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Interior Considers Fracking Regulations; PA Says Radioactivity Levels Normal

March 8, 2011March 8, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The Department of the Interior is considering enacting regulations on the natural gas drilling process known as fracking, as Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced test results showing that river waters downstream of fracking operations have normal or lower amounts of radioactivity. Interior secretary Ken Salazar told a ... Read more »

Report: Fracking’s ‘Radioactive Wastewater’ Discharged into Drinking Water Supplies

March 1, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The natural gas drilling process known as hydrofracking poses far more danger to the environment and health than previously understood, the New York Times has reported. The paper said its analysis of more than 30,000 pages of federal, state and company records relating to more than 200 gas wells shows ... Read more »

Obama Calls for ‘Clean’ Energy Mandate, End to Oil Tax Breaks

January 26, 2011October 18, 2016 by Tamar Wilner

President Obama has confounded many pundits by making energy policy a significant part of his State of the Union address. In the speech Tuesday night, Obama called for an end to tax breaks for oil and gas, and a redirection of those funds to renewable energy. “We need to get ... Read more »

Shareholders Demand Fracking Risk Disclosure

January 24, 2011January 24, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Investors have filed shareholder resolutions urging nine major oil and gas companies to disclose risks of their U.S. natural gas fracturing, or fracking, operations. Five investment groups filed resolutions with ExxonMobil, Chevron, Ultra Petroleum, El Paso, Cabot Oil & Gas, Southwestern Energy, Energen, Anadarko and Carrizo Oil & Gas. The ... Read more »

CO2 to Fall This Year, Rise in 2012

January 12, 2011January 12, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are likely to decline in 2011 but increase in 2012, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook projects that CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, which increased by 3.8 percent in 2010, will decline by 0.6 percent in ... Read more »

Environmental Enforcement – EPA Orders Natural Gas Company to Stop Drilling

December 10, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday ordered a natural gas company in Forth Worth, Texas, to take immediate action to protect homeowners living near one of its drilling operations who have complained about flammable and bubbling drinking water coming out of their tap. EPA testing has confirmed that extremely ... Read more »

Halliburton Discloses ‘Fracking’ Fluids, Unveils ‘Green’ Product

November 17, 2010October 18, 2016 by Gina Roos

Just several days after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a subpoena to Halliburton to force the company to share information about its hydraulic fracturing process, Halliburton announced the launch of a new Microsite that discloses the materials content of its hydraulic fracturing fluids. The company also unveiled a ... Read more »

Avoiding Another San Bruno Explosion: How to Spot Early Warning Signs

November 4, 2010 by Michael Woelk

In the wake of the tragic explosion that rocked San Bruno in September, authorities, utilities, and the general public are all asking two simple questions. Could this tragedy have been prevented? Could it happen to us next? The answer to both questions is a qualified yes. Which is precisely why ... Read more »

Expect Slightly Higher Prices for Gasoline, Electricity

August 11, 2010 by Gina Roos

Prices for motor gasoline and residential electricity are expected to rise slightly in the short term, while natural gas pricing remains stable for now, reports the latest EIA Energy Outlook Report. U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels, which declined by 7.0 percent in 2009, are expected to increase ... Read more »

Environmental Group Claims Marcellus Shale Drilling Illegally Uses Water in PA

August 11, 2010October 18, 2016 by Gina Roos

The Allegheny Defense Project claims that Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is illegally permitting natural gas companies to withdraw water from rivers and streams for use in the Marcellus Shale drilling boom, reports Reuters. The environmental group says the state’s DEP does not have a legal right to permit drillers ... Read more »

Expect Higher Priced Electricity, Gas

May 12, 2010May 12, 2010 by Gina Roos

Prices of residential electricity, motor gasoline and natural gas are expected to rise in the short term and over the next few years, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Energy Outlook Report. The report shows that residential electricity pricing will average 11.6 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) in ... Read more »

Switching 3.5M Commercial Trucks to Natural Gas Would Save 1.2M BBL of Oil a Day

April 16, 2010April 16, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Replacing 3.5 million medium and heavy vehicles with natural gas vehicles by 2035 would keep the U.S. from importing about 1.2 million barrels of day, or more than is currently being imported from Saudi Arabia daily, according to a new report. That would represent a huge jump, however, considering that ... Read more »

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