July 20, 2013

Gen. Petraeus and "Frackademia"

Gen. David Petraeus’ Course Syllabus Features “Frackademia” Readings
By Steve Horn, desmogblog.com, July 18, 2013

Records obtained by DeSmogBlog pertaining to City University of New York (CUNY) Macaulay Honors College’s hiring of former head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) …

July 17, 2013

Study Raises New Concern About Earthquakes and Fracking Fluids

Faraway quakes can trigger swarms of quakes near injection well sites
By Sharon Begley, Reuters, July 11, 2013

Powerful earthquakes thousands of miles (km) away can trigger swarms of minor quakes near wastewater-injection wells like those used in oil and …

June 24, 2013

Utica Shale Promises, Challenges Examined

Ohio’s Utica shale promises, challenges examined at CWRU meeting
By Alison Grant, The Plain Dealer, June 18, 2013

An earthquake that shook Youngstown on New Years Eve in 2011 was considered a rare occurrence, even as it raised concerns about …

June 24, 2013

French Fracking Ban Endorsed on US Environmental Repercussions

the cost of producing gas doesn’t take into account considerable environmental damage
By Tara Patel, Bloomberg.com, June 5, 2013

France’s ban on hydraulic fracturing should not be eased because the oil and gas drilling technique is causing “considerable” environmental

May 17, 2013

A "Sacrifice Zone" for Fracking

Faulkner County: ExxonMobil’s “Sacrifice Zone” for Tar Sands Pipelines, Fracking
By Steve Horn, desmogblog.com, May 15, 2013

For all the gas drilling, the unemployment rate in Faulkner County last month (7.3%) is about the Arkansas state rate (7.1%) and well

January 28, 2013

Fracking Experts Debate Economic, Environmental Impact

Dr. Terry Engelder and Dr. Anthony Ingraffea Debate the Impacts of Fracking
observer-review.com

CLICK HERE to view a video of the debate.

NOTE: Listening to Professor Engelder made me think of a marvelous book, …

December 26, 2012

Viability of Shale Gas Power Source in Doubt Due to Cost

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 …

November 14, 2012

Danger If Ohio Watershed Conservancy District Leases Reservoirs for Fracking

         Report Cites Dangers If MWCD Leases Reservoirs for Fracking: Calls for Immediate Moratorium on Fracking Wells in Watersheds with Reservoirs

CLICK HERE to download the press release as a pdf.

A report commissioned by citizens opposed to hydraulic fracturing for …

September 21, 2012

Shell Fracks Egypt, Threatening Scarce Water Resources; Egyptians Demand Moratorium.

Shell is bringing fracking to Egypt, threatening the North African country’s already limited water resources.

The company is using hydraulic fracturing technology to drill three wells in Egypt’s Western Desert, in the Alam El Shawish West concession. Concerned that scarce …

August 22, 2012

National Environmental Groups, Representing Millions, Tell Gov. Cuomo: Don’t Threaten Water and Land with Fracking

Nearly 100 state groups and opinion leaders had called Gov. Cuomo’s plan to allow fracking in five upstate counties “inconsistent” with his pledge to protect public health and the environment.

Amid reports that a decision on fracking in New York …

August 22, 2012

Is the Natural Gas Industry Buying Academics?

There’s a clear and present danger of industry and university being way too cozy.
By Tim McDonnell, Mother Jones, July 30, 2012

Last week the University of Texas provost announced [1] he would reexamine a report by a UT professor …

June 15, 2012

How the Fracking Industry Keeps its Secrets

Nondisclosure agreements prevent doctors and researchers from gathering valuable data on the health and environmental impacts of fracking.
By Mike Ludwig, Truthout.org, May 17, 2012

The “Rogers” family signed a surface-use agreement with a fracking company in 2009 to close …

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