Tag: Energy
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America’s Fracking Boom Looks More Like a Blip According to European Study
By Sharon Kelly The fracking boom has progressed at breakneck speed across the U.S., with roughly one in 20 Americans now living within a mile of a well drilled since 2000. So, how much has the economy benefitted from this drilling surge? Not much, according to a report presented to the European Union Parliament last month, which…
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Europe’s Addiction to Russian Natural Gas Complicates Political Action in Ukrainian Crisis
By Andy Rowell As the West scrambles for a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Crimea, Ukraine, they know that as they try and negotiate with Russian President, Vladimir Putin, he holds one of the aces in the pack: Russian gas supplies to the west. [caption id="attachment_324288" align="alignnone" width="500"] Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, Feb.…
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6 Reasons to Celebrate the Growth of the Ban Fracking Movement
It’s hard to recall a moment since last November’s election sweep in Colorado as indicative of both the breadth and growing power of the movement to protect communities from fracking. Through a series of outrageous developments, we’ve also seen recently, the hypocrisy of big oil and gas and the government officials that promote their interests. Following an…
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6 Reasons to Celebrate the Growth of the Ban Fracking Movement
It’s hard to recall a moment since last November’s election sweep in Colorado as indicative of both the breadth and growing power of the movement to protect communities from fracking. Through a series of outrageous developments, we’ve also seen recently, the hypocrisy of big oil and gas and the government officials that promote their interests. Following an…
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Lifting U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban Would Cook the Planet
A new analysis published today by Oil Change International entitled, Lifting the Ban, Cooking the Climate, shows that eliminating existing regulations on crude oil exports could result in additional greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to 42 coal fired power plants. The analysis shows that allowing crude oil exports would eliminate a current price gap between the U.S. oil price…