by Nelson Bailey | Feb 28, 2017 | Accidents, Fossil Fuels, Fracking
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has long been tied to environmental risks such as spills. The frequency of spills, however, has long been murky since states do not release standardized data. Estimates from the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) vary wildly....
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 27, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking, Pipelines
Legislation that would have shielded specific concentrations of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing from public disclosure was rejected in a Senate committee this month, a vote that drew cheers from environmental groups. “The dangers of fracking proved simply too...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 23, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking, Pipelines
Only a few dozen people remained at the Dakota Access pipeline protest encampment on Wednesday night after the state’s eviction deadline saw most of the activists leave voluntarily amid a show of force from law enforcement in riot gear. Ten activists were arrested on...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 23, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking
Demonstrators protest an executive order that could leave local communities vulnerable to contamination. The anti-Trump resistance isn’t just about marching on Capitol Hill; it’s about organizing and showing up for your community, every day. “If you...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 21, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Fracking
Up to 16% of hydraulically fractured oil and gas wells spill liquids every year, according to new research from US scientists. They found that there had been 6,600 releases from these fracked wells over a ten-year period in four states. The biggest problems were...
by Nelson Bailey | Feb 14, 2017 | Fracking, Politics of energy
Thomas Hadwin Friends of Central Shenandoah Dominion and its partners in the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) have made what appears on the surface to be an enticing proposal. They have said that we need a greater supply of natural gas in Virginia to fuel our...
