by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jun 27, 2015 | Fossil Fuels
In recent years Americans have been hearing that the United States is poised to regain its role as the world’s premier oil and natural gas producer, thanks to the widespread use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”). This “shale revolution,”...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Jun 22, 2015 | Climate Change
For an earnest young Christian named Ben Lowe, revelation came on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, in Africa. A relentless warming of the lake was reducing the catch of fish, the people were going hungry — and he had learned of scientific evidence that climate change...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 25, 2014 | Natural Gas, Pipelines
I don’t completely trust Dominion Transmission Inc., because they are in the pipeline game to make money. Sure, they are concerned about water safety and land conservation, but they weigh risks against profits. They want the easiest, least expensive route. Until...
by Heidi Dhivya Berthoud | Nov 25, 2014 | Fracking, Natural Gas
Unconventional oil and natural gas extraction enabled by horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is driving an economic boom, with consequences described from “revolutionary” to “disastrous.” Reality lies somewhere in between. Unconventional energy...
