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Courtney - Field Director, Mountain States
Posted Jun 17, 2013
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Another Hypocritical PR Stunt from Patagonia

The latest Patagonia catalog includes a glossy, two page spread on hydraulic fracturing. The piece, penned by Casey Sheahan, the CEO of Ventura, Calif.-based Patagonia, makes numerous false claims to mislead readers into thinking hydraulic fracturing is scary and unsafe. Keep Reading »

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Katie - Researcher
Posted Jun 17, 2013
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New Activist Report Targets Women and Children

An outfit calling itself the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) released a report last week called “Toxic and Dirty Secrets: The Truth about Fracking and Your Family’s Heath.” The thesis? That the continued use (and even mere existence) of hydraulic fracturing – a well stimulation technology that’s been in commercial use now for more than 65 years – poses a dire and immediate threat to pregnant women and children all across the nation. Yikes! Thankfully, as we show below, the CEH paper is more about political science than it is about the actual stuff, and in some cases hilariously so.  Keep Reading »

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Cross-posted on EIDMarcellus.org
Dana - Staff Geologist
Posted Jun 11, 2013
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*UPDATE* Natural Gas and Renewables: Friends Not Foe

Those of us who pay attention are well aware of the environmental benefits of natural gas, ranging from cleaner air to reduced greenhouse gas emissions. And yet, there are some in the environmental community who have turned against this job-creating fuel, suggesting its expanded use represents some sort of attack upon renewable energy use. Yet as the Associated Press highlights this week, “…experts note that even renewables need conventional backup, since the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow.” Keep Reading »

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Katie - Researcher
Posted Jun 10, 2013
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IEA: U.S. CO2 Emissions Continue to Drop, Thanks to Shale

Today, the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report finding that even as global CO2 emissions increased by 1.4 percent, emissions from the United States dropped by 200 million tons, or 3.8 percent. In fact, as the report explains, “CO2 emissions in the United States have now declined four of the last five years, 2010 being the exception. Their 2012 level was last seen in mid-1990s (p. 27).” That’s quite a remarkable feat – how did we manage that? The answer is simple: It’s natural gas. Keep Reading »

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Katie - Researcher
Posted Jun 6, 2013
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Climate Change Organization Finds Gas Key to Reducing Emissions

The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions’ new report “Leveraging Natural Gas to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions” is sure to disappoint hydraulic fracturing opponents who are bent on shutting down natural gas development. It finds that natural gas has played a key role in reducing carbon emissions and strengthening the economy, and increased use of natural gas will continue this trend. Keep Reading »

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