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Stopping LNG Exports Key to Preventing the Spread of Fracking

For people concerned about the harmful effects of fracking in the U.S., they should do whatever they can to prevent natural gas companies from exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG). Deborah Rogers—a shale gas industry expert, former investment banker and founder of Energy Policy Forum—underscores the importance of anti-export campaigns. She contends that stopping LNG exports is the …

Biogas potential ‘3-4 times higher’ from combining local waste streams

Assessing local assets, and converting waste streams were key elements in the development of this innovative project, as described in the ManagEnergy interview with project promoter Steen Danielsen from Solrod municipality in Denmark. 

Place capital: Re-connecting economy with community

“We’ve been wrong for the last 67 years,” Mark Gorton, founder of OpenPlans, announced in his closing address at last month’s Pro Walk/Pro Bike: Pro Place (PWPB) conference. “Ok. Time to admit it, and move on! We have completely screwed up transportation in this country. We can never expect to see the legislative or policy change until people understand the …

The cost of oil - Oct 16

-How To Destroy Rivers Communities Softly, Softly -Nigeria oil spills: Shell rejects liability claim -Top Kill [Afternoon Drama] -Invasion of Iraq causes epidemic of birth defects -Ecuador Oil Pollution Case Only Grows Murkier -Richmond Refinery Fire Unites Communities Divided

The price of protest: whither civil rights in America?

-Keystone XL: Texas Farmer Battles TransCanada’s “Tainted Money”-Nonviolent Protester of Drone Wars Sentenced to Federal Prison-Third anarchist jailed for refusing to testify before secret grand jury

Shale gas - Oct 15

-U.S. Plunge in Gas Drilling Means $1 Billion Lost Profit -Germany Balks on Natural Gas Bonanza -Shale Gas Industry Brings PSYOPs and Spy Ops to Poland -Shale gas report rules out moratorium -Collectively Photographing Fracking

IEA World Energy Outlook Special Report 2012 - Iraq Energy Outlook

-World Energy Outlook Special Report 2012 - Iraq Energy Outlook [press release] -IEA sees Iraqi oil output doubling to 6.1 mil b/d in 2020 -Awaiting the Iraqi oil rush -Will Iraq’s energy boom postpone peak oil yet again?

Food & agriculture - Oct 11

-How Not to "Feed the World"-These grassroots heroes are fighting for food democracy-The year the grains failed: Why poorer countries are scheduling 'food-free days'-Global Grain Production at Record High Despite Extreme Climatic Events-Cash-strapped farmers feed candy to cows-Biofuel policy change strands EU farmers-Vote for the Dinner Party

The end of growth - going mainstream? - Oct 10

-Why America’s Economic Growth May Be (Shh!) Over, a New Marketplace Podcast -Living Well: Explorations into the End of Growth -And now: Peak growth theory

Shale gas - Oct 8

-Cabot’s Methodology Links Tainted Water Wells to Gas Fracking -Shale gas report by health officer may remain secret -Experts: Despite China's efforts, technology constraints could curb shale gas development -Water problem in shale is drawing a flood of capital -Penn State Faculty Snub of Fracking Study Ends Research