“Landfills are a significant source of heat-trapping GHGs in the United States. They are the nation’s third-largest source of methane emissions, producing 18 percent of that pollutant. Since methane has 34 times more global warming potential than CO2, and since landfill size is only increasing, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, must take action on this issue. On September 15,… Continue Reading
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On Ravaged Tar Sands Lands, Big Challenges for Reclamation
Ed Struzik: “The challenges of restoring a landscape uprooted by the destructive practice of oil sands mining — which involves strip mining the earth to depths of up to 250 feet — are enormous. Oil sands mining occurs primarily in complex wetland ecosystems of boreal swamps, bogs, and peatland fens that were formed over thousands of… Continue Reading
Pew – Public's Knowledge of Science and Technology
“The publics knowledge of science and technology varies widely across a range of questions on current topics and basic scientific concepts, according to a new quiz by the Pew Research Center and Smithsonian magazine. Click here to take the quiz yourself before reviewing the answers. About eight-in-ten Americans (83%) identify ultraviolet as the type of… Continue Reading
EPA Releases Update on Ongoing Hydraulic Fracturing Study
Follow up to previous postings on fracking: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today provided an update on its ongoing national study currently underway to better understand any potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. Results of the study, which Congress requested EPA to complete, are expected to be released in a draft… Continue Reading
USGS Oil and Gas Assessment from Eastern United States
Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of the East Coast Mesozoic Basins of the Piedmont, Blue Ridge Thrust Belt, Atlantic Coastal Plain, and New England Provinces, 2011. June 2012 “The assessment of the East Coast Mesozoic basins is based on the geologic and geochemical characteristics of the individual total petroleum systems (TPS) that were… Continue Reading
Horizontal drilling boosts Pennsylvanias natural gas production
Follow up to previous postings on fracking, from EIA, Horizontal drilling boosts Pennsylvanias natural gas production: “Between 2009 and 2011, Pennsylvania’s natural gas production more than quadrupled due to expanded horizontal drilling combined with hydraulic fracturing. This drilling activity, which is concentrated in shale formations that cover a broad swath of the state, mirrors trends… Continue Reading
Canadian Oil Sands: Life-Cycle Assessments of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
CRS – Canadian Oil Sands: Life-Cycle Assessments of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Richard K. Lattanzio, Analyst in Environmental Policy, May 15, 201s “Recent congressional interest in U.S. energy policy has focused in part on ways through which the United States could secure more economical and reliable crude oil resources both domestically and internationally. Many forecasters identify… Continue Reading
America's Most Endangered Rivers for 2012
The 2012 list of Americas Most Endangered Rivers® – From pollution to fracking to dams and dredging, this year were highlighting issues that have a direct impact on our clean water, public health, and wildlife. Every year since 1986, this report has put a spotlight on ten rivers at risk. With the 2012 list, we… Continue Reading
Bureau of Land Management proposing rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public land
Follow up to previous postings on fracking, the “Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing a rule to regulate hydraulic fracturing on public land and Indian land. The rule would (1) provide disclosure to the public of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing on public land and Indian land, (2) strengthen regulations related to well-bore integrity,… Continue Reading
Appalachian Shale Recommended Practices Group Recommended Standards and Practices
Follow up to previous postings on Hydraulic Fracturing, see this new Fact Sheet: “Appalachian Shale Recommended Practices Group has the following aspirational and recommended standards and practices for exploring for and producing natural gas and oil from Appalachian shales that we believe provide a framework for protecting workers, the environment and the communities in which… Continue Reading
CRS – Hydraulic Fracturing and the National Environmental Policy Act: Selected Issues
Hydraulic Fracturing and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Selected Issues “Hydraulic fracturing is a technique used to recover oil and natural gas from underground low permeability rock formations. This process involves pumping fluids under high pressure into the formations to crack them, releasing oil and gas into the well. The technique has been the… Continue Reading
UK Report – Preese Hall Shale Gas Fracturing review & recommendations for induced seismic mitigation
UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC): “A panel of independent experts have reported to DECC on the causation of the seismic events experienced in the Blackpool area last year during hydraulic fracturing operations at Preese Hall, and have made recommendations to mitigate the risks of similar events in future fracturing operations. The report:… Continue Reading
