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Hollywood tapping into fracking fears
New movie “Promised Land” exploits concerns about gas-drilling
technique.
Mark Hume: Say no to fracking in the Sacred Headwaters
Four years after the British Columbia government surprisingly
announced a temporary ban on coal bed methane development in the
Sacred Headwaters, the stage is set for a dramatic reprise.
On Tuesday the moratorium that has kept Shell Canada from drilling
in the 4,000-hectare tenure expires.
Safety concerns raised over natural gas pipelines
A massive natural gas pipeline explosion in West Virginia last week is
highlighting safety concerns about pipeline accidents, as new pipelines are
laid across the country to service burgeoning shale gas development.
While the West Virginia pipeline accident didn’t cause any injuries or
fatalities, the U.S. Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration data show pipeline accidents have caused
the deaths of 68 people nationwide in the past five years, 21 of them
pipeline workers.
Shale drillers want to move wastewater on barges
The shale gas drilling industry wants to move its wastewater by barge
on rivers and lakes across the country. But the U.S. Coast Guard, which
regulates the nation’s waterways, must first decide whether it’s safe.
Wyoming lawmakers OK development of energy curriculum for
schools
State officials and representatives of the energy industry will be
asked to develop a course of study focusing on the energy industry and
natural resources to be taught in Wyoming schools under a bill approved
Thursday by the Legislature’s Joint Education Committee.
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