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Shale Oil Boom Sends Waste Gas Burn-Off Soaring in Texas, N. Dakota
Opponents of the practice say it causes air pollution, boosts global warming and wastes natural resources
Flaring of natural gas from wells is on the upswing in Texas and North Dakota as oil and gas...
By Anna Driver and Bruce Nichols, Reuters
Jul 27, 2011 | Read More
Paul Lumia, executive director of the North Branch Land Trust
Tiny Pennsylvania Land Trust Is Tempted by Marcellus Shale Gas Riches
Gas developers would pay the land trust at least $15 million to drill on its acres. The group's divided board is taking a wait-and-see aproach for now
Editor's Note: Some laud natural gas as cleaner burning, home-grown energy — a "bridge" fuel to a...
By Elizabeth McGowan, SolveClimate News
Apr 18, 2011 | Read More
Shale Gas Booming Globally, Despite Chemical Dangers
Fracking debate and apparent new caution in the U.S., but the rest of the world is racing toward natural gas
Energy industry analysts are predicting a global shale gas boom that could turn the cleaner-burning...
By Amy Westervelt
Aug 9, 2010 | Read More
Gas Drilling Ban in NY Still a Possibility in 2010
Environmental groups say anti-drilling bill has enough votes to pass New York Legislature this week
A bill in the New York Legislature that would crack down on a controversial gas drilling technique...
By Stacy Feldman
Aug 2, 2010 | Read More