Category Archives: Energy

Update on Fracking

Posted on March 8, 2011 by captainchaos104

From the NY Times: Congressional Democrats are demanding answers from the Environmental Protection Agency about the safety of hydraulic fracturing, a form of natural gas drilling also known as fracking, after revelations that wastewater from such drilling, which contains radioactive … Continue reading →

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Is Fracking just another Hidden Oil Tax?

Posted on February 23, 2011 by captainchaos104

In a controversial ruling, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission sided with Pioneer Natural Resources in a case in which a home owner claimed a nearby fracking operation contaminated the home owner’s well. Fracking, the subject of the movie Gasland, … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Oil Tax

Posted on February 20, 2011 by captainchaos104

We have the idea in the US, especially among the “Glenn Beck types”, that oil is cheap and plentiful. All we need to do is follow the drill, baby, drill policy. Many in this group also believe taxes are too high, … Continue reading →

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