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Deepwater drilling moratorium lifted: More oil spills to come?

June 24, 2010 By Laura Bailey

Deepwater Horizon fire. Photo by DVIDSHUB, Flickr.

Even after the Gulf oil spill and as the evidence that BP sidestepped safety precautions mounts, it’s alarming that decision makers continue to give the oil and gas industry unbridled liberties to drill without precaution in the public’s lands and waters. Read more

Is fracking safe? Flaming drinking water ought to give a clue

April 19, 2010 By Mary Krueger

Waste pit on hydraulic fracturing site. Photo by TXsharon, Photobucket.

Last week I testified in front of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board Environmental Engineering Committee on their study of the Potential Relationship between Hydraulic Fracturing and Drinking Water Resources. The Science Advisory Board was accepting public comments and testimony on the methodology of the EPA’s soon-to-be-initiated study on hydraulic fracturing. Read more

Cornell University Outlines Environmental and Economic Concerns With Hydraulic Fracturing

March 16, 2010 By Jessica Goad

Marcellus shale well. Courtesy New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Last month, researchers from Cornell University held a Congressional briefing and released a set of materials that helped shed new light on the potential risks of drilling for natural gas and hydraulic fracturing. Read more