07
May
Worker camps from natural gas boom cause headaches for local officials
Wheeling, West Virginia has 14 campgrounds, and most of them house out-of-state men who work at fracking sites. Some of these labor camps were set up without permits, and others have been cited for improper sewage disposal and violence.
18
Mar
University of Tennessee gets OK for natural gas extraction on public land
The school plans to fund a study into the effects of fracking — by allowing fracking.
09
Mar
Warren Buffett’s BNSF to test natural gas-powered trains
Meanwhile, increasing domestic oil production (and shipping it by rail) is expected to spur the billionaire’s profits.
02
Feb
04
Dec
Is fracking making livestock sick?
Study found ill and dead animals on 24 farms near natural gas drilling sites.
01
Jun
Does ‘fracking’ need a new name?
The slang for hydraulic fracturing sounds dirty and disconcerting — and now a study finds it even curbs support for the controversial gas-drilling technique.
29
May
IEA: Pollution threatens ‘golden age of gas’
Fracking for shale gas may be dangerous, but the international agency offers a list of rules it says can make the process ‘environmentally acceptable.’
05
Jan
The dangers of natural gas
Although natural gas is seen is considered comparably safer and better for the planet than other fossil fuels, there are drawbacks.
18
Nov
Natural gas Honda is the 2011 Green Car of the Year
The car is the only factory-built, CNG-powered car produced in America, and went on sale in October with prices starting at $26,155.
12
Sep
Switch from coal to natural gas no boon to climate
Natural gas reliance would not significantly slow down the effects of climate change, even though direct carbon dioxide emissions would be less, study says.
