It holds the potential to cause problems, but so far hasn’t – that seems to be the thrust of a long-awaited government study on fracking and its impact on drinking water that was released on Thursday. Going back several years, this has been one of the hot-button issues involving hydraulic fracturing, a key technique that has helped unlock extensive… Keep reading →
Ed. note: This is a weekly column by Elie Mystal, Managing Editor of Above the Law Redline. This space will focus on the laws that exist, should exist, and should be put out of their misery. OVER-REGULATED: Talking Rivers: East Run Hellbenders Society, an environmental organization, motioned to join an ongoing lawsuit in Pennsylvania on… Keep reading →
Two cyclists might seem unlikely candidates for climate ambassadors, but that’s exactly what Lindsey Fransen and David Kroodsma are doing. Traversing Asia on roads, big and small, paved and not, the two have come up against some of the harsh realities of climate change and the difficulties in properly communicating its impacts. The ride is… Keep reading →
Mexico’s long-awaited energy reforms have drawn a lot of attention due to legal changes allowing foreign oil companies to enter the market for the first time in decades, but power market reform is also opening the door to renewable energy providers. Greenwood Energy and ILIOSS are partnering with Schneider Electric to sell power from 250… Keep reading →
They say everything is bigger in Texas and often that’s true, especially when it comes to big hair and the bravado of politicians. This amounts to a lot of drama and theatrics. I mean, as someone who grew up in Dallas, I can tell you that the soap opera by the same name wasn’t too… Keep reading →
Originally Posted on TheEnergyCollective.com On the coast of India’s Gulf of Kutch in Western Gujarat, near a small town called Mundra, an iconic fight against Tata Power’s Mundra coal plant is brewing. This fight has become the epicenter of a ‘rousing struggle’ against coal expansion – and a microcosm of India’s election politics. A small group of local fisherfolk are opposing… Keep reading →
A disturbing piece in the Guardian details the public health impacts associated with the January 9th coal-processing chemical spill in West Virginia that contaminated drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people. Limited toxicity studies had been done on the chemical, known as MCHM, and authorities went back and forth over when it was safe… Keep reading →
When it rains, it pours…on the US coal industry. Today a major chemical supplier to coal companies, Freedom Industries, leaked 2,000 – 5,000 gallons of a hazardous chemical – 4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol – which contaminated the Elk River and 300,000 Charleston, W. Virginia residents’ drinking water. The situation reportedly forced school and business closures and caused… Keep reading →
First there were the Gasland movies, then Matt Damon’s Promised Land, more recently celebrities were acting silly on You Tube, and now it appears a fracking-related zombie film is set to hit theaters (or streaming video services) later this year. While the film will clearly not be the science-based discourse this important issues deserves, as… Keep reading →
