energy

  • More pollution for less pollution?

    Rocks unearthed here [in Indonesia] contain traces of nickel, a key ingredient in electric vehicle batteries. Extracting it, refining it and readying it for export is a gargantuan task. More than $1 billion has been sunk into the processing facility,… Continue reading

  • piercing intension

    the earth shifts even as the waters reach up and outward to the blazing stars themselves shaggy headed snake writhing and heaving holding tightly in its coils the resting sun where all principles await discovery thunder listens for the best… Continue reading

    piercing intension
  • Fracking and the Fate of the Earth? A Response

    A nice response from my colleague Adam Briggle to the piece I posted earlier, “America’s Secret Fracking War.” Ellen Cantarow has a piece out in Salon today titled “America’s Secret Fracking War.” I wish there was a good word for hyperbole… Continue reading

  • America’s secret fracking war – Salon.com

    There’s a war going on that you know nothing about between a coalition of great powers and a small insurgent movement.  It’s a secret war being waged in the shadows while you go about your everyday life. In the end,… Continue reading

  • Gas Fracking Survey

    One of the great aspects of my job at the University of North Texas is that I get to work with a plethora of really bright young minds. Currently visiting UNT from Bard College is Jordan Michael Kincaid. A super… Continue reading