Breaking from DeSmogBlog
DeSmogBlog today released a comprehensive report on the dangers posed by hydraulic fracturing to public drinking water, land and our health. Based on the findings of the report and recent events,...
View ArticleBREAKING: Checks and Balances Project Video Star Running for Office
Dana Dolney, the woman many in Pennsylvania know for standing up for her right to be heard at a public meeting, says she is going to run for the Democratic nomination for County Executive in Alleghany...
View ArticleAmerica’s Natural Gas Alliance Targets Cornell Research Professor in Smear...
The gas industry has embarked on another discreditation campaign, this time against a research professor at Cornell University. Robert Howarth is a biogeochemist and ecosystem scientist who recently...
View ArticleThe Hanger Rule: How many times can one plug pro-industry talking points?
Isaac Newton taught us that for every action there is an equal or opposite reaction, and in John Hanger’s case that means answering in pro-industry talking points anytime something bad is said about...
View ArticlePublic health voice absent from fracking study
Shutting out public health perspectives is becoming common place, this time its being done by the federal government On Monday the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board’s (SEAB) Natural Gas Subcommittee...
View ArticleThinkProgress blogs on Tipton’s field hearing
The team over at ThinkProgress posted a well researched, thoughtful article on Rep. Tipton’s field hearing today to review drilling standards. It turns out there is evidence that drilling near...
View ArticleInfo Graphic shows the BIG FIVE FRACKING THREATS
From earthquakes to poisoning drinking water this image spells out all the concerns An info graphic posted on CleanTechnica outlines the concerns that people around the world are raising about...
View ArticleHydraulic Fracturing undermining mortgages
Agreements to frack on private property could cause defaults and plummeting home prices. By Andrew Schenkel For the more than one million Americans who have been offered cash for the right to...
View ArticleThe Five Rules for Natural Gas
Hal Harvey, founder of ClimateWorks, has a sharp piece on natural gas in today’s Los Angeles Times. Hal served on the first President Bush’s Energy Task Force of the President’s Council on...
View Article#NYFrackingScandal Hits Cuomo Administration: Newly Disclosed Documents Show...
Photo from NYPost.com With only two days before the expected release of New York’s Environmental Impact Assessment on fracking (also known by the industry term hydraulic fracturing), Governor Andrew...
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