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The Kansas City Star reports that as natural gas production in the United States expands, a major question looms: What does more…
A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly caused by the injection of gas-drilling wastewater (also commonly…
White House Wants to Keep Gasoline Prices High
March 1, 2012
U.S. Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu told members of Congress this week that the administration does not have a goal of bringing…
Debate Surrounds Race to Export America’s Natural Gas
February 24, 2012
Energy companies are honing plans to export natural gas faster than President Obama can call the United States the "Saudi Arabia…
Japan, Europe Eye U.S. Natural Gas to Replace Nuclear Power
February 15, 2012
Just as the U.S. is preparing to crank up sales of its vast natural-gas supplies abroad, the global market is being reshaped by…
Sierra Club Secretly Takes Millions From Gas Industry
February 9, 2012
The Sierra Club, a 120 year old environmental watchdog group, secretly took $26 million dollars from the Natural Gas Industry.…
Officials Fiddle While Ancient Gas Lines Explode
February 1, 2012
A retired Pennsylvania State Police Officer recounts a December 8th 1968 natural gas pipeline explosion that leveled the Paris…
Previously, the U.S. Geological Survey said in August that it would reduce its estimates of undiscovered Marcellus Shale gas by…
Canada Is Hedging Bet On Keystone XL Pipeline
January 11, 2012
Our Canadian neighbors to the north began a lengthy series of public hearings this week over a proposed pipeline that would ship…
Natural Gas Reserves Are Again Being Questioned
January 6, 2012
The Natural Gas Industry's claim that shale plays hold a 100 years supply is being question again, this time in an article from…