A New Approach to Hydraulic Fracturing Safety

Sunday, March 4th, 2012   by

The recent boom in domestic oil and gas development, spurred by new  technologies in geologic interpretation, horizontal drilling, completion techniques, and hydraulic fracturing, has exposed a huge gap between our knowledge of getting oil and gas out of the ground and our knowledge of the  long-term damage to the environment these activities could be causing. When Congress exempted hydraulic fracturing activity from The Safe Drinking Water Act in 2005, the exemption, lobbied for strongly by the industry, came before the proliferation of new drilling brought on by new technologies. Read the rest of this entry

Republicans Order Arrest of Journalist at House Energy Hearing

Feb 2nd, 2012   by

Huffington Post is reporting the arrest yesterday morning of Josh Fox, who produced Gasland, a documentary about the environmental risks of oil and gas operations, who was attempting to film at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.  Republicans objected to him being in the hearing room, which is open to the…

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This Is One School Announcement You Don’t Want to Miss

Jan 25th, 2012   by

First Lady Michelle Obama, catalyst and creator of the “Let’s Move” campaign (focused on eliminating childhood obesity epidemic within a generation) and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack just announced the first big changes to school lunches in 15 years. “Improving the quality of the school meals is a critical step in building a healthy future…

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Report: White House Pressured Scientists to Underestimate BP Spill Size | Mother Jones

Jan 24th, 2012   by

Kate Shepherd reports on emails released under FOIA that confirms what we feared during the BP Macondo well blowout:  in an effort to get the blowout off the television, the government downplayed the environmental damage.  in her report in Mother Jones yesterday, Kate reports on the emails. Report: White House Pressured Scientists to Underestimate BP…

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The Insanity of Our Healthcare System

Jan 21st, 2012   by

Minimum wage workers make too much money to receive healthcare they can’t afford:

Move Over Butter! Novo Nordisk Is the New Condiment in Town

Jan 18th, 2012   by

If you watch cooking shows, browse bookstores or stand in the checkout line at grocery stores, you most likely know of celebrity chef Paula Deen. Dubbed as “The Butter Queen,” Deen is known for her southern charm and her southern (high fat, high sugar) recipes; she has been a Food Network staple for nine years,…

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On American Superiority by James Gustave Speth

Jan 11th, 2012   by

On American Superiority by James Gustave Speth.

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