US-EPA Seeks to Change Wastewater Disposal Regulations to Benefit the Oil & Gas Industry

November 20, 2019

Wastewater from fracking: Growing disposal challenge or untapped resource? By Britt E. Erickson, Chemical & Engineering News, Vol. 97, Issue 45, November 17, 2019 Question looms large as US EPA regulators consider weakening discharge rules to help manage increasing volumes of produced water. Natural gas production in the US is at an all-time high, according [...]

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The Climate has Been Changing More Rapidly Than Predictions Indicated

November 19, 2019

Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change By Naomi Oreskes, Michael Oppenheimer, & Dale Jamieson, Scientific American, August 19, 2019 A book entitled Discerning Experts explains why — and what can be done about it. Recently, the U.K. Met Office announced a revision to the Hadley Center historical analysis of sea surface temperatures [...]

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Marcellus Ethane from PA, WV & OH are Mixed (Plastic) Blessings in Scotland

November 18, 2019

Uneasy State of Affairs: Scotland’s Use of Ethane from Marcellus Shale From an Article by Reid Frazier, Allegheny Front, November 15, 2019 Reid Frazier followed Marcellus shale gas to Scotland, where ethane is being turned into plastic. See all of his reports here. On a quiet street overlooking Scotland’s largest refinery and chemical plant, Kevin [...]

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Bankers Becoming Aware of Financial Risks of Climate Change World Wide

November 17, 2019

World’s Largest Public Bank Ditches Oil and Coal in Victory for the Climate Movement From an Article by Eoin Higgins, Common Dreams, November 15, 2019 Climate activists celebrated Thursday the decision of the European Investment Bank (EIB) to stop funding most oil and coal projects by 2021, part of a bid to be the world’s [...]

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Battery Storage Facilities Make Alternative Energy Feasible

November 16, 2019

Battery storage could be a key to cutting emissions. What’s Virginia doing about it? From an Article by Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury, November 15, 2019 The age of the battery dawned with a dead frog, but its next chapter may be all about keeping one alive. That link isn’t as obscure as it might seem. [...]

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CANCER ALLEY #1. Will EPA Require Reductions in Ethylene Oxide

November 15, 2019

EPA to reduce emissions of carcinogenic ethylene oxide, at 13 Louisiana plants From an Article by Mark Schleifstein, New Orleans Times – Picayune, November 8, 2019 New rules proposed this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could mandate a reduction in emissions of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing compound produced by many chemical manufacturers in [...]

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“Climate Change” is NOT Natural Climate Variability!

November 14, 2019

Global Warming Is Not Part of Natural Climate Variability – Scientific American, November 2019 Text by Mark Fischetti & Graphics by Pitch Interactive, Scientific American, page 86, November 2019 People who dismiss climate change often claim that the earth’s warm-up is simply part of “natural climate variability.” A paper published in July in Nature puts [...]

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FBI Investigating Approvals of Mariner East Pipeline by State of Penna.

November 13, 2019

FBI eyes how Pennsylvania approved Mariner East pipeline From an Article by Marc Levy, Associated Press Exclusive News, November 12, 2019 PHOTO — In this Oct. 22 photo, pipes lay along a construction site on the Mariner East pipeline in a residential neighborhood in Exton, Pa. The 350-mile (560-kilometer) pipeline route traverses those suburbs, close [...]

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FIVE (5) Challenging Aspects of Climate Change for Society

November 12, 2019

Five reasons climate change is the worst environmental problem the world has ever faced From an Article by Christopher Knittel, Los Angles Times, October 28, 2019 Even now that most of the world has acknowledged that climate change is real and caused by humans, combating it has proved daunting. Why? There are five features that [...]

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WVSORO Says Orphaned Oil & Gas Wells Need to be Plugged

November 11, 2019

Orphaned Wells: The Widespread Problem and the Potential Solutions From WVSORO, Orphan Well Study, Charleston, WV, October 10, 2019 The West Virginia Surface Owners Rights Organization (WVSORO) believes that the most widespread property rights and pollution issue in West Virginia is orphaned oil and gas wells. There are 4,500 already on property owners across the [...]

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