Tag: Energy
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Gasland Part II: Join the Conference Call with Josh Fox, Hear About His New Fracking Film
AMERICANS AGAINST FRACKING — The film’s release could not come at a better time as President Obama continues to pursue an “all of the above” energy policy that heavily relies on fracking, major fracking and gas drilling battles are raging in …
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Manhattan’s Methane Levels Show Natural Gas as Damaging to Climate as Other Fossil Fuels
DAMASCUS CITIZENS FOR SUSTAINABILITY — This report takes an innovative approach using actual measurements and an elegantly simple method that arrives at the conclusion that there is no advantage to natural gas over coal or oil. The authors developed a rapid assessment method based on …
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Breakthrough in ‘Bio-Battery’ Development Race
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria. New findings show that proteins on the surface of bacteria can produce an electric current by simply touching a mineral surface. The research shows that it is possible for bacteria to lie directly on…
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Organic Farmers Struggle to Protect Land from Encroaching Fracking Industry
ECOWATCH — When they were signing leases to allow activity on their land, many farmers trusted the shale gas industry representatives who promised strict adherence to the highest standards to ensure no harm would occur from the drilling operations. But there are still many unknowns about the …
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Exxon Mobil Pipeline Rupture and Train Derailment Oil Spill, Exemplifies Concerns of Keystone XL
ECOWATCH — On Friday, an Exxon Mobil pipeline ruptured spilling an estimated 84,000 gallons of heavy crude oil from the Canadian tar sands region, causing the evacuation of 22 homes …