hydraulic fracturing
Hear different perspectives on the controversial natural gas extraction method hydraulic fracturing, commonly called “fracking.” Go to NNEC’s Natural Gas Fracking minisite, at NewEnergyChoices.org, to learn more about fracking and to find useful resources on the issue.
Ecocentric's Kyle Rabin is moderating a panel at the Brooklyn Food Conference today on the interrelated nature of food, water and energy systems, so we thought we'd share some facts with our readers who aren't able to attend.
People often take their drinking water for granted. So is it any wonder that many Americans aren’t aware of the more than 30-year old National Drinking Water Week (May 6-12)? Maybe it's time to start caring more.
Highlights from a recent conference at the New York Times that looked at the latest thinking about how we produce and consume energy and what side effects occur due to society’s choices in fuel sources.
For Earth Day, the Ecocentric team examines two ways children are involved in the environmental movement: corporate greenwashing aimed at kids, from fun-shaped water bottles to a coloring book featuring a fracking-themed dinosaur, and green media produced by kids themselves.
It’s official (or as close as it can get): Oil and gas operations, like those involved in hydraulic fracturing (fracking), can cause earthquakes, according to upcoming study from the highly esteemed U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Why did oil and gas giant Apache Corporation celebrate their monumental frack job in one case and downplay it in another? In a word: water (and a lot of it). Check out our excellent infographic on hydraulic fracturing's problematic thirst.
Gas drilling leases are increasingly in the spotlight as the land grab continues through New York State and the nation. What does it all mean?
In this conversation we discuss Fox's recent arrest while trying to videotape a hearing in Congress, earthquakes in Ohio, the role of social issue documentaries in the environmental movement and how many explosions to expect in the film’s sequel, Gasland 2.
Homeowners and taxpayers are being faced with complex questions about the hazards and uninsurable risks associated with fracking. What are the broader implications?
Fracking, the largest environmental story of 2011, is already in the running to be a repeat contender in 2012. Here are five evolving fracking narratives.
An interview with environmental photographer J. Henry Fair, who shoots industrial scars on the land from a up high in a plane. Fair discusses his photography, voting and environmental responsibility and why which toilet paper you choose is important.
Barring any cataclysmic events, here are our predicted trends for 2012 in Food, Water and Energy (Fwenergy, if you will). And while there are no doomsday scenarios, not everything looks rosy for 2012.
Farming, Fracking and Power Plants: The Food/Water/Energy Connection
Drinking Water Week 2012: Don’t Take it for Granted…Or Else
Our Hero: Josh Fox, director of Gasland
