The Green Grok Blogs on fracking
Drilling and Fracking and the Environment
May 17, 2013
Water contamination depends on the local geology.
Another Pipeline, Another Controversy
May 8, 2013
A natural gas pipeline from New Jersey to New York: sane or insane?
Methane Hydrates: The Next Natural Gas Boom?
Mar 15, 2013
There’s a whole lot of methane in them thar seafloor. But is it good as gold or fool's gold?
Shale Gas and Tight Oil: Boom? Bust? Or Just a Petering Out?
Feb 27, 2013
The oil and gas industry promises "a few days of fracking" for "decades of ... production.” But is it true?
Climate Change Change Gonna Come?
Jan 22, 2013
Obama promises action on climate change during his second term.
John Sununu: We don’t need no stinkin’ energy policy
Dec 12, 2012
History suggests he’s wrong.
On U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and cognitive dissonance
Nov 14, 2012
United States predicted to be world's leading oil producer. Warning: Claiming lower carbon emissions while exporting fossil fuels can lead to cognitive dissonance.
Update: Well water contamination near fracking operations
Oct 25, 2012
It’s a match … again.
Summer Catch-Up on the Environment
Aug 22, 2012
Here’s some of the environmental news that was in play while I was away.
Natural Gas: A Bridge to a Low-Carbon Future or Not?
Jul 20, 2012
A recent paper argues that natural gas helps make the transition ... eventually. But is that good enough? Let's do some sleuthing.











