hydrofracturing
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Big Idea List for 2015
I am very happy to hear that my good brother (and graduate director) finds his new book, A Field Philosopher’s Guide to Fracking, on the DailyBeast’s Big Idea List for 2015. Congrats, Adam Briggle! If your idea of a philosopher is… Continue reading
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Fact! Fracking Is Unhealthy
Gas extraction produces a range of potentially health-endangering pollutants at nearly every stage of the process, according to a new paper by the California nonprofit Physicians Scientists & Engineers for Healthy Energy, released last week in Environmental Health Perspectives, a… Continue reading
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This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is Gas Land
The Obama Administration has proposed new regulations for hydraulic fracturing on 756 million acres of public and tribal lands. The rules were written by the drilling industry and will be streamlined into effect by a new intergovernmental task force, established… Continue reading
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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
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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
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Denton Drilling: Draft ordinance needs overhaul
Denton, Texas’ draft ordinance concerning gas drilling gets an F from local citizens. Time for a do over. Last night, about forty dedicated citizens gathered to review the draft gas drilling ordinance and generate ideas for how to improve it.… Continue reading
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