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'Green News Report' - June 18, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.18.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Moms and Babies Face Health Risks From Fracking

Molly Rauch | Posted 06.18.2013 | Green
Molly Rauch

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has identified silica dust inhalation as a health hazard for workers around fracking operations, based on observations at well pads. Can this dust affect community members too?

A Plateau Under Siege

Michael Brune | Posted 06.17.2013 | Green
Michael Brune

The Roan Plateau is one of the four most biologically rich areas in Colorado -- and the only one not protected as a national park. Unfortunately, the Roan Plateau is also the epicenter of a natural-gas fracking epidemic

Climate Change This Week: Arctic Carbon Bomb, California Cleaning, and More!

Mary Ellen Harte | Posted 06.14.2013 | Green
Mary Ellen Harte

NASA: The Arctic Methane Bomb Fuse Is Burning, reports Alan Buis at NASA (Natl Atmospheric & Space Admin). Field data show permafrost, vast frozen pol...

Not So Fracking Fast

Naomi Seligman | Posted 06.14.2013 | Los Angeles
Naomi Seligman

There is so much more we need to learn -- not only about the technology and its impact on our environment, air and coastline, but also about cost, reliability and whether it would deliver anything like the benefits promised by its supporters.

The Climate Post: IEA Says Policies Could Keep 2 Degrees Celsius Goal Alive

Tim Profeta | Posted 06.14.2013 | Green
Tim Profeta

Redrawing the Energy-Climate Map, a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), warns global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions set an all-time high in 2012, throwing the world off its path to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius by 2020.

'Green News Report' - June 13, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.13.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Climate Change: China, U.S. Bring Toy Fire Truck to Seven-Alarm Fire

Bill Chameides | Posted 06.12.2013 | Green
Bill Chameides

Lo and behold, the leaders of the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases came to an agreement to address the problem of climate change. Was it a visionary and bold plan to address emissions from the energy sector? No.

Colorado's Forgotten Wilderness: How Gas Leases in the Thompson Divide Gave Locals a New Backyard

Zachary Podmore | Posted 06.12.2013 | Denver
Zachary Podmore

With the vast majority of gas-rich public lands in Colorado leased and already slated for development, it's more urgent than ever that these assessments are made and community voices are heard before more of our forgotten wilderness areas disappear.

'Green News Report' - June 11, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.11.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Climate Change This Week: Mothers Out Front, Baby Birds Imperiled, and More!

Mary Ellen Harte | Posted 06.10.2013 | Green
Mary Ellen Harte

Global Price of Climate Change Going Up was the message delivered to an international global disaster conference recently, reports Paul Cox at Aljazee...

'Green News Report' - June 6, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.06.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Bite the Bullet or Wait for Godot

Sunil Sharan | Posted 06.05.2013 | World
Sunil Sharan

Japan has taken the lead in mining methane hydrate, and India is spending $30 million a year on methane-hydrate R&D. While commercialization is at least a decade away, what is Pakistan doing in the meantime?

'Green News Report' - June 4, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.04.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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Southern Gas Corridor: Godot Finally Comes?

David Koranyi | Posted 06.04.2013 | World
David Koranyi

The importance of the Southern Gas Corridor cannot be overstated. Opening up a fourth major natural gas corridor (the first three being the ones from Norway, North Africa, and Russia) is of strategic significance not only for Europe but for the transatlantic alliance as a whole.

Climate Change This Week: Partisans Agree, Minnesota Mandates Solar, and More!

Mary Ellen Harte | Posted 06.03.2013 | Green
Mary Ellen Harte

Most GOPs and Dems Agree: Push Clean Energy And Tax Carbon says a new poll, reports Ryan Koronowski at Climate Progress. From 60 to 66 percent of GOPs...

'Green News Report' - May 30, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.30.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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LNG Exports: The Wrong Side of History

Michael Brune | Posted 05.29.2013 | Green
Michael Brune

Future generations will be incredulous that we ever debated the wisdom of increasing LNG exports. The result will be higher domestic prices as well a lot more drilling for natural gas -- primarily by fracking.

'Green News Report' - May 28, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.28.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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'Frack The Future': Halliburton Leads Effort To Clean Up Drilling Fields

The Greeley Tribune | Sharon Dunn | Posted 05.28.2013 | Denver

Halliburton officials last week unveiled their "Frac of the Future" program, which will save the company millions of gallons a year in diesel fuel cos...

Climate Change This Week: Tornado Tutorial, Chinese Carbon Caps, and More!

Mary Ellen Harte | Posted 05.26.2013 | Green
Mary Ellen Harte

Water Shortages Drying Up Economic Growth in China, reports Leslie Hook at the Financial Times. Both growing urbanization and climate change are worse...

The Climate Post: With Oklahoma Tornado, Questions Swirl about Climate Change Link

Tim Profeta | Posted 05.24.2013 | Green
Tim Profeta

Moore, Oklahoma, is in the middle of what is known as Tornado Alley -- an area where cold, dry air from Canada and the Rockies meets warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico to create the unstable conditions that cause tornados.

'Green News Report' - May 23, 2013

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.23.2013 | Green
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

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The Big Lie on Natural Gas Exports

Carl Pope | Posted 05.23.2013 | Green
Carl Pope

What is mystifying is why almost all of America's political class is willing to support a set of policy decisions whose outcomes will be to impoverish most Americans and weaken the nation.

Gasland 2 Grassroots Premiere in Illinois Highlights Industry PSYOPS and Ongoing Fracking Fights

Steve Horn | Posted 05.21.2013 | Green
Steve Horn

Gasland 2 screened yesterday in Normal, IL and DeSmogBlog was there to gain a sneak peak of the documentary set for a July 8 HBO national premiere.