Category Archives: Environment

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 Oceans, they are a-Changin’

Posted on February 21, 2011 by captainchaos104

Don’t have time to elaborate but check out the podcast Changing Climate Means Changing Oceans on NPR’s Science Friday. As a SCUBA diver, I have seen some significant changes in the ocean and this podcast gives some reasons why.

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