Calls for Change after California Pipeline Explosion
When residents of San Bruno, Calif. heard a piercing squeal followed by an earth-shaking crash on Thursday evening, many thought an airplane had crashed in the neighborhood. In fact, even after they...
View ArticleEPA Says Fracking May Cause Pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that fracking may be to blame for causing groundwater pollution. The controversial method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells has...
View ArticleTED Talks: T. Boone Pickens on the Future of Energy
T. Boone Pickens is an unlikely environmentalist. The native Oklahoman made his fortune in the oil business, and then, in 2008, shifted his focus to America's energy future. The result is the Pickens...
View ArticleThe Fall of Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubry McClendon and the Future of Natural Gas
Aubrey McClendon, the beleaguered C.E.O. of Chesapeake Energy, stepped down this week from the company he founded 30 years ago.His departure marks the culmination of months of spiraling losses for the...
View ArticleThe Health Concerns Behind New York State's Fracking Ban
On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a ban on fracking in the state on the grounds that the process poses a public health risk.State officials cited concerns over air and water...
View ArticleFracking Issue To Concern New York's Next Governor
The term "fracking," short for hydraulic fracturing, has moved from an obscure type of natural gas extraction to an issue debated by environmentalists, government officials and movie stars. And recent...
View ArticleTexas Lawmaker Talks Fracking During Nuke Hearing
House lawmakers grilled the nation's two top officials on nuclear safety — Dr. Stephen Chu of the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko — about the ongoing...
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Where We're Starting on Domestic Energy: Coal
As President Obama laid out his vision for domestic energy production in the future, calling for a drop of one-third in our oil imports, it's worth noting where we're starting from.President Obama only...
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Obama: Cut Oil Imports by a Third in the Next Decade
(File Photo: Getty Images)(Andrea Bernstein, Transportation Nation) President Obama is vowing the U.S. will cut oil consumption by a third in the next decade. Speaking before a group at Georgetown...
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Houston Contemplating Natural Gas-Powered Buses
(Houston--Wendy Siegle, KUHF News) Over the last 10-15 years or so, transit agencies across the country have been switching to natural gas technology to fuel their bus fleets. Many cite the rising...
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TN Moving Stories: EV Sales Boost US Economy, NJ Highways "Deficient," and...
Chevy Volt (Photo: GM)Are sales of electric vehicles behind the growth in the US economy? (The Takeaway)Toyota and Nissan restart production (Marketplace).The nuclear disaster in Japan could undermine...
View ArticleNatural Gas Industry Has Sharp Increase in Lobbying Dollars
Natural gas companies and industry groups have dramatically increased their spending on lobbying in Albany, according to a new report by Common Cause.Pro-gas drilling groups spent $1.5 million lobbying...
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TN Moving Stories: Predatory Auto Lending Scams, Ohio Pulls Funding from...
Ohio has pulled nearly $52 million in funding for Cincinnati's proposed streetcar project. (Cincinnati.com)DC's Metro says a new report shows that an increase in peak fares has not stopped riders from...
View ArticleDelaware Waters Must Be Protected From Fracking Dangers: AG
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is threatening to sue an obscure but powerful intergovernmental agency, saying it's not doing enough to protect the Delaware River basin from the dangers of...
View ArticleT. Boone Pickens On Our Energy Future
Oil and gas executive T. Boone Pickens discusses the Pickens Plan and the promise of natural gas.→ Listen, Read a Recap, and Add Your Comments at It's A Free Country
View ArticleGas Drilling Linked to Methane Contamination of Drinking Water: Study
Those who get drinking water from wells close to gas drilling sites are in much greater danger of having their water is contaminated by methane gas, according to a study published in The Proceedings of...
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TN Moving Stories: NJ Gov Christie No Friend to Commuters, and Hydrofracking...
NJ Governor Christie's approach to transportation has led to higher tolls and more expensive transit. (NY Times)Automakers are trying to convince the Chinese to drive electric vehicles -- not an easy...
View ArticleSuit: Feds Failed to Study Fracking Effects in Delaware
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has sued several federal agencies alleging they have ignored their legal obligation to study the possible environmental consequences of natural gas drilling...
View ArticleAs Legislative Session Winds Down, Fracking Bills Vie For Attention
The natural gas extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing or fracking (for a primer, click here) has become such a hotbutton issue in Albany, legislators have put forward roughly two dozen bills...
View ArticleNew Yorkers Split on Cuomo's Plan to Regulate Gas Drilling: Poll
The Cuomo Administration's plan to regulate the natural gas-drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has divided New Yorkers about evenly, according to a new poll from the Siena...
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