October 30, 2021
Published by Damascus Citizens at October 30, 2021
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The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change

As of 2020, the U.S. plastics industry is responsible for at least 232 million tons of CO2e gas emissions per year.
By Beyond Plastics, October 2021

The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change is a comprehensive account of the United …

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December 8, 2019
Published by Damascus Citizens at December 8, 2019
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Shale’s Debt-Fueled Drilling Boom Is Coming To An End

The financial struggles of the U.S. shale industry are becoming increasingly hard to ignore.
By Nick Cunningham, OilPrice.com, December 4, 2019

What DCS has been saying all along: they’re losing money on every well, but they keep insisting that “they …

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October 8, 2019
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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,
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May 22, 2019
Published by Damascus Citizens at May 22, 2019
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New York Rejects Keystone-Like Pipeline in Fierce Battle Over the State’s Energy Future

Regulators denied an application for a $1 billion natural gas pipeline that environmentalists said would set back the fight against climate change
By Vivian Wang and Michael Adno, New York Times, May 15, 2019

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February 12, 2019
Published by Damascus Citizens at February 12, 2019
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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

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January 2, 2017
Published by Damascus Citizens at January 2, 2017
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The Need for Realistic and Transparent Oil & Gas Analysis

When Post Carbon Institute examined the federal Energy Information Agency’s (EIA) reserves prediction of the Monterey Shale (in southern CA) the EIA reduced their numbers by 96%. Will we see something similar here?
Halt the Harm, December 20, 2016

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August 3, 2016
Published by Damascus Citizens at August 3, 2016
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What Frackers Say Behind Closed Doors

Recording sheds light on industry efforts to defeat ballot measures, take over city councils and stop the anti-fracking movement
By Joel Dyer, Boulder Weekly, July 28, 2016

A recording made during a 2015 meeting of oil and gas industry representatives …

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March 25, 2016
Published by Damascus Citizens at March 25, 2016
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Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry

Our leaders thought fracking would save our climate. They were wrong. Very wrong.
By Bill McKibben, The Nation, 3/23/16

Global warming is, in the end, not about the noisy political battles here on the planet’s surface. It actually happens in …

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November 7, 2015
Published by Damascus Citizens at November 7, 2015
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Exxon Mobil Investigated for Possible Climate Change Lies by NY Attorney General

Mr. Schneiderman’s decision to scrutinize the fossil fuel companies may well open a new legal front in the climate change battle
By Justin Gillis and Clifford Krauss, New York Times, November 5, 2015

California is also investigating Exxon Mobil.

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August 5, 2015
Published by Damascus Citizens at August 5, 2015
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The Climate Deception Dossiers

Internal fossil fuel industry memos reveal decades of disinformation — a deliberate campaign to deceive the public that continues even today
By Union of Concerned Scientists

For nearly three decades, many of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies have knowingly …

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February 16, 2015
Published by Damascus Citizens at February 16, 2015
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Shocking Deterioration In Tight Oil

The amount of new production simply cannot keep up with the steep declines in older wells
By Energy Policy Forum, February 13, 2015

Tight oil in the US is experiencing shocking deterioration in production vs. declines percentages just since November. …

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February 15, 2015
Published by Damascus Citizens at February 15, 2015
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Today's Shale Era Is The Retirement Party For Oil Production

The recent U.S. oil production boost from shale drilling is short-lived and somewhat desperate
By Adam Taggart, PeakProsperity, February 7, 2015

As we’ve written about often here at PeakProsperity.com, much of what’s been ‘sold’ to us about the US shale …

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