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There is perhaps no more controversial energy source after nuclear than "hydraulic fracturing," or "fracking," of subterranean shale deposits containing pockets of natural gas.While the process can liberate previously unusable sources of natural gas, political, environmental and scientific concerns have risen along with production, as evidence mounts that fracking ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly today, about Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Emissions, Fuel, Politics & Government, Water
A giant new Christchurch contract for Nelson-based SolarCity is likely to double the size of the company over the next year and cement Nelson's place as New Zealand's solar energy capital, chief executive Andrew Booth said today. The biggest solar powered community in New Zealand is going to ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this week, about Christchurch, Climate Change, Consumerism, Earthquake, Solar, Sustainability, Technology (1 comment)
Nearly two years after the worst accidental offshore oil spill in the history of the energy industry, some of the biggest companies in the world are busy pointing their legal fingers at one another in court over who has to pay what in claims, damages and fines over the deadly ... keep reading
Written by Daniel Graeber this week, about Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Corporate Citizenship, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Law, Ocean, Politics & Government, Pollution
Kristin Shrader-Frechette of the University of Notre Dame is rigorous in the presentation of her argument in What Will Work: Fighting Climate Change with Renewable Energy, Not Nuclear Power. In recent times a number of leading environmentalists have concluded nuclear power has to be employed to enable the transition away ... keep reading
Written by Bryan Walker this week, about Children and Families, Economics, Emissions, Energy Saving, Politics & Government, Solar, Wind Energy
While the both oil and gas industry and environmentalists continue to study the benefits and potential dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, some companies have forged ahead to develop new, more powerful fracking techniques. Dubbed “super fracking” by Bloomberg.com , energy industry researchers are working on new ways to create ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell last month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Pollution (1 comment)
The NZ Clean Energy Centre (NZCEC) has just completed an online survey in which respondents were asked – among other things – to identify their interest in living in an off grid housing community in Taupo. Home heating would be supplied via either geothermal or biomass. Electricity would be supplied by solar ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Architecture, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Lifestyle & Behavior, Solar, Sustainability
A film that is still awaiting a release date , but it promises to be very exciting .The Guardian describes it thus: "Craig Rosebraugh, a US filmmaker and political activist, has produced a feature-length documentary that demands to be seen. Greedy Lying Bastards is still awaiting a firm release date – sometime ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Coal & Oil, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
Bulgaria has just recently joined Brazil and Nigeria as countries in which oil giant Chevron are experiencing problems. I say this following the announcement that the US oil company has been prohibited from developing shale gas reserves via the process of hydraulic fracturing. They were initially granted a permit to ... keep reading
Written by James Burgess last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Industry & Business, Pollution, Water
New York's emerging plan to regulate natural gas drilling in the gas-rich Marcellus Shale needs to go further to safeguard drinking water, environmentally sensitive areas and gas industry workers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has informed state officials. The EPA's comments, in a series of letters this ... keep reading
Written by ProPublica/Joaquin Sapien last month, about Coal & Oil, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, waste, Water
With climate change promising to be one of the biggest factors in global investment for the foreseeable future, investors were changing the way in which they did business and catalysing new energy solutions along the way, experts said at Headquarters today. At a press conference sponsored and co-hosted by the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Finance & Money, Innovation, Solar, waste, Water, Wind Energy
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