Tag: Natural Gas
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Why does Obama love natural gas? It's complicated.
Josh Fox says President Obama's support for natural gas shocked him, but Brad Plumer shows how the issue of gas exports and production has much to do with maintaining trade relationships.
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Jargon watch: "Unburnable carbon" is important buzz word in energy debate
Leaving some fossil fuels in the ground is the oft-overlooked option in debates over energy policy. "Unburned carbon" is new buzz word and important choice in energy debate.
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Coal or natural gas? It's a false choice, explains Gasland's Josh Fox
Josh Fox had a good answer to the question of whether natural gas is a necessary evil.
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Gasland's Josh Fox on investigating the gas industry
Josh Fox is on Andrew Sullivan's Ask Me Anything series this week. In his first video he talks about how he became interested in the natural gas industry and how his first film came about.
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Fracking explosion sends "Frac Stack" flying [PHOTOS]
Last night, on her show, Rachel Maddow showed some incredible photos of an explosive accident at a Texas fracking site. After seeing the photos, you'll be surprised to learn that thankfully no one was killed.
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Are LNG locomotives the way to deal with natural gas flaring?
Freight rail is a very efficient way to move goods over long distances, moving a ton of freight around 500 miles on a single gallon of diesel. But railroads still burn around 3.1 billion gallons of diesel a year just in the U.S.
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"Don't frack my mother," sing Artists Against Fracking
"Don't frack my mother" is a new song and music video from Artists Against Fracking that aims to put public pressure on Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban natural gas fracking in New York.
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Sweet Crude Man Camp shows human side of North Dakota oil boom
Sweet Crude Man Camp is a series of intimate interviews with North Dakotans affected by the area's ongoing oil boom.
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Conservative Politician Blasts Outdated, Carbon-Intensive Energy Policy
Fighting climate change and modernizing our energy grid shouldn't be a partisan issue. At least one conservative recognizes that.
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Why Shale Gas Fracking May Never Succeed in the UK
The UK is not America. Any attempt to replicate recent shale gas developments there will face some serious reality checks.
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UK Lifts Suspension of Shale Gas Fracking
In a predicted trade off for increasing support of renewables, the UK government has lifted its suspension of fracking for shale gas.
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Fight Fracking via Video, Win Lunch With Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon
Have some video skills and want to join in the fight against fracking in New York? Here's a contest for you.
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University of Texas Researcher Quits After Fracking Conflict of Interest Revealed
The University of Texas has withdrawn a study that claimed fracking does not contaminate groundwater, following revelations that its author has significant financial ties to the gas industry.
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UK Economy Will Fare Better With More Wind Power Than Natural Gas: Report
By 2030 GDP will increase by nearly a full percentage point, billions of pounds will be saved on natural gas imports, and carbon emissions drop two-thirds. All will more wind power and less natural gas.
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Rich Nations Spend 5x More Money on Subsidizing Fossil Fuels Than Climate Change Assistance
The priorities here seem pretty obvious.
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100 More Colleges Join Fight to Divest From Fossil Fuel Companies
350.org's Fossil Free campaign is getting more backing, had a few early victories, and shows the maturation of the green movement.
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Contentious Energy Bill May Be Secret Victory for UK Renewables
The UK's recent energy bill offered more support for renewables, but less clear targets on carbon emissions. That may be a trade off worth having.
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New York State Revised Fracking Rules May Come Before End of Year
This would mean the revised rules would come without the promised reassessment of the health impacts of fracking.























