Exclusive: Leaked EPA Draft Fracking Wastewater Guidance Suggests Closer Scrutiny for Treatment Plants
May 28, 2014, 8:00 am By Sharon Kelly
One of the most intractable problems related to fracking is that each well drilled creates millions…Mounting Global Warming Evidence Underscores the Need to Act
May 28, 2014, 3:06 am By Guest
This is a guest post by David Suzuki. Because we enjoy relatively pure air, clean water and healthy…“All of the Above” or “Action now?”: Obama’s Natural Gas Contradiction
May 27, 2014, 5:26 pm By Sharon Kelly
At a talk in Vermont last week, the nation's top energy official offered up his thoughts on a…Groundbreaking Anti-Fracking Ballot Initiative Clears Key Hurdle in Colorado
May 27, 2014, 3:17 pm By Anne Landman
The citizen-led anti-fracking battles in Colorado ratcheted up a notch May 22 when the Colorado…Should CEOs Get Jail Time For Oil-By-Rail Accidents Like Lac Megantic?
May 26, 2014, 11:47 am By Justin Mikulka
On May 12th, a heavily armed SWAT unit stormed the home of Thomas Harding and threw Harding, his son…Revealed: Former Energy in Depth Spokesman John Krohn Now at U.S. EIA Promoting Fracking
May 23, 2014, 8:00 am By Steve Horn
For those familiar with U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) work, objectivity and…Interactive Map Shows Extent of Oil and Gas Fouling of Colorado
May 22, 2014, 7:28 pm By Anne Landman
Photos of Colorado's spectacular Rocky Mountains draw tourists to the state from all over the world,…Documents: Petraeus Fracking Field Trip Reveals ND Government, Oil, Private Equity Nexus
May 22, 2014, 5:13 pm By Steve HornDeSmogBlog has obtained hundreds of documents portraying the blurred lines between North Dakota's…Should Chevron Pay For the Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic?
May 22, 2014, 2:47 pm By GuestThis is a guest post by Andrew Gage, staff lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law. According to…New Report Exposes Fossil Fuel Front Groups Behind Attacks on Renewables
May 22, 2014, 11:42 am By Farron Cousins
Fossil fuel exploitation in the United States has reached a fevered pitch. Oil production is at a…Estimates of Recoverable Oil in California's Monterey Shale Slashed 96%
May 21, 2014, 7:14 pm By Mike G
Last year, a post here on DeSmog asked: “Could California's Shale Oil Boom Be Just a Mirage?”…The Florida Everglades: A New Frontline for Fracking?
May 21, 2014, 2:00 pm By Julie Dermansky
Pamela and Jamie Duran of Naples, Fla., had not spent much time worrying about fracking. Like most…California Governor Brown Warns of Increasing Drought, Wildfire Costs, Decries Climate Denial
May 21, 2014, 12:31 pm By Chris Rose
Alarmed by California’s intensifying wildfires and withering drought, Governor Jerry Brown has…Did Lennart Bengtsson Know Global Warming Policy Foundation And Heartland Institute?
May 20, 2014, 3:09 pm By John Mashey
The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has recently gotten worldwide publicity. It proudly…Southwestern Energy CEO Mark Boling Admits Fracking Link to Climate Change
9:00pm By Steve Horn
A CEO of a major shale gas development company has conceded what scientists have been saying for…Years of Living Dangerously Takes On Climate Denial, Anti-Science Attacks on Climate Solutions
5:43pm By Brendan DeMelle
“Sometimes you can't convince people, you just have to defeat them.” That was Washington state…Photos of Superstorms and Extreme Events, Inspired by Years of Living Dangerously
3:47pm By Julie Dermansky
The release of Showtime's “Years of Living Dangerously” series about climate change inspired…Environment Journal Editor Responds To Conservative Media Storm Over Rejected Climate Manuscript
2:08am By Graham Readfearn
THERE’S an old proverb that suggests it’s always the lie that gets half way around the world…Environmental Research Letters Journal Debunks Conservative Media Claims It Suppressed Climate Research
May 17, 2014, 2:38 am By Graham Readfearn
“Some are calling it the new Climategate,” said Fox News' Washington reporter Doug McElway.…Spike in Stillborn and Neonatal Deaths Reported in Heavily Drilled Vernal, Utah
May 16, 2014, 8:00 am By Anne Landman
A midwife in Vernal, Utah, has raised a red flag about a spike in the number of stillbirths and…
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