by John Cronin | May 7, 2014 | Climate Change, Energy, Media
“Eating granola bars at the base of a windmill.” That is how MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough described the alternative energy component of President Obama’s “all of the above” strategy in an on-air conversation with Fracking King Ed...
by Guest Contributor | Mar 18, 2014 | Economics, Energy, Fracking, International, Sustainability
The U.S. Should Lead a New Marshall Plan of Conservation and Alternative Energy for Eastern Europe By Charles Komanoff Ed. Note: EarthDesk is pleased to welcome first-time guest contributor Charles Komanoff, a lifelong, pioneering advocate on energy economics and...
by Frances Delahanty | Feb 9, 2014 | Energy, Health, Pollution, Water
Among the many good reasons to not endorse fracking is its depletion of water needed for drinking. Marcellus shale fracking uses 4.5 to 5.6 gallons of fresh water per well — water lost for drinking. (Grist.org) And there are approximately 82,000 wells operating...
by EarthDesk | Sep 26, 2013 | Energy, Fracking, Law & Policy, Pollution, Technology
By Tom Wilber Editor’s Note: Tom Wilber regularly contributes posts about shale gas and fracking to EarthDesk. This post also appears on his excellent blog Shale Gas Review. More on Tom follows. — John Cronin The debate over natural gas development in New...
by Andrew Revkin | Sep 21, 2013 | Climate Change, Energy, Law & Policy, Pollution
From the fracking fields of Texas to the bizarre butcheries of mainland China, here are Andy’s highlights for the week behind and the week ahead. The Week Behind: A Closer Look at Fracking Emissions This week began with the publication in the Proceedings of the...