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  • Is the U.S. Awash in Decades Worth of Cheap, Abundant Natural Gas and Oil?

    We are about to be deluged with news reports that the U.S. is suddenly awash in decades worth of cheap, abundant supplies of natural gas and oil. Why? Because the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has recently released a preview of their 2014 forecasts in which they predict energy trends within the U.S. through 2040.…

  • Frackquakes: Public Opposition Builds As Property Rights Are Endangered in Texas

    By Sharon Wilson and Alan Septoff The earthquakes you may have heard about—the 30 tremblers that have struck north central Texas since Nov. 1 and have damaged many homes. The quakes are most likely being caused by underground disposal wells used to get rid of wastewater generated during fracking operations. “Frackquakes,” some are calling them. [caption id="attachment_319300" align="alignnone" width="500"]…

  • Amidst Mega-Drought Hundreds Urge Gov. Brown to Ban Fracking at State of the State Address

    Around 200 concerned Californians gathered outside the Capitol building today to urge Gov. Brown (D-CA) to mitigate the state’s drought by halting the water-intensive drilling technique called fracking, and other extreme oil extraction methods. [caption id="attachment_318931" align="alignnone" width="500"] Activists unfurled a three-story banner across the street from the State House, where Gov. Brown was giving…

  • Europe Opens Its Doors to Fracking

    Europe is opening its doors to dirty and dangerous unconventional fossil fuels, Friends of the Earth Europe and Food & Water Europe said today in a joint press release. The warning comes as the European Commission published a framework to guide member states on how to regulate shale gas which fails to provide mandatory protection…

  • Does ‘Powering Forward’ Advise Obama to Frack Our Way to a Clean Energy Economy?

    In a new 203-page report, Powering Forward: Presidential and Executive Agency Actions to Drive Clean Energy in America, former Democratic Gov. of Colorado Bill Ritter has published his recommendations to President Obama for how to transform our nation into a “clean energy economy” and fight climate change. Ritter, who heads the Center for the New Energy…