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May 20, 2013
by Andrew Ranallo, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
The true economic impact of frac sand mining may fall short of industry claims promising sustained prosperity and economic opportunity, says a first-of-its-kind expert report to be released Wednesday, May 15. By using currently available economic data, The Economic Benefits and Costs of …
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May 19, 2013
by Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights
The famous Danish physicist Niels Bohr once humorously observed, "Predictions are very difficult, especially about the future." And so, as the world considers yet another rosy oil supply forecast, this time from the Paris-based International Energy Agency, it is worth reviewing the …
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May 14, 2013
by Sandra Postel, National Geographic Newswatch
With no prior experience in grassroots organizing, Deal orchestrated a campaign against fracking in South Africa to protect the Karoo, a semi-desert region of the eastern Cape that he had come to know and love.
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May 13, 2013
by Chris Martenson, Peak Prosperity
The Obama administration has come out in support of the idea of exporting U.S. natural gas. This stance is counterproductive and shortsighted, and if followed, it will prove harmful to domestic manufacturing (i.e., value generation) and to future generations of Americans.
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May 8, 2013
by Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
•Fracking is draining water resources, especially in the West •Whatever you think of fracking, this isn't the way forward •Are Methane Hydrates Really Going to Change Geopolitics? •California Fracking Rules Plan Stirs Trade Secrets Fight
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May 7, 2013
by Ellen Cantarow, TomDispatch
More than 70 years ago, a chemical attack was launched against Washington State and Nevada. It poisoned people, animals, everything that grew, breathed air, and drank water. The Marshall Islands were also struck. This formerly pristine Pacific atoll was branded “the most contaminated place …
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May 3, 2013
by Sandra Postel, National Geographic Newswatch
In drought-plagued New Mexico, water is gold. And this week, Mora County in the northern part of the state took a firm stand to protect its precious liquid.
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Apr 30, 2013
EcoWatch
Sometimes people tell me, “If you cover fracking, you really need to see that film—that film, what’s it called?” “Gasland?” I’ll offer helpfully. “Yes, that’s it.”
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Apr 30, 2013
by Resilience.org Staff, Resilience.org
•Peak oil isn’t dead: An interview with Chris Nelder •What If We Never Run Out of Oil? •‘Peak Fossil Fuels’ Is Closer Than You Think: BNEF
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Apr 30, 2013
by Sharon Kelly, DesmogBlog
Today's shale gas boom has brought a surge of drilling across the US, driving natural gas prices to historic lows over the past couple of years. But, according to David Hughes, geoscientist and fellow at the Post Carbon Institute, in the future, we can expect at least the same frenzied rate of …
