Entries Tagged as 'fracking'
I’m doing a Friday post instead of my usual Sunday post for an important reason: midnight tonight marks the close of public comments on whether the public lands of the United States should be opened for commercial hydraulic fracturing (fracking). I think they should not, and my reasons are below, in the comment I [...]
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Tags: fracking·hydraulic fracturing·public comment
In our lifetimes we will spend tens, possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars on energy bills*. Reducing the size of those bills helps all of us, especially since burning the fossil fuels to create that energy is heating our planet dangerously. So, haven’t we all been taught to turn off the lights when we’re not in a room? Doing [...]
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Tags: alpaca socis·extreme weather·fracking·natural gas·resilience·resiliency·Sharon Astyck·staying warm
Take Two Minutes For Climate Change Before Midnight Tonight
August 23rd, 2013 · No Comments · energy, global warming and climate change
I’m doing a Friday post instead of my usual Sunday post for an important reason: midnight tonight marks the close of public comments on whether the public lands of the United States should be opened for commercial hydraulic fracturing (fracking). I think they should not, and my reasons are below, in the comment I [...]
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Tags: fracking·hydraulic fracturing·public comment