There is a lot of misinformation circulating about U.S. carbon capture and storage (CCS), despite the widescale implementation of this technology having bipartisan support in Congress and the backing of the Biden administration and top energy and climate international organizations. Recently, media coverage around CCS...
The UK Government announced that it has lifted the moratorium on shale gas production in England. It also confirmed its support for a new oil and gas licensing round in the North Sea, expected to be launched by the North Sea Transition Authority in early...
A recent study by researchers from the University of California-Santa Cruz finds that wastewater disposal from oil and natural gas activity can cause earthquakes as far as 10 kilometers away. The researchers also concluded that injecting wastewater into shallower sedimentary rock rather than the basement...
EID has been following the progress of Senate Bill 462 as it makes its way through the Florida Senate. What is clear after the first hearing on the proposed legislation to ban fracking in Florida is that this all-too-familiar effort is based on the same...
Treasure Coast Newspapers (TCN), which includes the Fort Myers News-Press, recently published an editorial that called for a ban on fracking in the Sunshine State. But the editorial board’s rationale was based on a seriously flawed and inaccurate understanding of the practice and studies surrounding...
On Friday afternoon, on St. Patrick’s Day (and a busy news day), Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) announced that he supports a ban on fracking in his state, despite a mountain of scientific evidence showing that the process is safe with manageable risks. This is...
This week, Environment America (EA) recycled its thoroughly debunked 2013 “fracking by the numbers” report, which includes the same tired claims activists have been trying (and failing) to push to the public. Packaged as “data to show fracking’s widespread harm,” the “new” misinformation in the...
A new study developed by CNA Analysis and Solutions for the anti-fracking Delaware Riverkeeper Network makes the claim that “fracking could irreversibly damage the economy and drinking water” in the Delaware River Basin (DRB). Unsurprisingly, the report not only ignored the scientific consensus that hydraulic...
Earlier this month, a Bloomberg News headline made a very serious accusation about hydraulic fracturing and shale development: “Study Shows Fracking Is Bad For Babies” was the title of an opinion column by Mark Whitehouse. The opening paragraph followed with a strong indictment of the...
The University of Michigan has released the preliminary findings of its long-awaited hydraulic fracturing study, and the conclusions are likely to upset some of the most fervent anti-fracking activists in our state. Much of what is presented merely reaffirms what anyone who has been paying...