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New sensible efforts are raising the bar for safer, more transparent hydraulic fracturing
The ‘voices’ in the moderate center that have been drowned out in the increasingly inflammatory debate over the hydraulic fracturing of shale natural gas are getting a growing cadre of credible allies. And with them may come a sensible way to prudently capitalize on the enormous deposits of shale gas throughout parts of the U.S. and the...[read more]
The 2013 US Energy Agenda
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The last decade has seen a big shift in our energy policy priorities, with more fuel efficient vehicles and the shale gas revolution making the US more energy independent than ever. Yet whoever is inaugurated next January still faces an exhaustive list of energy policy problems. Here's an overview.[read more]
Natural Gas Boom Won’t Stall U.S. Renewables
The recent plummet of the natural gas spot price to a 28-month low has stirred discussion about implications for renewable energy—the majority electrical generating component in RMI’s vision of the 2050 U.S. energy economy. Since mid-2009, it has been increasingly clear that the amount of natural gas supplied via hydraulic...[read more]
T. Boone Terrorism: Droughts Pit Natural Gas Industry Against Texans
Speaking of less water, Travis Waldron has a fine observation on irresponsible action by fossil fuel companies, specifically drillers using Billions of Gallons of Potable Water for fracking. Where? In Drought-Stricken Texas, of course.[read more]
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