Grassroots Activism: The Core of the Environmental Movement
According to the natural gas industry, there are more than 350,000 conventional oil and gas wells that have been drilled in Pennsylvania.
According to the natural gas industry, there are more than 350,000 conventional oil and gas wells that have been drilled in Pennsylvania.
The Washington Post | JUAN FORERO | Posted 05.26.2012
LOMA LA LATA, Argentina — In a desertlike stretch of scrub grass and red buttes, oil companies are punching holes in the ground in search of what mi...
Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.15.2012
Scientists say oil and gas seeps surrounding BP's Deepwater Horizon well appear to be mostly natural and to pre-date the 2010 spill.
Tim Giago | Posted 05.06.2012
The oil impact prompted Hall to ask Congress for housing to support a new health facility, funds to address the severe damage that oil and gas development has caused to the roads on the reservation.
AP | JULIE CARR SMYTH | Posted 04.27.2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Retired police officer Ed Hashbarger is watching in anger as drillers converge on his part of eastern Ohio, at times gaining a...
Bill Chameides | Posted 04.13.2012
Could it be that the increase in earthquakes is specifically tied to the growing practice of using hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to release oil and gas from shale and other tight formations?
AP | JEFF BARNARD | Posted 04.09.2012
Offshore drilling fees are financing the purchase of $41.6 million worth of new national forest lands in 15 states. Agriculture Secreta...
Bill Chameides | Posted 04.04.2012
Crossposted with TheGreenGrok. Déjà vu? Not quite, but certainly some echoes of BP's Deepwater Horizon incident from two years ago. On March 25, the...
Fuel Fix | Posted 03.30.2012
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has invited President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for a milkshake to discuss producing oil in the Arctic National W...
Sarah Chasis | Posted 05.29.2012
Some of the most mysterious and enthralling places on Earth may be next in line for oil and gas drilling.
The Huffington Post | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.22.2012
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has made gas prices a focus of his campaign in recent weeks, promising to lower prices to $2.50 a gallon if he is e...
Bill Meadows | Posted 05.21.2012
The Arctic recently sent a strong warning that hubris has no place in one of the world's most challenging, high-stakes environments. Shell Oil, which is ready to take a dangerous drilling gamble in the Arctic's icy waters, should take note.
AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.17.2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pump prices on his mind, President Barack Obama says Congress should kill tax breaks for the oil and gas industry and help develop...
The New York Times | Paul Krugman | Posted 03.16.2012
To be a modern Republican in good standing, you have to believe — or pretend to believe — in two miracle cures for whatever ails the economy: more...
AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.15.2012
LARGO, Md. -- Vigorously defending his policies, President Barack Obama ridiculed critics of renewable energy sources Thursday, calling them naysayers...
Steven Cohen | Posted 05.05.2012
While energy policy does not require deep, philosophical analysis, it does require us to do more than pander about price and pretend that more drilling will really make a difference.
HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 03.01.2012
WASHINGTON -- People who claim a lack of oil drilling is to blame for spiking gasoline prices are either dumb or dishonest, President Barack Obama arg...
Aaron Belkin | Posted 04.19.2012
Sure, another pipeline here and offshore rig there will enable us to ignore our addiction for a few more years, but if the Republicans really want to avoid returning to Bush-era gas prices over the long term, they need to support policies that address demand, not just supply.
Rob Perks | Posted 04.11.2012
In their "Pledge to America," after taking control of the House, the GOP promised it would not package unpopular legislation with must-pass bills. They've done the exact opposite with the Transportation Bill.
AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 04.09.2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal policing of oil and natural gas drilling on public lands is lax and inconsistent, with only 6 percent of violations result...
Rocky Kistner | Posted 04.09.2012
Should we believe the industry that brought us Exxon Valdez and the Deepwater Horizon that oil blowouts can be contained and controlled in the frigid oceans of the arctic?
Phineas Baxandall | Posted 04.04.2012
The agenda for transportation advanced by the House this week flies directly in the face of clear trends in how Americans are choosing to travel.
Bob Cesca | Posted 03.28.2012
This week's topics of discussion include: the State of the Union; Ron Paul's homophobia; GOP debates; all of the above energy policy; assaulting public figures; and other issues.
Posted 03.27.2012
An Alaskan official-- irritated at pesky, state's-rights-hating lower-48ers attempting to prevent oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife refuge...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.11.2012
TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Rick Sant...
Stefanie Penn Spear | Posted 06.01.2012