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Drilling and Fracking and the Environment

A rig in Arkansas where the technique of fracking is used in the drilling operations. Duke and USGS researchers found no evidence of groundwater contamination from shale gas production in Arkansas. (Timothy Kresse, USGS)
by Bill Chameides
May 17, 2013

Water contamination depends on the local geology.

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Another Pipeline, Another Controversy

Map of Spectra's New Jersey-new York Expansion Pipeline
by Bill Chameides
May 8, 2013

A natural gas pipeline from New Jersey to New York: sane or insane?

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions: EPA Cries Foul on Keystone, Gov. Forecasts Fall Short

Canadian Tar Sands
by Bill Chameides
Apr 24, 2013

Two news items surrounding greenhouse gas emissions moved over the past week. One on the trajectory of said emissions from government number-crunching. The other on what the proposed Keystone pipeline might mean for emissions.

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Peak Oil Flip Flop

The debate has focused on a peak in oil supply. Some argue it’s peak oil demand that’s relevant. And that demand, some experts say, is on the wane. (Flickr / raindog)
by Bill Chameides
Apr 10, 2013

There's a new twist in the "peak oil" debate. Is it good news for the climate?

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Methane Hydrates: The Next Natural Gas Boom?

A test-well for collecting gas hydrates in Mallik, Canada. (Photo: USGS)
by Bill Chameides
Mar 15, 2013

There’s a whole lot of methane in them thar seafloor. But is it good as gold or fool's gold?

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Shale Gas and Tight Oil: Boom? Bust? Or Just a Petering Out?

Thanks in large part to fracking, the production of shale gas and oil in tight formations like the Bakken in North Dakota (pictured here) has been on the rise. But will such production rates continue apace or sputter out? (Dana Schagunn/iStockphoto)
by Bill Chameides
Feb 27, 2013

The oil and gas industry promises "a few days of fracking" for "decades of ... production.” But is it true?

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In State of the Union Speech Obama Straddles the Climate-Energy Fence

Obama's State of the Union address, February 2013 (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
by Bill Chameides
Feb 13, 2013

Can we lower carbon emissions and also push more and more oil and gas production?

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Climate Change Change Gonna Come?

Obama, presidential inauguration, January 2013
by Bill Chameides
Jan 22, 2013

Obama promises action on climate change during his second term.

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John Sununu: We don’t need no stinkin’ energy policy

by Bill Chameides
Dec 12, 2012

History suggests he’s wrong.

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Natural gas leaks documented

A total of 3,356 methane leaks (yellow spikes) above background levels of 2.5 ppm were mapped across Boston’s 785 road miles (red) as surveyed by Phillips et al (2012).
by Bill Chameides
Nov 20, 2012

Everyone has some gas now and then, but Boston’s really got it going on.

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