaged in a number of flip-flops in its attempts …

December 29, 2013

NYS Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal's Letter to Con Ed Concerning Radon in Natural Gas

Download the letter as a pdf

December 19, 2013

Kevin Burke
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Consolidated Edison Company of New York
4 Irving Place
New York, NY 10003

Dear Mr. Burke:

The New Jersey-New York …

December 29, 2013

Chesapeake to Pay $3.2M in Water Pollution Fines

Pleads guilty to 3 criminal charges for violations of the Clean Water Act’s “dredge-and-fill” permit requirements
By Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette, December 19, 2013

Chesapeake Energy will pay $3.2 million in fines and spend $6.5 million on restoration …

December 20, 2013

PA Supreme Court Strikes Down Controversial Portions of Act 13

The court held that portions of the law dealing with restrictions on local zoning violate Pennsylvania’s constitution
By Marie Cusick, StateImpact, December 19, 2013

Read the entire Court decision here
Read the amicus brief opposing Act 13, prepared in part

December 20, 2013

Low Levels of Fracking Wastewater Highly Toxic to Mayflies

Scientists find mayflies, whose presence indicates good water quality, are significantly affected by low levels of produced water
By Diane Huskinson, Stroud Water Research Center, December 2013

Read the final report

An explosion of natural gas drilling in recent years …

December 20, 2013

Impacts of Shale Gas Wastewater Disposal on Water Quality in Western PA

Environmental Science and Technology, September 10, 2013
By Nathaniel R. Warner, Cidney A. Christie, Robert B. Jackson, and Avner Vengosh
Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC

Read the full paper and

December 18, 2013

Researchers Find Fracking Chemicals Disrupt Hormone Function

University of Missouri finds endocrine-disrupting activity linked to birth defects and infertility

University of Missouri researchers have found greater hormone-disrupting properties in water located near hydraulic fracturing drilling sites than in areas without drilling. The researchers also found that 11 …

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