Here is some of the latest environmental news: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has admitted that nobody knows how much methane is being leaked into the air by industrial hydraulic fracturing ('fracking'). According to … [Read more...]
SHALE BUBBLE: debunking the sustainability of the shale boom
This will send the Fracking Joe Camels scurrying around to figure out how to spin it. http://shalebubble.com For Release: 19 February 2013 CONTACT: T. Brilliant, POST CARBON INSTITUTE, tod@postcarbon.org, 707-823-8700 x105 Just … [Read more...]
RIP Barnett Shale – part two
Last November I posted RIP Barnett Shale about the decline in Barnett Shale production. Energy In Depth aka Fracking Joe Camel hates these posts because they want to keep people all hyped up about the Saudia Arabia of gas and the billions in … [Read more...]
Applied economics of fracking: Frackonomics
Lets level the playing field and let all industries receive federal loopholes that allowed them to operate in ways that would normally be illegal. Hat tip, Calvin. … [Read more...]
From shale gas to sub prime mortgages in a few easy steps
When I read the New York Times article yesterday, “After the Boom in Natural Gas” By Clifford Krauss and Eric Lipton, I thought of Deborah Rogers. Was she right or what? She had been saying this for YEARS. I'm glad the big boys finally caught … [Read more...]
Update: Haliburton Sr. VP helps create jobs for online prostitutes
Love how the fracking shale boom is helping the economy by creating great jobs for Americans. 7 nabbed in online prostitution sting Chron staff | Friday, October 12, 2012 | Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012 5:21pm Authorities in Texas took … [Read more...]
Another report exposes fracking corporate socialism
Next Time the frackers try to give you the chock-full-of-boloney line about the free market, refer them to this article: Decades of federal dollars helped fuel gas boom. Last Thursday Environment America released a new report: The Costs of … [Read more...]
The Costs of Fracking
Earlier this week I wrote about the costs of fracking. Today, Environment America released a new report: The Costs of Fracking Read Texas News Release Download Report (PDF) Socialism is alive and well in Texas. But it’s Corporate … [Read more...]
The public will get the short end of the natural gas stick
From Energy Policy Forum we learn that IPAA's advertising campaign Energy in Depth uses the “Johnny is rich, therefore whatever candy Johnny buys is bound to be the best so I am going to follow Johnny and buy his candy” argument to encourage … [Read more...]
Energy Policy Forum essay exposes shale gas as all spin and no widget
Energy Policy Forum lays out the entire game of spin the shale an elitest game that is not about producing widgets because the widgets aren't there. This is a must read essay Is Chesapeake Energy Merely an Example of Virtual Reality? This game is … [Read more...]
Chesapeake mortaged PA leases to finance drilling
This seems like a company that is too far in debt. What happens if the gasholes default? And, as a result, homeowners can't get a mortgage. Ward: Gas company financing is preventing residents from getting mortgages Published: August 1, 2011 … [Read more...]